Understanding the evolution of the notion of risk
Created: 18 April 2017 This blog is based on my mini-chapter from the Risk Management Handbook: A practical guide to managing the multiple dimensions of risk (2016) edited by David Hillson. In the mini-chapter I explore the parallels of the evolution of the notion of risk and the praxis of risk management in development aid. […]
(updated) Disaster risk assessment through the prism of ISO 31000:2009
Created: 14 April 2017 This is a sligtely modified, in fact, sharpened version of the blog I published on 5 March 2017. It is a result of further discussion with two of my colleagues who helped me to introduced more refined and nuanced understanding of each step: disaster risk identification, disaster risk analysis, and disaster […]
Disaster risk management vs. disaster risk governance and the principle of ‘risk footprint’
Created: 21 March 2017 In my work, I constantly witness confusions around the differences of disaster risk management and disaster risk governance. Recently one of the experts in the area told me that ‘disaster risk governance’ is a cross-cutting theme and it could fully fit disaster risk management subject area. This magic domain of ‘cross-cutting’ […]
Disaster risk assessment through the prism of ISO:31000
Created: 05 March 2017 Disaster risk assessment through the prism of ISO:31000 I wouldn’t think that this subject could be interesting if not my recent discussion with a group of high-caliber international experts who we are working together on an international project on disaster risk assessment. We wanted to follow the risk assessment processes as […]
Anatomy of risk
Created: 28 August 2016 We do not run risk analysis for fun. We need risk analysis to inform our decisions: where to go, what to do, who to partner with, what to avoid, etc. Instead, I regularly come across with ‘risk analyses’ which are nothing else but boring box-ticking exercises burdened by an organization or […]
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) VS. Development Risk Management (DevRM)
Created: 29 July 2016 Traditional Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) was first introduced and actively practiced in private sector. Recently more and more public sector organizations have been engaging in organization-wide risk management, widely using the term ‘ERM’ for it The good thing is that public organizations are increasingly mindful about addressing risks. However, only ERM […]
Risk Landscapes and International Development
Created: 10 December 2015 Published at the PM World Journal, Vol. V, Issue II, February 2016 Everyone has their own “risk landscape”, representing a set of opportunities that we can benefit from along with challenges that can limit us or threaten our development. The risk landscape differs for each of us as individuals, and different […]
Understanding Risk: Concepts and Implications for Development Aid
Created: 01 September 2015 Risk is quickly becoming a buzzword in development aid. The importance of this concept to the success of any development intervention given the growing level of uncertainties in the development context should not be underestimated. However, the multiplicity of ways in which it is interpreted and the terminological diversity result in […]
Risk Landscapes and Development Interventions
Created: 24 March 2015 All of us as individuals and as the representatives of different communities, professional associations, social or ethnic groups; we all have our own risk landscape. This is a landscape of opportunities that we can benefit from along with the challenges that can limit us or threaten our development. In different contexts […]
Exploring Three Italian Earthquakes as Models for Disaster Resilience Planning
Created: 26 September 2014 Guest blog: Barbara Lucini, PhD, Phd Sociology and Methodology of Social Research Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Milan Idra – Itstime Disaster Resilience Agency New Springer Book by Barbara Lucini : “Disaster Resilience from a Sociological Perspective. Exploring Three Italian Earthquakes as Models for Disaster Resilience Planning” Here is the official […]
