What the world worries about: global perceptions and experiences of risk and harm
In a rapidly changing world, understanding the risks individuals face, and how they perceive them, is crucial to keeping people safe.
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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.
147,000
147,000
people interviewed for the latest World Risk Poll.
142
142
the latest edition of the Poll collected insights from 142 countries.
£3 million
£3 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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Using the World Risk Poll to strengthen localised early warning systems in Ethiopia and Nepal
The Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR) will use World Risk Poll data to help identify those most endangered by severe weather and aim to improve their access to early warnings.
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Behavioural insights for better waste management
Researchers from the UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre are using World Risk Poll data to better understand the relationship between local waste management services and communities’ disposal habits.
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What three major risk reports tell us about the world’s risk landscape
The World Risk Poll provides an everyday, lived experience perspective on risk and safety that complements expert risk analysis. In this blog Nancy Hey, our Director of Evidence and Insight, breaks down how the risks identified compare.
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Ocean workers must be recognised as frontline group in the climate crisis
Lloyd's Register Foundation is is calling for ocean workers to be recognised as a frontline group when it comes to the impacts of climate change.