Lloyd’s Register Foundation invests £2 million to put World Risk Poll into action
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Global safety charity Lloyd’s Register Foundation has today (31 May 2023) announced a number of new projects it is funding to put the findings of its 2021 World Risk Poll into action.
Lloyd’s Register Foundation invests £2 million in new projects to put World Risk Poll into action
The seven projects, which are a mix of secondary research and practical interventions, represent a combined investment of almost £2 million in utilising the Poll data to tackle the safety issues that it highlights.
The projects are:
Promoting public skills for safety around the world: researchers from the University of Southern California will work closely with inter-governmental and NGO partners including the UN Foundation, World Bank, Save the Children and the Waterkeeper Alliance to inform international development programmes and improve people’s risk understanding, disaster preparedness and resilience.
Navigating global risks through cultural lenses: researchers from the University of Exeter will use the Poll data to explore the influence of ‘cultural tightness’ (adherence to social norms) on people’s risk perceptions in relation to environmental, financial, and health-related threats.
We can’t wait to see the knowledge, networks and impact generated by these projects – impact that we ultimately hope to see replicated, developed and scaled-up through our global partnerships for change.
Dr. Sarah Cumbers, Former Director of Evidence and Insight at Lloyd's Register Foundation
The projects were selected following a competitive call for funding on the basis of their potential to use the World Risk Poll data to improve people’s safety, and alignment with the Foundation’s mission.
Dr Sarah Cumbers, Director of Evidence and Insight at Lloyd’s Register Foundation, said:
“The projects we have announced today showcase the potential of the World Risk Poll dataset to inform research and interventions that make a real difference to the safety of people and communities around the world, particularly in improving resilience to the threat of climate-related severe weather and disasters. We are delighted to be enabling these organisations to support and protect the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people.
“We can’t wait to see the knowledge, networks and impact generated by these projects – impact that we ultimately hope to see replicated, developed and scaled-up through our global partnerships for change.
“Going forwards, we remain on the lookout for innovative organisations and projects that can make further use of the whole World Risk Poll dataset to improve global safety in the face of a range of current risks as diverse as climate change-related severe weather and the pitfalls of artificial intelligence, and including workplace risks such as violence and harassment.”
The announcement of these projects comes alongside the publication of the Global Action Agenda on Risk Perception and Resilience, developed by Resilience Rising and Lloyd’s Register Foundation in consultation with a broad range of stakeholders from government, academia, the private sector and NGOs. The Agenda presents a range of opportunities for the stakeholders to use the World Risk Poll data to improve risk communication, reduce risk exposure and improve resilience – ultimately making people and communities safer.
Lloyd’s Register Foundation is making further funding available on an ongoing basis for organisations who can use the World Risk Poll data for further research and practical interventions to improve safety. Particularly welcomed are applications that:
address opportunities identified by the Global Action Agenda on Risk Perception and Resilience;
To follow the progress of the new funded projects, sign up for news updates from Lloyd’s Register Foundation and the World Risk Poll, or follow Lloyd’s Register Foundation on Twitter and LinkedIn.
The Disaster Risk Reduction for Africa (DRR4Africa) project seeks to improve the resilience of three selected African cities to climate-induced disasters by collaboratively identifying the biggest disaster threats, and developing solutions packages tailored to these cities.
The findings of the study are detailed in a report by Lloyd’s Register Foundation – 'Safe at Work? Global experiences of violence and harassment'. It showed that men were more likely to report experiencing workplace violence and harassment than women in both Namibia and South Africa.
Valuable data from the Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll has found that many populations across the world still do not see climate change as a major threat, leaving them unprepared when disaster strikes.