Global Risks Forum 2025
Micro-production Model (MPM)

Builds

Builds are collaborative, high-impact development sprints that integrate multiple Bounties into deployable, open-source infrastructure—such as sovereign risk dashboards, treaty-aligned clause engines, or regional early warning platforms. Led by accredited institutions or strategic members of the Global Risks Alliance (GRA), Builds bring together technical, legal, financial, and governance teams under a unified architecture governed by the Nexus Sovereignty Framework. Completion of a Build may yield vCredits, signaling trusted, peer-reviewed innovation ready for cross-border replication. Builds are the strategic mechanism through which GCRI and GRF operationalize large-scale DRR, DRF, and DRI transformation with verifiable accountability and measurable foresight

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Builds are large-scale, structured development sprints that orchestrate multiple tasks (including Quests and Bounties) into an integrated project. They focus on delivering fully deployable solutions—such as digital dashboards for risk finance, cross-border treaty implementations, or advanced AI/ML pipelines—across various DRR, DRF, and DRI use cases. Builds thus serve as the nexus where multiple domain specialists, local communities, and institutional partners converge to address a systemic challenge

Whereas Quests or Bounties typically revolve around single, discrete tasks (e.g., data annotation or a parametric trigger fix), Builds unite these smaller activities into holistic, high-impact efforts. A Build might coordinate multiple Bounties, field feedback loops, and policy dialogues to release a functional product or platform feature that meets rigorous RRI standards and can be used at regional or global scale

Build proposals usually come from Strategic Members of the Global Risks Alliance (GRA)—such as sovereign agencies, philanthropic consortia, or advanced research groups—who define the project scope, governance structure, resource needs, and RRI compliance. Upon approval by relevant GRA committees, the Build is published on Nexus Platforms, unlocking cross-functional collaboration

  • Complex data pipelines for multi-country hazard forecasting
  • Treaty alignment modules for cross-border DRR or parametric finance clauses
  • Interoperable AI frameworks addressing multi-hazard early warnings
  • City-scale or regional digital twins for climate adaptation and resilience financing
    Each Build integrates real technical, policy, and community-driven tasks, ensuring solutions can be deployed seamlessly in the field.
  • Technical Leads coordinate code architecture, data structures, or AI model integration
  • Policy/Legal Experts interpret multi-national risk frameworks or parametric clauses, ensuring RRI-based disclaimers
  • Local Advisors contribute domain nuance, ground-truth insights, and community engagement
  • Facilitators manage sprints, define deliverables, and track progress in the open repository
    These roles ensure each stakeholder invests, contributes, and remains accountable for part of the final deliverable.
  • Entry-level Quests (engagement credits, eCredits) for orientation or supporting tasks
  • Higher-value Bounties (participation credits, pCredits) for major development items (e.g., parametric logic, advanced analytics)
  • Peer-approved achievements (validation credits, vCredits) for final reviews, verified solutions, or mission-critical milestones
    Each Build orchestrates these tasks so participants can demonstrate consistent, high-quality work that is recognized through the Integrated Credit Rewards System (iCRS).
  • Disclaimers about data sources, interpretability limits, and local communities

  • Ethical checks for algorithmic fairness, parametric coverage, or policy alignment

  • Stakeholder input from vulnerable populations or local decision-makers
    By ensuring each milestone passes an RRI review loop, Builds produce solutions that are transparent, inclusive, and socially robust.

Absolutely. Many Builds are deliberately multi-hazard or multi-jurisdictional, reflecting real-world complexities of climate extremes, cross-border flood management, or shared parametric finance pools. This is why the Build format is vital: it allows modular expansions (new Bounties, additional local data sets, or updated disclaimers) to handle evolving demands

  • Operational code (dashboards, data pipelines, or parametric modules)
  • Documentation describing legal, policy, and ethical disclaimers
  • Implementation guidelines for local or cross-border deployment
  • WILP completion logs or capacity-building artifacts for new domain contributors
    The final state is thoroughly tested, peer-reviewed, and RRI-certified—ready to be scaled or replicated.
  • Propose a Build by outlining the strategic, technical, and ethical goals to a GRA working group or relevant committee.
  • Join an existing Build by selecting from posted tasks in the open Build structure—performing tasks at your skill level (Quests, Bounties) and collaborating with domain experts.

This open, modular environment ensures that each participant finds a meaningful role, upholds advanced design standards, and collectively accelerates DRR, DRF, and DRI progress.

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Environmental Sustainability Decision Support System

Create a decision-support framework that integrates ecological data, emissions metrics, and land-use changes into predictive models, enabling governments and industries to craft effective environmental policies and sustainability strategies.

Achieving sustainability targets, such as those outlined in the SDGs and Paris Agreement, requires high-resolution, actionable environmental data. Many organizations lack tools that translate complex ecological metrics into clear, policy-relevant insights. By leveraging satellite imagery, ecosystem service indicators, and machine learning forecasts, this system provides decision-makers with a robust platform for evaluating trade-offs, assessing policy impacts, and tracking progress toward sustainability goals.

The Environmental Sustainability Decision Support System combines the best available data, predictive modeling, and policy simulation tools into a single platform. By offering interactive scenario analysis, compliance tracking, and long-term trend monitoring, the system enables stakeholders to align environmental actions with international standards. Its integrated approach ensures that sustainability initiatives are not only ambitious but also practical, measurable, and scalable.

Outputs:

  • High-resolution ecological and emissions metrics integrated into a single dashboard.
  • Predictive models that evaluate policy impacts on biodiversity, emissions, and land use.
  • Scenario testing tools that support evidence-based sustainability planning.
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National Climate and Disaster Risk Index Platform

Create a dynamic, evidence-based risk indexing system that integrates national-level data on climate projections, social vulnerability, economic exposure, and ecological resilience, producing actionable metrics for government and industry.

Governments and organizations need a clear, measurable framework to assess climate and disaster risks across sectors and regions. Existing indices often lack granularity, making it difficult to prioritize interventions. By combining high-resolution EO data, detailed socioeconomic indicators, and state-of-the-art risk models, this platform provides tailored, region-specific indexes that guide policymaking, investment decisions, and resilience planning.

The National Climate and Disaster Risk Index Platform establishes a standardized, data-driven approach to assessing risks. By integrating diverse data sources into a scalable analytical framework, it offers policymakers clear benchmarks for evaluating vulnerability, measuring resilience progress, and targeting resources effectively. Interactive dashboards, scenario testing tools, and automated reporting make the platform a critical resource for addressing complex risk landscapes and driving adaptive strategies.

Outputs:

  • Dynamic, interactive risk indices tailored to national and regional contexts.
  • Analytical tools for scenario testing and resource prioritization.
  • Public-facing dashboards and automated reporting modules for government and industry use.

Multi-Hazard Early Warning and Action System

Develop a next-generation early warning system that integrates predictive analytics, geospatial intelligence, and multi-channel communication to provide precise, timely alerts and support anticipatory action for multiple hazards.

Effective early warning requires not only accurate prediction of hazard onset but also seamless communication to stakeholders and rapid mobilization of resources. Current systems often rely on single-hazard models and fragmented dissemination channels. By using advanced machine learning models trained on multivariate datasets—such as meteorological observations, geospatial indicators, and historical event records—this system delivers early alerts that are both granular and actionable. Multi-channel dissemination ensures that local governments, emergency responders, and at-risk populations receive warnings in a format they can use immediately.

This system provides a fully integrated multi-hazard early warning and action framework that transforms raw data into actionable intelligence. By employing predictive models that account for hazard interactions, the system enables more precise risk assessments and tailored response plans. Its multi-channel delivery mechanism—combining mobile alerts, public sirens, and digital dashboards—ensures maximum reach and impact, making it a vital tool for reducing disaster-related losses and improving response times.

Outputs:

  • Predictive hazard models with accuracy metrics validated against historical disaster data.
  • Comprehensive alert distribution network supporting multiple communication channels.
  • Scenario-based decision support tools that recommend anticipatory actions and resource allocation.

Parametric Disaster Finance Automation System

Create an automated disaster finance platform that uses real-time environmental and meteorological triggers to execute parametric insurance payouts, streamlining financial response times and improving transparency through blockchain-based smart contracts.

The complexity of disaster finance often leads to significant delays in fund disbursement, increasing vulnerability during the recovery phase. By integrating Earth observation data (such as rainfall indices or flood extent metrics) with pre-defined payout parameters, this system eliminates bureaucratic bottlenecks. The use of blockchain ensures that each transaction is verifiable, transparent, and immutable, building trust among stakeholders and increasing efficiency.

This build delivers a state-of-the-art disaster finance platform that reduces friction and improves response times by leveraging parametric insurance models. The system uses high-quality environmental data streams and advanced machine learning algorithms to refine payout triggers. By employing blockchain technology, the platform provides an auditable trail of all transactions, enhancing transparency and ensuring that financial relief reaches affected communities more quickly and reliably.
Outputs:

  • Blockchain-enabled smart contract framework that automates disaster payouts.
  • High-accuracy trigger models based on validated environmental indices.
  • Comprehensive dashboards that visualize payout histories, trigger conditions, and fund allocations.

Secure Identity and Trust Management System

Design a decentralized identity and trust management platform that protects sensitive risk data, ensures privacy compliance, and builds stakeholder confidence through transparent credentialing and secure data sharing protocols.

The exchange of risk-related information often involves sensitive data, such as population health metrics, infrastructure vulnerability assessments, and financial exposure details. Without a secure identity and trust framework, organizations face challenges in data integrity, privacy protection, and inter-agency collaboration. This system leverages decentralized identity standards (e.g., W3C Verifiable Credentials) and advanced encryption techniques to provide end-to-end data protection, while also enabling seamless, secure collaboration across stakeholders.

The Secure Identity and Trust Management System empowers organizations to securely share and verify sensitive data within the Nexus Ecosystem. By implementing decentralized identity protocols and blockchain-based credentialing, the system ensures that only authorized entities can access critical data. Built-in audit trails and robust privacy controls foster trust, facilitate compliance with international data privacy standards, and enable frictionless, secure collaboration across national and organizational boundaries.

Outputs:

  • Decentralized identity framework compliant with W3C standards.
  • Blockchain-based credentialing and audit mechanisms for secure data sharing.
  • Fully encrypted data exchange protocols ensuring end-to-end privacy and integrity.

Global Standards and Quality Assurance Framework

Create a global quality assurance framework that ensures the integrity, reliability, and compliance of risk data, models, and analytical workflows used across government and industry.

With the growing complexity of data-driven decision-making, maintaining the quality and consistency of datasets, algorithms, and outputs is critical. Currently, many organizations lack standardized methods for verifying data integrity or ensuring that analytical models produce reliable results. This framework will define quality metrics, automate data validation processes, and provide a governance structure aligned with international standards like ISO 19157 (data quality) and OGC best practices.

The quality assurance framework will serve as the industry standard for validating and certifying risk-related data and models. It automates quality checks and provides a comprehensive set of metrics that ensure every dataset and analytical output meets stringent performance criteria. This not only improves the accuracy of forecasts and risk assessments but also builds trust among stakeholders, enabling more confident decision-making.

Outputs:

  • A complete suite of automated quality checks for risk datasets and analytical models.
  • Governance protocols aligned with ISO and OGC standards.
  • Transparent quality metrics and certification processes for validated data and models.

Unified Risk Data Integration Platform

Develop a comprehensive data integration platform to standardize and consolidate risk data from multiple sources—such as EO satellites, in-situ sensors, and historical databases—into a geospatially unified system, ensuring interoperability and high-quality datasets for risk forecasting and management.

Risk data often resides in silos, spanning disparate formats and standards, which hampers effective decision-making. Governments and organizations require a centralized system that adheres to open geospatial standards (OGC, ISO 19115) and employs advanced data fusion techniques to deliver a reliable, transparent, and accessible risk intelligence environment. This platform will streamline data ingestion, perform rigorous quality checks, and output harmonized datasets suitable for use across DRR, DRF, and DRI applications.

This build establishes a high-performance risk data integration platform that consolidates heterogeneous data sources into a standardized, real-time accessible environment. By implementing best practices in data governance, machine learning-driven anomaly detection, and robust geospatial workflows, the platform serves as a foundational infrastructure layer. Users can seamlessly integrate new data streams, conduct high-resolution analyses, and generate actionable intelligence for policy and planning, thereby addressing key challenges in disaster preparedness and climate resilience.

Outputs:

  • Standardized, interoperable geospatial risk data catalog, adhering to OGC and ISO metadata standards.
  • Advanced quality assurance pipelines that detect, log, and correct data inconsistencies.
  • Scalable APIs and developer tools enabling integration with existing GIS platforms and risk modeling systems.

Adaptive Weather Network and Risk Forecasting System

Develop a networked forecasting platform that integrates IoT weather stations, EO data, and advanced meteorological models to deliver precise, localized weather predictions and mitigate weather-related market disruptions.

Weather volatility significantly impacts agriculture, logistics, and financial markets. Traditional forecasting systems often fail to provide the granularity or real-time updates needed to adapt to rapidly changing conditions. By combining dense IoT sensor networks with EO-based observations and cutting-edge numerical models, this system delivers high-frequency, location-specific forecasts. The addition of predictive analytics for market impacts—such as crop yield projections and transportation delays—turns raw weather data into actionable insights.

The Adaptive Weather Network and Risk Forecasting System revolutionizes weather intelligence by merging IoT sensor data, EO imagery, and machine learning forecasts. Its high-resolution, real-time predictions empower stakeholders to anticipate supply chain disruptions, optimize agricultural planning, and reduce weather-related financial risks. The system’s advanced visualization tools and APIs make it an indispensable resource for businesses and governments seeking to strengthen resilience and enhance operational efficiency.

Outputs:

  • IoT-enabled real-time weather data integration into predictive models.
  • Advanced market impact forecasting for agriculture and logistics.
  • High-resolution weather dashboards and API endpoints for direct integration into business operations.

Urban Climate Resilience Simulation Engine

Develop a geospatial simulation engine that models urban climate vulnerabilities—such as extreme heat, flooding, and storm impacts—using integrated EO data, IoT sensor feeds, and high-resolution digital twins to guide resilience-building strategies.

Urban areas face unique climate risks due to dense infrastructure, large populations, and limited green space. Traditional planning tools often lack the spatial and temporal precision needed for targeted interventions. This system integrates high-resolution satellite imagery, dynamic IoT data streams, and advanced climate models into a single platform capable of simulating future scenarios. Decision-makers can visualize how interventions—such as urban greening, stormwater infrastructure upgrades, and building retrofits—affect resilience outcomes, enabling more effective and cost-efficient planning.

The urban climate resilience simulation engine provides a powerful decision-support tool for city planners and policy experts. By combining advanced geospatial analytics with real-time data, the platform enables users to simulate complex urban systems and test adaptation strategies under different climate scenarios. The system’s interactive visualizations and predictive modeling capabilities ensure that every investment in resilience yields measurable improvements in safety, sustainability, and economic stability.

Outputs:

  • A digital twin platform for urban areas, integrating high-resolution EO data and IoT sensor feeds.
  • Scenario modeling tools that evaluate the impact of resilience interventions.
  • Detailed visualizations and reports that guide urban adaptation and resource allocation decisions.

Health Resilience and Pandemic Response Platform

Develop a real-time health resilience platform that combines disease surveillance data, climate indicators, and resource inventory analytics to predict, track, and respond to pandemics and health crises.

Pandemics and health emergencies are increasingly influenced by climatic and environmental changes. Early identification of outbreaks and effective resource allocation are critical to minimizing impact. This platform integrates syndromic surveillance datasets, real-time weather and climate information, and advanced analytics to detect emerging health risks, forecast the spread of infectious diseases, and optimize the deployment of medical supplies and personnel.

The Health Resilience and Pandemic Response Platform equips health authorities with the tools to anticipate and mitigate crises. By correlating environmental and health data, the platform delivers early warnings, resource optimization insights, and actionable intelligence. Its predictive models and real-time dashboards enable proactive measures, reducing morbidity, mortality, and economic disruption.

Outputs:

  • Real-time health surveillance dashboards with integrated environmental and climate data.
  • Predictive models for outbreak detection and resource allocation.
  • Decision-support tools to guide policy and operational responses.
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