Regional leadership
Regional leadership is designed to bring together the leaders and institutions of one of the six regions of the Nexus Consortium geography on the questions that cross their borders: shared basins, grids, corridors, health systems and digital infrastructure. The Global Risks Forum (GRF) convenes it. No regional council is constituted yet; regional roles are in formation, and their scope is published only once adopted. This page sets out the conditions for formation and the limits of regional authority, so that no regional body is ever mistaken for a government, a regulator or a representative of a country.
- 01In briefThe short answer
- 02The regionsSix regions, fifteen planned hubs
- 03Formation conditionsWhen a regional council can be constituted
- 04Regional organisationsRespecting regional mandates
- 05FormationWhen a regional council can be constituted
- 06Authority boundariesWhat a regional body can and cannot do
- 07Key termsTerms used on this page
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The short answer.
Regional leadership at GRF is designed to bring the leaders and institutions of one of the six Nexus Consortium regions together on questions that cross their borders, such as shared basins, grids, corridors, health systems and digital infrastructure. No regional council is constituted yet; regional roles are in formation.
Jurisdictions in Europe.
The jurisdictions that hold authority over this question: countries, their first-level divisions and capitals, shown for Europe as an example geography for this subject.
Six regions, fifteen planned hubs.
The geography is kept by the Consortium Secretariat. Hubs are planned coordination roles, never offices or territories, and each region's programme is forming.
| Region | Planned hubs | Regional desk |
|---|---|---|
| Africa | Senegal, Kenya, South Africa | africa@therisk.global |
| Asia and the Pacific | India, Singapore, Japan | asiapacific@therisk.global |
| Europe and Eurasia | United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Türkiye | europeeurasia@therisk.global |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | Brazil | latinamericacaribbean@therisk.global |
| Middle East and North Africa | United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia | middleeastnorthafrica@therisk.global |
| North America | Canada, United States | northamerica@therisk.global |
When a regional council can be constituted.
- National programmes exist in more than one country of the region.
- A cross-border question with owners on several sides has been recorded.
- Regional organisations have been consulted on overlap with their own bodies.
- Rules for the council are published before nominations open.
Respecting regional mandates.
Regional organisations such as the African Union, ASEAN, CARICOM, the European Union and the League of Arab States hold treaty mandates that a forum council does not. A regional council prepares questions in forms those organisations can take up, and refers rather than competes. Regions are described on regions.
When a regional council can be constituted.
A regional council is designed to be constituted only when each of these conditions is met and recorded. Until then, regional work proceeds through dialogues and the regional desks.
- 01
National foundations
National structures in the region take part through their own authorised representatives. Regional leadership builds on national ownership; it never replaces it.
- 02
Adopted terms of reference
A written scope, membership rules, selection procedure and decision method, adopted and published before any seat is offered.
- 03
Conflict and conduct rules
Declarations of interest, recusal and the conduct expectations in the council rules.
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A shared-system agenda
Questions that genuinely cross borders in the region, with accountable owners.
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Review and record capacity
A secretary, a records procedure and a complaint route that can work from the first meeting.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-level governance | Shared decision-making across local, regional, national and international levels of government. |
| Council | In the Forum's architecture, a body of leaders convened under written rules to deliberate on governance questions; membership confers no authority over findings and no power to decide for any institution. |
| Transboundary basin | A river, lake or aquifer basin shared by two or more countries, where use upstream changes the water, sediment and risk that arrive downstream. |
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.
Is there a regional council for my region today?
Is a planned hub a GRF office?
How do I raise a regional question now?
How does regional leadership relate to national leadership?
Around GRF.
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