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About IARS

An institute that brings together complementary perspectives and expertise, so that people and organisations have the understanding, the instruments and the solutions they need to anticipate risk and manage it with clarity, rigour and responsibility.

Understanding Risk. Building Resilience. Supporting Better Decisions.

01 / 05 What the Institute is

About IARS

IARS - the Institute for Risk Analysis and Strategic Resilience - is an independent institute for expertise, research, education and dialogue. It was built on applied experience in the nuclear and radiological field, one of the most demanding environments for risk management, institutional preparedness and public communication.

We work at the intersection of technical expertise, operational preparedness, decision-making, communication, human behaviour and public policy. This is the space where decisions often have to be taken before all the information is available, and where the effectiveness of the response depends on several actors being able to work together.

Contemporary risks are interconnected. A technical vulnerability can become an operational, institutional, social and reputational problem. Incomplete information can shift public perception. A lack of coordination can amplify the effects of an event.

This is why IARS examines the complex system, not only the incident. We assess both the plans and procedures and the way they work in practice: who decides, how information travels, how people react and how trust is protected.

Nuclear expertise as the foundation. Strategic resilience as the perspective.

Nuclear and radiological preparedness is the flagship field of IARS and the main source of its applied experience. It demonstrates that technical rigour, institutional coordination, operational preparedness, decision-making and responsible public communication have to be designed and tested as parts of the same complex system.

At the same time, the IARS mandate is broader. Extending that mandate does not dilute the institute’s nuclear identity. On the contrary, it puts the discipline, the rigour and the lessons of that field to work in strengthening the resilience of organisations, critical infrastructure and communities.

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02 / 05 Why the Institute exists

Mission

The mission of IARS is to turn an understanding of complex risk into a capacity to anticipate, decide and act. Through applied research, preparedness, education, communication and cooperation, we help build institutions and communities able to respond coherently, responsibly and in proportion to the risk.

03 / 05 Method and standards

Vision

We want a society in which institutions and communities do not simply react to crises, but build in advance the capacity to anticipate, adapt and respond coherently. A society in which trust, competence and communication work as infrastructures of resilience.

04 / 05 What we hold to

Our values

Five principles that show in how we work.

Rigour: We work with verified information, we explain the limits of what is known and we separate facts from assumptions. We do not confuse what is possible with what is probable.
Independence: We base our analyses and recommendations on professional criteria, verified data and objective assessment. We keep our independence of thought, we state the limits of our analyses and we manage potential conflicts of interest transparently.
Responsibility: We communicate calmly, precisely and in proportion to the risk. We do not play problems down, and we do not use fear to get attention.
Cooperation: Complex risks call for complementary skills. We build bridges between institutions, professions, sectors and communities.
A focus on people: We bring people’s real perceptions, behaviour, needs and vulnerabilities into analysis, preparedness and decision-making.

05 / 05 Institutional context

Working Group on Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Risk Assessment

Preparedness is not done in isolation. The working group brings together the institutions responsible for assessing nuclear and radiological risks, within a framework that has an explicit legal basis and written objectives.

Objectives

Improving the regulatory framework.
Studies, analyses and risk assessments.
Strengthening inter-institutional collaboration and civil society involvement.
Contributing to strategies, policies and plans for disaster risk reduction and resilience.
Increasing the response capacity of the national emergency management system.

Legal basis

The group’s activities support Article 3 of Government Decision 768/19.10.2016 - the National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction - and are associated with risk types no. 14 and no. 22 in Annex 1 to Government Decision 557/2016.

Join the IARS community

Nuclear expertise. Complementary perspectives. A community built for preparedness, decision-making and resilience.

IARS brings together professionals, students and organisations interested in nuclear and radiological preparedness, risk analysis, resilience, communication, human factors and public policy. The nuclear and radiological field is the foundation of our applied experience and the starting point for our approach to critical infrastructure and to other strategic, systemic and emerging risks.

By joining, you become part of a framework for dialogue and learning in which technical expertise is connected with operational preparedness, decision-making, communication and human behaviour. IARS membership and IARS expert status are distinct; inclusion in the expert network involves a separate assessment of professional experience and skills.

RON 150 / year

For undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students

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What it includes

Access to the IARS community and to resources on nuclear and radiological preparedness, strategic risk, communication and resilience.
Free participation in selected online events and in meetings for young professionals.
Preferential rates for courses, workshops, simulations and paid events.
The possibility to apply for projects, working groups and educational initiatives, depending on the topic and on available places.
A public profile in the IARS member directory, for the duration of your membership.

How to become a member

01 Choose the membership category that fits.
02 Fill in the membership application.
03 The application is reviewed against the statute, values and fields of activity of IARS.
04 Once the application is approved, you receive the details for paying the fee.

Membership application

Send your application to join IARS.

Fill in the form below. Applications are reviewed against the statute, values and fields of activity of the institute, and the reply goes to the email address you give here.

Full name Email address Organisation and role If applicable. CV or LinkedIn profile link A public link to your CV or profile.

Membership category Fields of interest and relevant experience Reasons for joining How you would like to contribute I agree that my data may be processed in order to review this membership application. Privacy policy

Once an application is approved, the details for paying the fee follow by email. Sending the form creates no payment obligation.

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Collaborate with us

We work with institutions, organisations, experts and professional communities on projects that turn analysis into preparedness and action. If you face a challenge that calls for complementary perspectives, an independent assessment or a framework for dialogue, we would like to talk.

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