National engagement
Countries own their programmes. National structures set their own priorities under their own legal authority, and they may decline participation or data sharing at any point. The Global Risks Forum (GRF) brings a country's leaders and institutions into dialogue, councils and the annual programme; it never represents a country. Country status, research profiles and formation are maintained by the Consortium Secretariat, led by GCRI, on GCRI's countries and research profiles. This page explains GRF's part in national engagement and how it differs from the Secretariat's.
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The short answer.
National engagement at GRF is how a country's leaders and institutions are brought into dialogue, councils and the annual programme while the country owns its programme. National structures set priorities under their own legal authority and may decline participation or data sharing at any point, and GRF never represents a country.
Jurisdictions in Middle East and North Africa.
The jurisdictions that hold authority over this question: countries, their first-level divisions and capitals, shown for Middle East and North Africa as an example geography for this subject.
National engagement involves three roles.
| Role | Held by | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| National agenda | Competent National Nexus structures | Priorities, participation and data-sharing decisions, under national authority |
| Country formation | The Consortium Secretariat, led by GCRI | Research profiles, country desks, formation status and technical assistance |
| Leadership and dialogue | GRF | National leadership councils, constituency councils, dialogues and the route into Nexus Universe |
The national instruments a programme can attach to.
Most countries already hold plans that a cooperation programme can serve instead of duplicate: a national adaptation plan and NDC under the Paris Agreement, a national biodiversity strategy under the CBD, a national disaster risk reduction strategy under Sendai target E, a national action plan for health security after a Joint External Evaluation, and increasingly a national AI or digital strategy. A GRF country programme starts by listing which of these exist, who owns each and where they conflict.
| Plan | Usual owner | Review rhythm |
|---|---|---|
| NDC and adaptation communication | Environment or climate ministry | Five-yearly cycle under the Paris Agreement |
| National disaster risk reduction strategy | Civil protection or DRR agency | Reported through the Sendai Framework Monitor |
| National action plan for health security | Health ministry with National IHR Authority | After evaluation rounds |
| NBSAP | Environment ministry | Aligned to the Kunming-Montreal framework |
A country appears only on its own terms.
No country is shown as participating because of geography, a meeting attended or a speech given. A country appears when its competent authority has agreed to a programme and to what may be published. Engagement can be withdrawn at any time, and its record then says so.
What GRF offers a country programme.
National leadership councils
The National Leadership Council (NLC) brings individual leaders together in a personal capacity, with a structured year of contribution. See National leadership.
Constituency councils
Institutions take part in the National Nexus Consortium (NNC) through five constituency councils.
Missions to test
National missions can be proposed for Nexus Universe and admitted at gate G1 against published criteria.
A listed country is not a constituted programme.
- A country research profile is not a constituted national programme or a local office.
- A city relationship never becomes national representation.
- A planned hub in a country is a coordination role, never an office or territory.
- Programme engagement is not offered where sanctions and eligibility rules restrict it.
No national leadership council is described as constituted on this site without a record.
Enquiries go to the country or regional desk.
Country desks follow the pattern country@therisk.global, and regional desks are listed on Contact GRF. Questions about national leadership councils can go to councils@globalriskforum.com. Each acknowledgement gives a reference and names the next step. See also Regional cooperation and National and regional participation.
Terms used on this page.
Each term as this page uses it. Where a standard-setting body defines the term, the wording follows that body.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Country ownership | The principle that a country leads its own development policies and strategies and coordinates the actions that support them, set out in the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. |
| National Leadership Council | In the national model, the leadership body that sets a country programme's priorities and answers for its conduct, convened under written rules. |
| National Nexus Consortium | In the Consortium's national model, the body through which a country's institutions take part in Nexus work, formed under a national record with its own leadership and working groups. |
Where this page's references lead.
The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.
Questions and answers.
Can GRF sign agreements on behalf of a country?
Where can I see my country's status?
Does my government need to buy membership to take part?
Can a country withdraw?
Around GRF.
Start with an enquiry.
The current service level is R0: information and enquiries. An enquiry receives a reference and names the next step; applications, payments, compute allocations and registrations open only when their team, terms and review capacity exist.