Synopsis of Critical Comments on the IRGC Risk Governance Framework

This chapter provides a synthesis of informal comments, remarks, and statements by as many as 42 individuals received by IRGC following the publication of the risk governance framework.1 Many comments were given to IRGC in the form of e-mails and short correspondence. More input was received from transcribed oral statements from participants during the discussion periods at numerous conferences and symposia where the framework had been presented. Our objectives for the chapter were to put them in a consistent format, to organise them by topic and to link them to the four phases of the risk governance framework. In so doing, we want both to express our appreciation for the thoughtful comments received and to begin to identify the recurring issues that may require work in subsequent versions of the framework.

This chapter has three major sections. The first presents general comments associated with the conceptual basis and structure for the framework. The second summarises the more specific comments and suggestions with respect to each governance phase. The final section summarises the major recurring themes among the all comments received, both formal and informal.