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Scoping study on compound, cascading and systemic risks in Asia-Pacific
Year of publication: 2022
Access: Open access
Link: https://www.undrr.org/publication/scoping-study-compound-cascading-and-systemic-risks-asia-pacific
Organisation(s) / Author(s): United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Asia and Pacific
Description: The ‘Scoping study on compound, cascading and systemic risks in the Asia-Pacific’, undertaken by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and Asia Pacific Scientific and Technical Advisory Group (AP-STAG), presents an important opportunity to explore the challenges and potential associated with better understanding and managing of compound, cascading and systemic risks in the global context, focusing, in particular, on the application of these concepts in the Asia Pacific region. As a scoping study, the report attempts to map and study the extent and nature of available studies and work on compound, cascading and systemic risks. Thereby, it brings forth prevalent terminologies, concepts and pertinent features of these risks. The study analyses compound, cascading and systemic risks by understanding the triggering and triggered hazards, type of underlying vulnerabilities, the scale of the associated effects and impacts – global, regional, national or local, other driving factors and interactions therein, that exacerbate the risk to exposed and vulnerable communities, infrastructures and systems.
See also: UNDRR-ISC Hazard Definition and Classification Review - Technical report
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