The first Risk-KAN Symposium, held on April 28, 2025, at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, marked a major milestone in advancing transdisciplinary risk research. Bringing together researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders, the event launched Risk-KAN’s new leadership structure and working groups, while setting a forward-looking agenda for addressing systemic and compound risks in a changing climate.

A central theme was the urgent need for risk science to engage directly with decision-makers in policy, industry, humanitarian response, and communities. Participants reaffirmed Risk-KAN’s mission to co-design research with those affected by risk and to serve as a hub for inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration across multiple hazards.

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