A resilient life: How wellbeing shapes the capacity to cope
Based on the third edition of the World Risk Poll Resilience Index, this report examines how well-equipped people and communities are to cope with and recover from shocks.
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World Risk Poll
The Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll is the first and only global study of worry about, and harm from, risks to people’s safety.
143,000
143,000
people interviewed for the latest World Risk Poll.
140
140
the latest edition of the Poll collected insights from 140 countries.
£4.5 million
£4.5 million
invested by Lloyd's Register Foundation in projects to put the World Risk Poll into Action.
Dr Zurina Moktar Assistant Director and Head of the Science and Technology Division, ASEAN Secretariat
When we use data from the World Risk Poll, it facilitates evidence-based policymaking that is not only technically sound but also socially grounded.
Focus On: Risk perceptions and experiences of ocean workers
This short ‘Focus On’ report presents the findings of a new analysis of World Risk Poll data collected in 2023, focusing on the risk perceptions and experiences of ocean workers – those who work on or near water.
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2019 World Risk Poll
The 2019 World Risk Poll explores a variety of themes, including food and water safety, occupational health and safety, and climate change.
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Where Cities and Communities Meet, Resilience Grows
Fitsum Gelaye and Nicole Ponce from Resilient Cities Network, and José Ahumada, from ARUP, reflect on how newly published World Risk Poll data can inform how cities can strengthen resilience.
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Listen in: people want climate action
Most people in the UK are worried about climate change and support net zero, but many don't realise how widely these views are shared, allowing a vocal minority to dominate the debate. Gareth Redmond-King, Head of International at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU tells us more.
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Global concern about climate change reaches record high
Global concern about climate change has hit a record high, with 75% of people worldwide viewing it as a serious threat. However, intensity of concern is declining in wealthier nations, and a widespread perception gap is quietly undermining collective climate action.
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The surprising hurdle holding back climate action
Pedro Conceição, Director of the Human Development Report Office at the United Nations Development Programme, explores the consequences of the perception gap identified in the World Risk Poll.
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