Strategy 2026–2030
Strategy 2026–2030 sets the development horizon of The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) within the Nexus Consortium 2030 Horizon, of which GCRI is the lead organization. It describes where GCRI intends to take the institution, the milestones by which progress can be judged, the assumptions those milestones depend on and the current status of each. It makes no promise of dates: a milestone is reached when its record shows it, not when a calendar says so. Return to About GCRI.
- 01InstitutionThe Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI)
- 02Service levelR0: information and enquiries
- 03In briefThe short answer
- 04HorizonFour directions for the period
- 05MilestonesService levels as the measure of progress
- 06AssumptionsWhat each step depends on
- 07Key termsTerms used on this page
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The short answer.
Strategy 2026 to 2030 is GCRI's development plan within the Nexus Consortium 2030 Horizon: four directions for the period, milestones by which progress can be judged, the assumptions they depend on and the current status of each. It promises no dates; a milestone counts as reached only when a record shows it, and progress is reported in the annual review.
Mandate to authority.
Fig.How the platform is governed, from its mandate to the authorities who decide. Design, not a record.
Systemic exposure in the Gulf of Mexico coast.
Where people and networks concentrate, the exposure through which shocks travel between systems, shown for the Gulf of Mexico coast as an example geography for this subject.
Four directions for the period.
Reproducible science
Country systems models, methods papers and evidence labels that others can reproduce and challenge.
National capacity
Country programmes that hold their own models, data and trained teams, with portability and exit.
Shared environment
Nexus Foundry run as one global-to-local deployment in service of the consortiums, under a strict not-for-profit mandate.
Governed reporting
Quarterly country editions and an annual flagship with review and correction history.
Service levels as the measure of progress.
| Level | Milestone | Status |
|---|---|---|
| R0 | Information: visitors can understand the architecture and current programme state. | Current |
| R1 | Enquiry: a relevant question receives a durable receipt from a staffed queue. | Not declared; enquiries already receive a reference |
| R2 | Application: candidates apply for a defined pathway with current terms and an appeal route. | Not open |
| R3 | Commitment: accepted participants enter agreements with the correct parties and scope. | Not open |
| R4 | Operation: authorized users undertake the scoped service, workload or exercise. | Not open |
| R5 | Public release: evidence is released and maintained with independent release authority. | Not open |
What each step depends on.
- Mandate and correct parties for each engagement.
- People and operating capacity to staff each service before it opens.
- Data and intellectual property permissions, and funding within stated limits.
- Security, safety, accessibility and a route for support, correction and exit.
- Counsel review of the legal instruments each step relies on.
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 |
|---|---|
| Strategic plan | A document that sets an organization's objectives, priorities and the means of reaching them over a stated period, with the measures by which progress will be judged. |
| Theory of change | A stated chain of causes from a programme's activities to its intended outcomes, used to plan evaluation. |
| Service level R0 | The current service level of Nexus pages: information and enquiries only. An enquiry receives a reference and a named next step; it creates no membership, contract, assignment or commitment. |
How the strategy is kept honest.
Progress is reported in the institutional annual review, including milestones missed or withdrawn. Changes to the strategy are recorded with their reasons. The strategies of The Global Risks Forum (GRF) and The Global Risks Alliance (GRA) are published on their own sites, for example the GRA strategy for the same period.
Questions and answers.
When will applications open?
What is the Nexus Consortium 2030 Horizon?
Will the strategy change?
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.