Society and human development
Risk is felt by people: in health, income, education, housing, safety and trust. Population change, migration, inequality and the strength of communities shape how well societies absorb shocks and take up new opportunities. The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) studies wellbeing, population change, equity and community resilience, so that evidence about risk and innovation reflects who is affected and how, and so that communities can take part in the work rather than only be studied. This page is part of global challenges.
- Institution
- The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI)
- Service level
- R0: information and enquiries
Country programme console
Society and human development · Country programme A · Month 10
Programme
- Formationdossier
- National Deskstaffed
- National Modelbuild
- Portfoliooptions
- Annual missiontest
- Reportedition
System coupling
dependency strength, 0 to 100
Placeholder strengths a National Model replaces with estimates.
Evidence ledger
| Reservoir storage | OBSERVED | National Desk |
| Hydropower output | MODELLED | Technical office |
| Grid stress | SCENARIO | Technical office |
| Hospital continuity | ESTIMATED | Health ministry |
GCRI · Country programme consoleCountry programme console, in outline: domain structure with placeholder names and illustrative values, not a record.
The short answer.
Society and human development, as a GCRI challenge, is how risk is felt by people in health, income, education, housing, safety and trust, and how population change, migration, inequality and community strength shape the way societies absorb shocks. GCRI studies wellbeing, equity and community resilience with people, under clear safeguards.
People and services in Indonesia.
Where people live and how far each division sits from a large city's services, shown for Indonesia as an example geography for this subject.
Shocks widen gaps that already exist.
Social conditions are not only consequences of risk; they shape it. Strong local institutions, trust and inclusion help communities absorb shocks and recover.
Health, income and learning
Disruptions interrupt schooling, care and earnings, with effects that can last a generation.
Ageing, youth and movement
Demographic change and displacement alter demand for services and the people available to provide them.
Unequal exposure
Those with the least savings, insurance and voice often live and work where risk is highest.
Evidence with people, under clear safeguards.
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Disaggregate
Results broken down by place, age, gender and income where data allows, using social and behavioural science and spatial statistics.
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Involve communities
Local knowledge and challenge through consent-aware routes, described for communities and civil society.
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Protect knowledge
Protected community and Indigenous knowledge never enters public examples or model training.
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Measure honestly
Effects on wellbeing are evaluated with stated methods, and null or negative results are reported.
Terms used on this page.
Each term as this page uses it. Where a standard-setting body defines the term, the wording follows that body.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Social vulnerability | The characteristics of people and groups that affect their ability to anticipate, cope with and recover from hazards. |
| Human development | The process of enlarging people's freedoms and opportunities and improving their wellbeing, in UNDP usage. |
| Social protection | Policies and programmes that reduce and prevent poverty and vulnerability across the life cycle, such as child benefits, pensions, unemployment support and health coverage, as the ILO defines it. |
| Informed consent | Agreement to take part given freely by a person who understands what participation involves and can withdraw without penalty. |
Platforms, chapters and counterparts.
Field work is organized through the Society and Human Development platform, in development, with chapters on humanitarian risk and displacement and population and demographic futures. The society and human development field gateway links the three institutions. The Global Risks Alliance (GRA) examines economic and social consequences for finance. See also economic transformation.
GCRI's evidence informs public choices; it does not decide social policy, which remains with competent authorities and the communities concerned.
Questions and answers.
Does GCRI collect personal data about communities?
Can a community raise a concern about a study?
How is Indigenous knowledge treated?
Does GCRI provide humanitarian assistance?
How does innovation relate to human development?
Around GCRI.
Start with an enquiry.
The current service level is R0: information and enquiries. An enquiry receives a reference and names the next step; applications, payments, compute allocations and registrations open only when their team, terms and review capacity exist.