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Risks and opportunities of the future

Understanding and acting on future risks and opportunities.

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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2023
JRC portfolio 26: Risks and opportunities of the future

 

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Maps, graphs and everything we need to know on floods, forest fires, droughts, disaster mapping and/or human settlements for early response on natural an man-made disasters. Information based on Copernicus Satellite Imagery, by ESA and the European Commission.

A forum for developing shared, quantitative analysis relevant to humanitarian crises and disasters. INFORM includes organisations from different fields, such as humanitarian and development sector, donors and technical partners.

A repository of scientific publications based on a selection of papers, reports and policy briefs covering different DRM research domains and policy areas produced by the scientists of the Joint Research Center.

As a contribution to the effort of enhancing research results' exploitation while defining a way forward, the Gaps Explorer provides targeted recommendations, tailored to policymakers, practitioners and scientists.

The Global Human Settlement Layer (GHSL) project aims to produce and analyse global built-up surface, population density and human settlement thematic maps to understand human presence on Planet Earth.

A geographic information system (GIS) for European wide risk data and methodologies for disaster risk assessment.

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Digital finance merges technology with financial services for efficiency and accessibility, transforming finance with innovative solutions. JRC supports EU policy with key research.

The JRC supports policymaking by developing research and analyses on a range of financial issues: from Sustainable Finance to Digital Finance and from Financial stability to firm financing and financial vulnerabili

The JRC identifies economic flows and economic activities that may pose a risk to our security. This activity is crucial for preserving Europe’s strategic interests and economic security while keeping the EU market open to investment.

Retrofitting existing buildings to make them seismically resistant and at the same time energy efficient may be unaffordable for many.That's why...

Natural and man-made disasters have significant impacts on society, the environment and economy. We monitor and assesses the risk of disasters such as droughts, floods, forest fires, earthquakes, tsunamis, cyclones and dispersion of radioactive gases

Today in the world millions of shipping containers constantly travel and cross national borders. Cargo containers are considered as a weak link in the...

The European Union is fully committed to transform its economy and society and put it on a more sustainable path.