The aim of this symposia is to analyze the interconnectedness of risks and explore resilient governance framework to deal with those risks. The conventional studies have revealed the increasing trend of interconnectedness and stressed the importance of the management of interactions among various risks. However, the focus of existing studies are often on the interaction between “physical/ economic” factors and less on the “behavioral/ cognitive” factors. In addition, current approach to risk governance has limitations about the range of “threat/ hazard” to be considered and the range of “consequences” to be responded. Because disconnection is no longer feasible in this highly connected world, broad range of consequences must be anticipated in the consideration of resilience and adaptation.
In this symposia, (1) we will apply “hazard/ threat (both intentional an unintentional)” - “medium (socio-systemic context)” - “consequences” framework to various cases to highlight different patterns of interconnectedness in the medium (ex. difference between interaction of “physical/ economic” components and interaction of “behavioral/ cognitive” components, different pattern of interaction among “physical/ economic” components and “behavioral/ cognitive” components), and different scope of “hazard/ threat” and “consequences” which are dealt with; and (2) explore the ways and approaches for the management of interconnectedness.
The symposia starts with the introduction given by the Chair (Hideaki Shiroyama), followed by four case studies; global public health (Makiko Matsuo); space and cyber (Yuichiro Nagai); nuclear power (Taketoshi Taniguchi) and climate change (Yee-Kuang Heng). Then the chair (Hideaki Shiroyama), based on those comparative case studies, discuss a resilient governance framework that enables long-term and cross-sectoral response for future interconnected risks.