Systemic risk: Opportunities for inter- and transdisciplinary science to improve societal resilience.

Journal: iScience
Published Date: Dec 25, 2025

Abstract

Systemic risks will be amplified due to global warming as climate-related shocks, like extreme weather events, cause cascading and compounding impacts across sectors and systems. To better understand and manage systemic risk, inter- and transdisciplinary collaborations between scientists and decision-makers are urgently needed. This backstory summarizes contributions to a focus collection showcasing scientific advances in modeling systemic risk and its drivers and provides examples of using local knowledge, sectoral data, and artificial intelligence for a better understanding of systemic risks.

Authors

  • Jana Sillmann
    Research Unit for Sustainability and Climate Risks, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
  • Alessio Ciullo
    CLIMADA Technologies and Institute for Environmental Decisions, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Christian L E Franzke
    Center for Climate Physics, Institute for Basic Science (IBS), Busan, Republic of Korea.
  • Jürgen Scheffran
    Research Group Climate Change and Security, Institute of Geography, University of Hamburg, Germany.

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