Programme / Plenary session II – RISK ASSESSMENT – Weighing Risk in Policymaking

When scientists provide evidence to inform policy, evidence is only one component of the decision-making process. There are multiple competing risks, values and factors that inform policy. In a world of increasing geopolitical tensions and immediate risks to human and national security, communicating risk at the science-policy interface can be fraught.  How can science provide and communicate evidence that speaks to both immediacy and complexity of risk, especially in cases where risks may compound?