ASRA’s Ajay Gambhir will be speaking at the Resilience World Nexus Summit 6–7 October. The conference aims to put resilience at the core of corporate strategy. Our research finds that the most effective risk responses unlock co-benefits and create space for transformation. www.rwnsummit.com

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The premier C-suite summit on resilience, risk and security. 6–7 October 2026, Church House Westminster, London.

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The war in Ukraine. COVID-19. A climate disaster. When a single shock cascades across food, energy, finance, and social systems, it outruns the institutions built to respond. When the next complex global shock hits, the UN needs to be ready. New paper by Global Shield: complexglobalshocks.org

Action 54 — Ready for the Next Global Shock

A pandemic. A war. A climate disaster. When shocks like these hit, they cascade around the world and outrun the institutions built to respond. 193 governments agreed the UN's response has to change.

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At Lancaster University’s ‘Nature in Translation’ Conference, ASRA's @beingphilt.bsky.social & @adjuvant.bsky.social will present an innovative method of understanding nonhuman perspectives of systemic risk, piloted in our Risks Beyond Human Eyes project. wp.lancs.ac.uk/animalsintra...

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Natures in Translation: AI, Ethics and Environmental Conservation Lancaster University, UK 1-2 October 2026 Conference funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and BRAID Abstract submissi…

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How did Quito build a more resilient food system? By first mapping the interconnected risks behind food insecurity. In response, the city prioritized urban agriculture and brought civil society, public & private sectors together to shape local food policy. www.asranetwork.org/srr-series/q...

Watch 3 excellent interviews recorded during the World Adaptation Forum 2026 featuring ASRA team and network members. 🎬 Discussing what it would take to make our governance systems, cities, and food systems more resilient to systemic risk. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

WAF 2026 Interviews

This playlist features interviews recorded at the World Adaptation Forum 2026, where leading thinkers, authors, and practitioners share insights on polycrisi...

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Where in the world is most resilient to global catastrophic risk? A new review by ASRA Network Member Florian Ulrich-Jehn identifies which factors make a country more or less resilient to global catastrophic risk, then recommends ways to build resilience. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

No Place to Hide? Regional Resilience and Vulnerability to Global Catastrophic Risk

No location on Earth withstands every global catastrophe. This review maps the geographic, institutional and infrastructural factors shaping resilience to nuclear, volcanic and impact winters, infras....

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The Rethink is a blog series by our global ASRA Network of risk-thinkers and doers. Here are 2 picks: 1. Dr. Chris Cormack argues that if governments handle AI policy choices poorly, they could see accelerating fiscal fragility and geopolitical risk. 👉 www.asranetwork.org/news/the-ret... 🧵1/2

We collected ‘animal testimony’ to understand what systemic risk looks like for the nonhumans living alongside the River Tone in the UK. Find out how we did it, lessons learnt, and explore participants' experiences: www.asranetwork.org/news/turning... @beingphilt.bsky.social @adjuvant.bsky.social

Young people in Australia challenged a proposed coal mine by arguing its cascading, interconnected risks to climate and human rights should be taken into account alongside economic benefit – and they won. 1/2 🧵

Our summer systemic risk reading list continues with 2 pieces by ASRA Network members: ‘On the risk of bullshit’ by Nick Silver www.asranetwork.org/news/on-the-... ‘Why multi-stakeholder governance is an investor's early warning system’ by @pdiviews.bsky.social www.asranetwork.org/news/the-ret...

We’ve just confirmed a brilliant line-up of speakers for our webinar, Through Fur, Claw and Whisker: Lessons from Risk Assessment Beyond Human Eyes. Check out the speakers and sign up: www.asranetwork.org/news/through... @robdphillips.bsky.social @brontiemaria.bsky.social @beingphilt.bsky.social

ASRA Network members explore who needs to act on systemic risk & how in The Rethink series. Here are 2 must-reads: Awakening the nature-centric mindset by @tom-oliver.bsky.social: www.asranetwork.org/news/the-ret... Inequality – History's Great Villain by SoDy: www.asranetwork.org/news/the-ret...

The Times’ Science Writer @whippletom.bsky.social tried out the method underpinning our Risks Beyond Human Eyes project. For one day, he slid along the riverbank in collaboration with Grass Snake to understand systemic risk from their perspective. Read the piece:

I slid inside mind of a grass snake by spending a day on my tummy

A project on the River Tone aims to improve our understanding of the risks that animals face by getting volunteers to act like them

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Everywhere, organizations are confronting dissolution & restructuring. At ASRA we have been afforded time to transition deliberately and thoughtfully – and share our experience along the way. In a new blog, our Exec Director explores regeneration and lifecycles.

Inside the Chrysalis #3: On Lifecycles and Regeneration

ASRA's ED reflects on organizational transition as regeneration, sharing progress on systemic risk work and legacy planning.

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July's Radically Rethinking Risk lands tomorrow, exploring: * Planning for ASRA’s legacy * A new method for collecting animal testimony to use as evidence for systemic risk assessment * Steering AI away from systemic risk * Reflections from our member convening Sign up: mailchi.mp/4e32e64a25e7...

A wonderful cartoon from First Dog on the Moon in The Guardian yesterday captures the essence of our Risks Beyond Human Eyes project. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Learn more about the project in our webinar: unfoundation.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @beingphilt.bsky.social

Our new partnership with @UNDP.org Crisis Bureau will bring systemic risk tools and training directly to UNDP teams working in fragile contexts around the world. Devdiscourse writes about the partnership and what it could mean for global crisis preparedness.

UNDP and ASRA Partner to Strengthen Global Crisis Preparedness

Read more about UNDP and ASRA Partner to Strengthen Global Crisis Preparedness on Devdiscourse.

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Last month, we brought ASRA network members together in Marrakesh for our 3rd annual meeting. It reaffirmed the power of networks and of creating spaces for people to meet. Read our reflections on the meeting, touching on the evolution of systemic risk as a vocation. asranetwork.org/reflections-...

ASRA Network members wrote 'The Rethink' series on who needs to act on systemic risk & how. Here are 2 must-reads: Democracies increase resilience, but are (somewhat) in decline www.asranetwork.org/news/the-ret... Letting go of certainty to tackle global crises: www.asranetwork.org/news/the-ret...

Covered by the BBC, Guardian, Times – our nature-centric risk pilot has become a UK-wide conversation. Join our webinar to hear what we learnt from the ‘Risks Beyond Human Eyes’ project and pose your own questions. September 24 🗓️ 14:00 BST ⏰ Online 🛜 Register: unfoundation.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

AI risks chip away at our resilience, increasing vulnerability to large-scale harm. The Future of Life Institute is taking action to respond to systemic risk now, before collapse. Gain insights from their case study to apply to your own work: www.asranetwork.org/srr-series/t....

What do risks feel like as an otter or as a kestrel? Great BBC coverage of the Risks Beyond Human Eyes project about participants’ experiences of living as a nonhuman inhabitant of the River Tone. Listen back: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @beingphilt.bsky.social @adjuvant.bsky.social

Somerset volunteers go wild for animal research project

A group of researchers take on a new approach to protecting animals - by attempting to live like them.

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Great to see our Risks Beyond Human Eyes project covered by @yeomans.bsky.social for The Times. The project assessed how the risks facing River Tone, in the UK, can be understood through the eyes of the river's nonhuman inhabitants. Led by @beingphilt.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Wildlife researchers pretending to be otters and worms

As they swam, slithered and ran near the River Tone, the participants were encouraged to experience how the animals sense the world around them

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Today, we launch a partnership with @undp.org to help countries better understand & respond to interconnected global risks. The partnership will equip UNDP HQ & Country Offices with the tools & training to navigate systemic risks and develop effective responses. www.asranetwork.org/news/undp-an...

How can communities navigate the polycrisis? In South Africa, a grassroots movement developed the Climate Justice Charter to call for a deep just transition. The Charter presents climate action as critical to tackling other systemic crises facing the country. www.asranetwork.org/srr-series/s...

Listen back to ASRA's @beingphilt.bsky.social and nature writer @anitaroy1000.bsky.social on Times Early Breakfast Radio with James Kitchin, discussing our Risks Beyond Human Eyes, an innovative pilot project that concluded at the end of May. Interview at 47:50 – www.thetimes.com/radio/show/2...

James Kitchin with Early Breakfast | Times Radio | The Times and the Sunday Times

Listen to Times Radio live for the latest breaking news, expert analysis and well-informed discussion covering the biggest stories of the day.

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Brilliant piece by @patrickbarkham.bsky.social on our Risks Beyond Human Eyes project in the Guardian. The project invited community members to assess how the risks facing the UK's River Tone can be understood through the eyes of the river's nonhuman inhabitants. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Emotional and horrific’: volunteers ‘live’ as Somerset animals to study wildlife risks

People trained to experience world as otters, salmon and other River Tone creatures for pioneering research

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Hear it from Christiana Figueres: holding systemic risk and systemic opportunity together can give us the energy to move forward. 1 year ago, Christiana Figueres, @outrageoptimism.bsky.social, spoke at our symposium about taking a systems approach to climate risk. youtu.be/B-246r-noxo?...

If you’re curious about working with non-human perspectives in risk analysis, join our webinar to hear learnings from our project: Risk Beyond Human Eyes. September 24 🗓️ 14:00 BST ⏰ Online 🛜 Register: unfoundation.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @beingphilt.bsky.social @adjuvant.bsky.social

In Andhra Pradesh, India, around 1.8million farmers are putting systems transformation into practice. 🇮🇳 Hit by multiple crises, from soil degradation to water stress, the APCNF program is supporting the entire region's transition to natural farming. Learn more: www.asranetwork.org/srr-series/c...