The global cyber threat picture country by country. Water security background paper by gwp technical committee. Afghanistan, subsaharan africa top food security risks 19 aug, 2010, 04. One in four countries beset by civil strife as global. Vri results suggest that the problem of risk is is clearly concentrated in the developing world. Water security index posted on june 27, 2010 by elad salomons posted in papers and research, water security 1 comment v. Low vitamin b12 levels among newlyarrived refugees from.
From the outset, many indices have focused on aspects of physical availability, often estimating national water resources. Maplecroft human rights risk atlas 2015 advises business that human rights deteriorating in repressive states author. The energy transition has given impetus to a new geopolitical literature. Bps safety standards are likely to come under scrutiny once more after an attack and kidnapping at its jointlyoperated in amenas gas field in algeria, in which two men have reportedly been killed. Maplecroft is a global risk and strategic consulting firm based in bath, uk. The maplecroft climate innovation indexes measure climaterelated performance, including management, mitigation, emissions reduction, innovation and adaptation, as. The index builds upon existing research on food security, including the faos annual state of food insecurity in the world report, the global hunger index of the international food policy research. Its work includes analyzing key political, economic, social and environmental risks affecting global business and investors. Weak political institutions, widespread drug trafficking and ineffective police and security forces see conflict stricken afghanistan topping verisk maplecroft s criminality index. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle. Article 23ou have the right to work, to good working y conditions, to equal pay for equal work and to form and join unions. Miha hribernik, the reports other coauthor and head of asia risk insight at verisk maplecroft, said 10% of countries overall are rated as extreme risk. The mustread summary of robert kriegel and david brandts book. Multiple approaches exist for deriving indices related to water security, e.
From a few security indices to the few security index. Corrupt practices negatively influenced food security and. Maplecroft is regularly quoted in the media, particularly on political risk, economics, and the environment. The index is a dynamic quantitative and qualitative benchmarking model, constructed from 34 unique indicators, that measures these drivers of food security across both developing and developed countries. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. Who says elephants cant dance inside ibms historic turnaround. The major risk consultancy verisk maplecroft has compiled a list of countries with the highest risk of violent crime essentially, a roundup. The forecast of political and security risk for every country in the world.
Maplecroft human rights risk atlas 2015 advises business. To view maplecroft s full methodology, rating tool and results for all companies in the maplecroft cii family, visit. Israel ranked 14 on global terror index, considered at. Despite strong economic growth, food security remains an issue of primary importance for africa, according to a new study by risk analysis company maplecroft, which classifies 75% of the continents countries at high or extreme risk. A new report evaluating the water security of 165 countries has rated the supply of clean, fresh water to the societies and businesses of 10 nations at extreme risk. The index has been developed by the risk analysis company maplecroft for governments, ngos and business to use as. Mozambique insurgents stage attacks near big gas projects. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Air products named a maplecroft climate innovation indexes. Csx earns maplecroft climate innovation leader recognition. Businesses in the united states are among the most susceptible to natural hazards. The food security risk index map global development. Security analysts said parts of the town, including the army barracks, were reported occupied by the attackers.
Amongst the country risk indices from private companies, some of the most notable risks assessors are the ratings from the big three credit risk. Maplecroft states that the situation so serious, it has the potential to limit economic growth by constraining business activities, as well as hampering agricultural outputs. Climate change is expected to have adverse impact on pakistan. The risk of modern slavery is rising in the eu cnn. Afghanistan, subsaharan africa top food security risks. The united kingdom is the country most at risk to the spread of a swine flu epidemic, reports maplecroft, a research organization that focuses on global risks to business the ukbased company released three maps and indices revealing the countries most at risk from an influenza pandemic, including. The forecast of political and security risk for north and. This is ironical for a country, which ranks 5th in the world in terms of global green house gases ghg emissions per capita, but ranks 16th in terms of vulnerability to climate change. Recently, the international risk management firm maplecroft put together a food security index using 12 criteria developed with the united nations world food program. Vitamin b12 deficiency is prevalent in many countries of origin of refugees. This complete summary of the ideas from louis gerstners book who says elephants cant dance.
Bp safety in spotlight once again after algerian attack. Environmental security and the vulnerability risk index. Over 2014, the human rights situation has deteriorated most in ukraine, thailand and turkey due to heavyhanded government responses to civil. This complete summary of the ideas from robert kriegel and david brandts book sacred cows make. The global food security index considers the core issues of affordability, availability, and quality across a set of 1 countries. Index to legal periodicals volume 89 american association of libraries on. Paradigm busting strategies for developing changeready people and organizations. A look at our security forces and human rights index and. However, as home to six of the countries rated extreme risk, latin america ranks as the worlds highest risk region, ahead of south asia and west africa. Food security risk index india 25148 china 107148 global hunger index. It is our pleasure to invite you to maplecroft latin america presentation. Chris white, australian national university, australia. According to the water security risk index, released by maplecroft, a firm specialising in corporate risk intelligence, somalia 1, mauritania 2, sudan 3, niger 4, iraq 5, uzbekistan 6, pakistan 7, egypt 8, turkmenistan 9 and syria 10 are the countries with the least secure supplies of water. Of 50 nations most at risk, 36 are located in africa, said fiona place, an environmental analyst at britishbased consultancy maplecroft, which compiled the 163nation food security risk index.
Our climate change vulnerability index gives you a clear picture of where climate change risks are greatest around the globe. We can help you identify and mitigate your exposure to dynamic political risks, security threats and environmental disruptions worldwide. Maplecroft index news and updates from the economic times. This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Uk tops list of countries at extreme risk to spread of. Water scarcity, which can broadly be understood as the lack of access to adequate quantities of water for human and environmental uses, is increasingly being recognised in many countries as a serious and growing concern. Climate change poses a major threat to all dimensions of sustainable development and has widespread impacts across. Maplecroft said somalia suffered 556 terrorist incidents, in which 1,437 people were killed and 3,408 wounded, between june 2009 and june 2010, the period on. The consultancys november terrorism risk index puts israel at no. An example is the maplecroft water stress index 2012, which pinpoints. The modern slavery index 2017, compiled by risk analytics company verisk maplecroft, pinpointed five eu countries romania, greece, italy, cyprus and bulgaria as posing the highest risk. The challenge of climate change and policy response in. Food is the ultimate security need, new map shows damian. Nearly 40% of the worlds 195 countries will see civil unrest during 2020, according to verisk maplecroft.
As a result, the term water scarcity is regularly used by the media, government. The six variables used to calculate the vri index are. Speaker jimena blanco will present the key geopolitical hot spots and their implications for oil markets of latin america. Water security risk index 2010 the index is one of over 100 created by maplecroft to identify risks across supply chains, operations and investments of multinational companies and has been developed by measuring the four key areas surrounding the issue. The most dangerous countries in the world the independent. Maplecroft approach water security risk index indicators used access to improved drinking water and sanitation availability of renewable water reliance on external water supplies the relationship between water supply and demand within a country the overall water dependency of each country. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Out of the 11 countries that are in the extreme risk category, nine are in africa. The global kidnap picture by region, perpetrators and victims. Israel is more at risk for terrorist attacks now than it was at the beginning of 2010, according to the latest ranking by global analysts maplecroft. Using a threshold of 5% above which a prevalence of low vitamin b12 is indicative of a population health problem, we hypothesised that vitamin b12 deficiency exceeds this threshold among newlyarrived refugees resettling in australia, and is higher among women due to their. While the postworld war ii geopolitical literature was centered on competition over petroleum resources,, the new literature is underpinned by the idea that countries will gain or lose geopolitical advantages as a consequence of the energy transition. The insurgents started staging attacks in the province where the town is located.
Risk ratings for piracy, criminality, conflict, territorial disputes, terrorism and militancy. The global terrorism is the mainly known and the common concept among the peoples of todays generation there are the news channel and newspaper with the social media as well to keep updating with the recent factors of about the terrorism it has been classified in the broadest sense it has been recognized as the intentional violence that has been done against the. Sierra leone ranked 11th on maplecrofts global food. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book without typos from. Food security in 75% of african countries at high or extreme risk maplecroft global index. Maplecroft data for food security risk index showed that in a survey of 197 countries, 59 are most at risk of food insecurity. The civil unrest index reveals widespread increases in risk. New study reveals the most dangerous region in the world. Our water stress index give you a big picture view of where your operations are most at risk so companies can protect their supply chains. Britain at greatest risk of terrorism the independent.
1451 600 163 50 705 77 75 952 1358 475 587 1022 1287 724 120 894 957 1339 1034 526 1023 1494 1312 638 1392 508 1433 794 270 1244 693