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Four new projects have been awarded funding by Lloyd’ Register Foundation to use data from the 2024 World Risk Poll to improve safety around the world, following the announcement of four projects earlier in 2025.

As part of the work of the Foundation’s Global ���ϳԹ��� Evidence Centre, these new projects will use Poll data to improve global resilience, disaster early warnings and waste management. Additional projects will be announced later in 2026. 

• Strengthening urban resilience by equipping cities with a data-driven, community-centered methodology that aligns investment priorities with local needs: Resilient Cities Network and Arup are working with the cities of Lagos in Nigeria, and Salvador in Brazil, to integrate World Risk Poll data and insights into existing resilience frameworks to enhance risk assessment, improve decision-making, and target investments that respond to both lived experience and scientific evidence. Through inclusive stakeholder engagement, data validation, foresight analyses and co-development of an investment prioritisation methodology, the project will help cities institutionalise risk-aware governance andstrengthen trust between communities and decision-makers. The approach will be scalable and replicable, enabling broader impact across global urban resilience networks and improving long-term city planning and resource allocation.
• Improving access to forecasts for early response in South Africa: The South African Weather Service, UK Met Office and University of Bristol are working to support communities in the second lowest income quintile, who have been identified by the World Risk Poll as being significantly less likely to receive early warnings in the event of severe weather and potential disasters . This project will work across three areas of South Africa to understand barriers and improve information dissemination mechanisms.  The lessons learned will be used to scale up improved early warnings across southern Africa.  
• Strengthening localised early warning systems in Ethiopia and Nepal to build resilience to landslides: The Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR), the National Society of Earthquake Technology  Nepal, and Light for Generation Ethiopia are partnering up to identify vulnerabilities, integrate indigenous knowledge, and implement low-cost early warning technologies. By closing gaps in early warning, strengthening local leadership, and influencing national disaster risk reduction policies, this project empowers communities to anticipate, respond, and recover more effectively
• Understanding behavioural insights for better waste management: The Global Environment Centre Foundation and UN Environment Programme are exploring the intricate relationship between social behaviour and waste management practices, aiming to identify key behavioral factors that influence waste disposal and recyclability. The results will inform targeted interventions designed to enhance public engagement and promote better waste management strategies, ultimately contributing to a cleaner and safer environment and improved community health.  

The projects were selected following a competitive call for funding on the basis of their potential to use the World Risk Poll data on Waste and Resilience to improve people’s safety, and alignment with the Foundation’s charitable mission. More successful projects will be announced soon.

Nancy Hey, Director of Evidence and Insight at Lloyd’s Register Foundation, said: “Our World Risk Poll data shows us that many people around the world feel that they can do nothing to protect themselves and their families in the event of a disaster. Now more than ever, we need to use data to inform interventions that restore agency and improve resilience. 

We are very proud to be supporting this latest group of World Risk Poll into Action projects which each demonstrate the vital role that data-driven insight has to play in tackling the world’s greatest safety challenges. From strengthening early warning systems and enhancing risk communication across communities to improving waste management,  these programmes are unlocking the potential of the Poll data. 

We look forward to seeing the valuable insights these projects produce, and the impact they have on the communities they are working with.”