Briefing on the Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 (GAR2022): Our World at Risk – Transforming Governance for a Resilient Future

COVID-19 and climate change are making it clear that disaster impacts increasingly cascade across geographies and sectors. Despite progress, risk creation is outstripping risk reduction. To change course, new approaches to governance systems and an understanding of systemic risk are needed.

Steven Wade

An experienced consultant operating as Project Director, technical expert, reviewer, trainer and facilitator in UK water resources and international development. Highlights include roles as technical lead for the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment, strategic water resources planning for London, developing the case for major DFID climate services projects, training at ADB and the World Bank and my current roles leading weather and climate services projects in the UK and Asia.