The sendai framework’s broadened view of the world’s risk

Abstract

The basis for understanding risk the world will face in the coming century cannot rely on past information to inform future states. The myriad effects of climate change, intentionally diverted or dammed river flows, new dynamics of human interaction, air quality, new industrial facilities, inevitable accidents, biodiversity loss, ocean acidification, increasing social and wealth inequality, and new wars all represent a context that can be estimated only.