Risk governance and risk management in the 21st century is a task requiring multidisciplinary expertise, a sound understanding of how different types of risk interact, a comprehensive strategy to cope with different risks and a well-trained professional corps.
The conference program will encourage the exchange of ideas, practical experience, and groundbreaking research.
Some of the topics of this conference are:
• natural hazards
• technical risks
• environmental, biological and chemical risks
• climate variability and climate change
• critical infrastructure systems (energy-related risks, etc.)
• diseases and pandemics
• technology, modelling, and tools for risk reduction and emergency management
• risk and demographics: gender, indigenous people, special needs, and poverty
• risk and resources management.