International Risk Governance Center

The International Risk Governance Center (IRGC) is a neutral interdisciplinary center based at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland. IRGC develops risk governance strategies that focus on involving all key stakeholder groups, including citizens, governments, businesses and academia. It exists to improve the understanding, management and governance of emerging and systemic risks that may have significant adverse consequences for human health and the environment, the economy and society. Its mission includes "developing concepts of risk governance, anticipating major risk issues and providing risk governance policy advice for key decision-makers."

International Risk Governance Center
FoundedGeneva, Switzerland (2003)
TypeInterdisciplinary Center
FocusRisk governance
Risk management
Regulations
Policy
Science
HeadquartersÉcole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Lausanne, Switzerland
Area served
Worldwide
Websitewww.epfl.ch/research/domains/irgc/


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