《KIPA Risk Issue Plus_Vol.1》

1. [Reportage] 1st KIPA Risk Forum
The first KIPA Risk Forum was held on March 27, 2024, under the theme, "Disaster Management Policies and Technologies for Climate Change Response." Participants discussed the present and future of climate change response, with special attention to the case study about Seoul's expansion of flood control barrier panels in underground housing units as an example of climate change adaptation.
 

2. Risk Keywords
Some of the most frequently mentioned risk-related keywords in the media in March 2024 (February 21 - March 20) included “workplace (due to the extended application of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act)”, “digital twin”, “expansion of application”, “gas boiler products”,“Ministry of Employment and Labor”, according to analysis by BIGKinds.
 

3. Global Risk Issues

1) USA: Trends in federal grants for fire protection (SAFER program)

2) World Economic Forum (WEF): Release of the Global Risks Report 2024

3) UK: Changes in major risk factors on the National Risk List in 2023

4) EU: EU Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre News