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Understanding everyday life risk attitudes
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Humans make judgments and decisions under conditions of uncertainty all the time in their everyday lives. We may perceive situations as risky if we are not sure if the outcomes,...
Reducing Forecast Uncertainty of Ecosystem Changes in Climate Models by Analysis and Parallel Global Optimisation for Model Parameter Calibration
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Climate change research has a linked system of models of the ocean, atmosphere and land. This talk, presented by Dr Yanyan Cheng and Prof Christine Shoemaker focuses on the land...
Is urban living = healthy living?
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Are you living in a highly urbanised environment? Do you long for walks in a park during a lockdown? Do you find it stressful when you are in a crowded...
Improve risk literacy in 6 weeks
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We make decisions every day that carry a degree of risk. For example, we choose to jaywalk instead of going a little further to cross at a traffic light, or...
Presentation on climate change communicators in Singapore & Thailand
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Much has been learnt about public awareness and understanding of climate change. Many of the structural and behavioral obstacles to moving societies from climate concern to action have been identified....
Workshop to inspire youth to take action against climate change
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We are all now living in a world of environmental degradation and climate change, with many people fearing that the next generation will be the last to make a positive...
The Risk Quotient 2020
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We’re delighted to announce the third instalment of The Risk Quotient is set to take place on 29 October! The Risk Quotient is an annual dialogue presented by Lloyd’s Register...
The Risk Quotient 2019
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IPUR’s annual conference, The Risk Quotient, is happening on 20 October 2019 (Sunday) in Beijing! Jointly organised with Tsinghua University’s School of Public Policy & Management and the Lee Kuan...
Risk communication in public health of today
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Risk communication is an essential part in public health. However, it has been considered the weakest area in many countries by the World Health Organization. Communicating risks in a responsible...