This is a report about our individual and organizational capacity to incite change. It explores how we assess and respond to systemic risks and outlines pragmatic next steps for decision-makers in policy, finance, and philanthropy and at the community level. Shaped by a network of transdisciplinary experts and diverse stakeholders, this report shines a light on the key drivers behind today’s “polycrisis” and examines where positive actions are already happening. From these initiatives, we identify the critical gaps in our tools, governance structures, and resources that both hinder and undermine our ability to understand and address systemic risk.

Accelerator for Systemic Risk Assessment (ASRA)

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