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Risk management for pandemics: a novel approach: "Hindsight is 20/20" English proverb
Ian G McKinley1, Julia M West1,2, Susie M L Hardie1,3
1McKinley Consulting, Badstrasse 20B, 5408 Ennetbaden, Switzerland.
Sustainability Science
|July 14, 2021
Summary
Pandemic risk assessment lacks transparency due to complex, coupled impacts. Nuclear industry experience offers valuable insights for managing future high-impact threats and improving pandemic response strategies.
Area of Science:
- Risk assessment
- Pandemic preparedness
- Socio-economic impacts
Background:
- COVID-19 highlights global vulnerability to pandemics.
- Current risk assessment models lack transparency and face uncertainty.
- Pandemic impacts are complex, affecting health and socio-economic infrastructure long-term.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore knowledge transfer from the nuclear industry for pandemic risk management.
- To address challenges in assessing long-term, coupled impacts of high-consequence events.
- To improve strategies for managing future pandemics and similar threats.
Main Methods:
- Reviewing risk assessment methodologies from the nuclear industry.
- Analyzing the coupled nature of pandemic impacts (health, socio-economic).
- Assessing long-term evolution and recovery challenges.
Main Results:
- Nuclear industry risk assessment offers transferable lessons.
- Strongly coupled systems and socio-economic factors complicate pandemic response.
- Long-term recovery from pandemics presents significant challenges.
Conclusions:
- Nuclear industry risk assessment frameworks can enhance pandemic preparedness.
- Improved transparency and uncertainty management are crucial for future threat response.
- Cross-sectoral knowledge transfer is vital for global resilience.
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