The complex and multi faceted nature of risks demands an innovative, holistic and problem oriented approach to risk and disaster management. The IDRC Davos 2012 theme “Integrative Risk Management in a changing world” will further establish and develop the approach to integrative risk management. The aim is to globally increase resilience and reduce vulnerability.

IDRC Davos 2012 will address the Integrative Risk Management Approach within the following context:

• Disaster prevention, preparedness, emergency response, vulnerability and resilience
  
• Extreme events, climate change adaptation, migration
  
• Critical infrastructures and services
  
• Na-tech hazards, cascading risks, technological risks
  
• Health impacts, medical response, One Health
  
• Capacity building, education, communication and training
  
• Economics of disaster, financial tools for risk management
  
• Risk and society, risk governance, risk culture

The following matrix is an overview of selected risk areas, important cross-cutting themes and instruments for applicable solutions:

The more detailed conference outline below is  the focus of discussions in tailored workshops, parallel sessions, poster sessions, special sessions and other conference tracks at IDRC Davos 2012: