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Public Deliberation: South Asia 2026

What convenings, councils and the public concluded: positions, dissent and open questions. This edition is in preparation: its frame is set and shared with the other five desks, and Global Risks Forum writes its chapters from its own mandate. Nothing on these pages is a finding yet.

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GRF Public Deliberation

South Asia 2026

What convenings, councils and the public concluded: positions, dissent and open questions.

Baseline Edition 2026NR-GRF-REG-SAS-2026-BASELINE, reservedThe Global Risks Forum (GRF)
Chapters8the frame shared by all six desks
Readings seeded1chapter 6, from the GCRI edition
Released0until the desk releases it
Desks with this subject3of 6, by remit

01 · Contents

Eight chapters in the shared frame.

The same eight-chapter frame on every desk, so a reader can move across desks and the Collection can align them chapter by chapter. Each chapter title comes from this desk’s mandate.

  1. 1

    Chapter 1. What was asked, and by whom

    The questions put to the convenings of the cycle, and the bodies and roles that put them.

    Frame: The question · In preparation

  2. 2

    Chapter 2. Conclusions and dissent

    What the convenings concluded, with the dissent recorded beside each conclusion.

    Frame: Findings · In preparation

  3. 3

    Chapter 3. Positions by sector

    The positions stated by sector and by type of body, attributed to those who hold them.

    Frame: By system and sector · In preparation

  4. 4

    Chapter 4. Public concerns

    The concerns raised by the public and by civil society, as they were raised.

    Frame: Risk and capability · In preparation

  5. 5

    Chapter 5. Deliberated scenarios

    The scenarios the convenings discussed, and what participants said would change their view.

    Frame: Scenario · In preparation

  6. 6

    Chapter 6. Readings from the other desks

    Readings from the other desks: cross-references to their editions for the same scope, not copies of them.

    Frame: Readings · Seeded from the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) edition

  7. 7

    Chapter 7. Commitments asked for

    The commitments participants asked of institutions, recorded as requests, not as agreements.

    Frame: Agenda · In preparation

  8. 8

    Chapter 8. Session records

    The record of each session: agenda, participation by role, materials and outcome.

    Frame: In depth · In preparation

Annex A (methodology), Annex B (data), Annex C (references and record), the complete edition for print and the citation forms are added at release, in the same form as every edition.

02 · Now

What exists today.

The evidence on South Asia sits today in the GCRI Systems Evidence edition, a draft in stewardship review. This edition cross-references it chapter by chapter and does not copy it.

GCRI Systems Evidence

South Asia 2026

12 findings, 52 sources; drafted, in stewardship review.

GRF reading

Public Meaning

Printed in the GCRI edition and seeded here in chapter 6, attributed to this desk.

Subject collection

South Asia 2026

Every desk edition for this subject, compiled by GCRI Canada for the Collection.

03 · This desk

What GRF Public Deliberation reports on South Asia.

The Forum reads an edition for public meaning: what a finding means for governance, diplomacy and trust, and how it can be said without overclaiming.

The Forum deposits session records, positions and the open questions of its series, with the dissent attached to each conclusion.

If you took part in a convening, send the record and say which body held it. The Forum will ask each participant before it names them.

04 · Six desks

Every desk’s edition for South Asia.

DeskEditionStateIdentifier
GRF Public DeliberationPublic Deliberation: South Asia 2026In preparationNR-GRF-REG-SAS-2026-BASELINE (reserved)
GCRI Systems EvidenceSystems Evidence: South Asia 2026Drafted, in stewardship reviewNR-REGIONAL-SAS-2026-BASELINE-v1.0.0
GRA Capital ReadinessOutside this desk’s remitNot in remit
Standards ProgressOutside this desk’s remitNot in remit
Academy CapabilityOutside this desk’s remitNot in remit
Index MeasurementMeasurement: South Asia 2026In preparationNR-GRX-REG-SAS-2026-BASELINE (reserved)

05 · Downloads

The print edition of the evidence on South Asia.

This desk’s edition is in preparation and has no print of its own until release. The evidence it cross-references is in the GCRI Systems Evidence edition for South Asia: its designed PDF (A4 or US Letter), its data and its citation files are here, from this site’s library.

Draft, not yet releasedThe print and files of the GCRI edition this desk’s edition cross-references. Review copies until release; the DOI is issued at deposit.

  • Print

    • PDF, A4

      The GCRI Systems Evidence print edition for this subject, A4: cover, imprint, contents with page numbers, every chapter and annex.

      PDF113 pages972 KBTagged, with bookmarks

      SHA-256 e6706fc445e519e51d9feec9da8de4d3fab29e5c7b7ad7cc4fa5b7514692a13a

    • PDF, US Letter

      The GCRI Systems Evidence print edition for this subject, US Letter: cover, imprint, contents with page numbers, every chapter and annex.

      PDF123 pages990 KBTagged, with bookmarks

      SHA-256 2a36ebcee6c03a394769b1f55a244149989043f431c6c15f24e0da7c20ff483e

  • Web edition

  • Data bundle

    • Indicators, CSV

      20 indicators with unit, year, status and source

      NR-REGIONAL-SAS-2026-BASELINE-indicators.csv1 KB

      SHA-256 c0bb6afc3ff01b05ebd6dbd566c9125f87f57df1c1dc4e01485659aeadb385dc

    • Indicators, JSON

      The same indicators with the edition’s identity and licence

      NR-REGIONAL-SAS-2026-BASELINE-indicators.json3 KB

      SHA-256 45487fdf00901bfa27864428350d19ff545810c990da37ba7c347c1456db6a52

    • Findings, CSV

      12 findings with status, evidence-quality level and references

      NR-REGIONAL-SAS-2026-BASELINE-findings.csv3 KB

      SHA-256 374f092e5a2c7de23f9fb6d7b0c875e62c609874703037d784411d8e1ca0899e

  • Citation files

    • Citation, BibTeX

      For LaTeX and reference managers

      NR-REGIONAL-SAS-2026-BASELINE.bib1 KB

      SHA-256 bf1035a6a952db7a2d97c150265d38fb0688ca99647c02a93b038d5e3a643f7c

    • Citation, RIS

      For Zotero, EndNote and Mendeley

      NR-REGIONAL-SAS-2026-BASELINE.ris1 KB

      SHA-256 b32df0d4ac84c06cfbe2dcffcceddaa06d22abd162f385c577a697d196dd4c4c

    • Citation, CITATION.cff

      Citation File Format 1.2.0, for GitHub, Zenodo and software catalogues

      NR-REGIONAL-SAS-2026-BASELINE.cff1 KB

      SHA-256 b4b5cd02ea3c9620522be25c9c70d9b3378ce2e8116f25a0f3fdd4defae28644

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06 · Cite

Cite this report.

This edition is in preparation and is not yet citable. Its identifier is reserved; the version, the DOI and the UNI are issued at release.
Reserved identifier
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DOI
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Until release
Cite the GCRI Systems Evidence edition, South Asia 2026, which prints this desk’s reading in its chapter 6. Cite the GCRI edition
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