• Natural disasters, technological
failures, and socioeconomic disruptions are becoming more frequent
• Unsustainable economic development
patterns are a threat to environmental and social well-being
• Urban areas are experiencing increasing
pressures on natural resources and infrastructure
• Traditional risk management cannot
protect against turbulent change and unforeseen threats
• Responses to crises are often driven by
short-term priorities and may not consider systemic issues
• Resilience today is a necessary (but not
sufficient) condition for achieving sustainability in the future
• Integrated science and system modeling
are needed to support policy and strategic decision making