scholarly journals Optimizing Risk Management Strategies for the Control of Philornis downsi—A Threat to Birds in the Galápagos Islands

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Bueno ◽  
Randall S. Singer ◽  
Charles Yoe ◽  
Rees Parrish ◽  
Dominic A. Travis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Strategies ◽  
Insect Growth Regulator ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Quantitative Risk Assessment ◽  
Bird Populations ◽  
Critically Endangered Species ◽  
Philornis Downsi ◽  
Mode Of Application ◽  
Risk Management Strategies

One of the most concerning threats to Galápagos bird populations, including some critically endangered species, is the invasive parasitic fly Philornis downsi. While long-term sustained solutions are under study, immediate actions are needed to reduce the impacts of this fly. Application of permethrin to birds's nests has been successfully done, but there might be potential long-term reproductive effects to birds. Cyromazine, an insect growth regulator, has been proposed as an alternative, but its risks and effectiveness are unknown. The goal of this study was to assist managers to determine which combination of chemical (permethrin or cyromazine) and mode of application (injection, spray, and self-fumigation) was likely to be most effective to control P. downsi while minimizing toxicity to small land birds in Galápagos, given data available and high levels of uncertainty in some cases. This study is presented as a semi-quantitative risk assessment employing the use of a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) model. For the six potential alternatives resulting from the combination of chemical and mode of application, the criteria were given a score from 1 to 6 supported by available evidence from the literature and from expert opinion. In addition, three different scenarios with different sets of weights for each criterion were assessed with stakeholder's input. Considering the scenario with higher weight to effectiveness of the method against P. downsi while also weighing heavily to minimize the toxicity to birds, cyromazine spray followed by permethrin injection were the preferred strategies. Self-fumigation was the mode of application with highest uncertainty but with much potential to be further explored for its feasibility. The approach taken here to evaluate mitigation strategies against an important threat for avian species in Galápagos can also be used in other conservation programs when making real time decisions under uncertainty.

scholarly journals Analyse, Enhance and Reiterate Risk management strategies, implemented in Information Technology Project Management, amidst COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (S1-Feb) ◽  
pp. 49-57
Author(s):  
Remya Nair ◽  
J Meenakumari
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Risk Management Strategies ◽  
Risk Mitigation Strategies

The global perspective of human life drastically changed after the spread of COVID-19. The world reduced itself, to a digital cocoon. Education, work, commerce, shopping, industry, sales - all walks of life, transformed mostly into a digital mode. The IT (Information Technology) and ITES (IT Enabled services) saw a tremendous transformation in the operational aspects. ‘WFH (Work from Home)’ enabled the resources to work from their preferred locations. These factors increased the risk of data management and data security. The security of the network and the personal devices used to handle the sensitive and confidential data aggregated the risk factors in project management. The significant challenges faced by the IT sector project management were (1)Global Travel restrictions (2) Forecast of Global Recession in near future and resultant minimization of budget allocated to new projects (3)Negative growth Impact from multiple domains, resulting in reduction of new projects and reducing the scope for existing ones (4)Initial adaptation glitches due to the quantum leap in the digital channels (5)Manage constant fluctuating attitudes and anxieties of employees on personal aspects, job security, drastic change in work environment(6) Unprecedented and unpredictable exorbitant influence of macro environment in the routine enterprise activities. The chances of non-availability of critical resource due to health issues, the network issues faced in the remote locations, the unpredictable exposure of data - all these were contributing elements that increased the risk management complexity. In future, many IT companies have decided to operate mainly in the WFH mode as the operational expenses are drastically reduced. The implementation of efficient and effective risk management strategies become crucial considering the long-term implementation of ‘not from office’ operating model. The trust of the multinational clients, commitment of meeting the deadlines, maintaining the confidentiality and sensitivity of data, protecting the unintended intrusion from the digital malicious practices - all are the additional significant risks and challenges, as the probability for the occurrence of these events have increased exponentially due to the latest work arrangements. This paper attempts to evaluate the current risk mitigation strategies and analyse the gaps in the current system. The aim is to effectively manage the upcoming threats and risks in the long-term implementation of the current working (WFH) scenarios. The overall objective of the paper is to (1) analyse the present-day risks (2) evaluate the contemporary ideas that could be modified into solid framework for better risk mitigation strategies in long-term (3) what to anticipate in the future risk analysis and management processes related to IT Project Management.

scholarly journals Identification of Risks Pertaining to Abandoned Housing Projects in Malaysia

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamzah Abdul-Rahman ◽  
Chen Wang ◽  
Nur Hamizah Ariffin
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Housing Projects ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Risk Management Strategies ◽  
Housing Industry ◽  
Ground Condition ◽  
Very High

Housing industry is one of the most dynamic, risky, and challenging industries. In Malaysia, this industry has a poor reputation for managing risks, with many major projects failing to be completed within the allotted time. Due to the inherent risks involved in construction projects, it is essential to recognize the risks that cause problems associated with abandoned housing projects. Therefore, this study aims to identify the risks that contribute to issues of abandoned housing projects and to propose mitigation strategies. The methodologies used in this study are combination of qualitative and quantitative methods of literature review, questionnaire survey, and interview. The results show that many risks are involved in housing project, including risks related to environmental impacts, construction, politics, law, management, finance, materials, and economy, of which the probability of risks from unexpected ground condition, project delays, bureaucracy, contractual disputes between developer and landlord, weakness in management by inexperience developer, and financial crisis is very high. It was also found that all relevant parties involved in housing industry are required to have extensive cooperation in advance and should perform systematic risk management strategies in order to mitigate the risks leading to problems associated with abandoned housing projects.

Risk Management Strategies for Project Success

2018 ◽  
pp. 250-267
Author(s):  
Vittal S. Anantatmula ◽  
Yang Fan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Project Success ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Risk Management Plan ◽  
Industrial Sectors ◽  
Risk Management Strategies ◽  
Risk Mitigation Strategies

As projects are associated with risks due to the presence of uncertainties and unknowns, risk management assumes importance in project success. This chapter is an attempt to examine various risk mitigation strategies that are commonly employed if different industrial sectors. The chosen risk strategy would also largely depend either on individual's or organization's propensity to take risks. The authors summarize the findings of a research study in this chapter. The research results show that effort and details of a risk management for a project are governed by risks associated with cost and time and not necessarily with the project scope. Also, many organizations prefer a contingency budget to the project plan to developing a detailed risk management plan.

Identifying risks and mitigation strategies in private sector participation (PSP) in power generation projects in Ghana

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Collins Ameyaw ◽  
Hans Wilhelm Alfen
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Private Sector Participation ◽  
Risk Management Strategies ◽  
Private Investors

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the risks associated with private sector participation (PSP) in power generation (PG) projects, how they were allocated and the strategies used to mitigate their likely adverse effects. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts case study research method and cross-case analyses to unearth the key risks and the contractual instruments used to manage them. Findings The paper identified 30 risk factors associated with four major private sector PG projects in Ghana. The allocation and mitigation strategies of these risks are also reported. Originality/value This is the first study to create a risk register of PSP PG projects. Private investors and government have been provided with a comprehensive list of risks associated with PG infrastructure. Would-be investors have also been armed with some potential risk management strategies for proper project structuring.

scholarly journals A risk assessment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in swimming pools: a review

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott A. Rice ◽  
Ben van den Akker ◽  
Francesco Pomati ◽  
David Roser
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Opportunistic Pathogen ◽  
Quantitative Risk Assessment ◽  
Swimming Pools ◽  
Critical Knowledge ◽  
Risk Management Strategies ◽  
Assessment Approach ◽  
Significant Public Health

Despite routine monitoring and disinfection, treated swimming pools are frequently contaminated with the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which can represent a significant public health threat. This review was undertaken to identify the current understanding of risk factors associated with pool operation with respect to P. aeruginosa. The ecology and factors that promote growth of P. aeruginosa in the pool environment are complex and dynamic and so we applied a systematic risk assessment approach to integrate existing data, with the aim to improve pool management and safety. Sources of P. aeruginosa, types of infections, dose responses, routes of transmission, as well as the efficacy of current disinfectant treatments were reviewed. This review also highlights the critical knowledge gaps that are required for a more robust, quantitative risk assessment of P. aeruginosa. Quantitative risk management strategies have been successfully applied to drinking water systems and should similarly be amenable to developing a better understanding of the risk posed by P. aeruginosa in swimming pools.

scholarly journals Monitoring Breeding Bird Populations in Grand Teton National Park: 1995-1997

1997 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 13-25
Author(s):  
Martin Cody ◽  
Stephen Cain
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Season ◽  
National Park ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Bird Species ◽  
Breeding Habitat ◽  
Breeding Bird ◽  
Grand Teton National Park ◽  
Bird Populations ◽  
The Impact

In summer 1997 our NPS-funded project # CA-1460-5-0010, covering a 3-y period from summer 1995 through summer 1997, was completed. The immediate goals of the project were to instigate a system for monitoring the densities of breeding bird species, by establishment of flxed sites as a basis for a long term monitoring plan and of census protocols that can detect changes of breeding species and their densities over successive years. The monitoring scheme is conducted largely within Grand Teton National Park (GTNP), but covers habitats and an avifauna representative of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) and the central-northern Rocky Mountains in general. The project emphasizes the need for long­term and on-going studies on breeding bird species and densities and their importance as a tool for evaluating the impact of both local and distant influences on breeding bird populations. For residents, species that remain all year in or near the breeding habitat, local effects include those operating on-site during the non-breeding season as well as during the breeding season. For migrant species, those that breed on-site but leave to spend the non-breeding season in other locations, often distant and usually of quite different habitat composition, there are both on-site influences on breeding population densities, such as inter-year changes in vegetation structure and productivity, and off-site or distant influences, including factors that affect over-wintering success in the non­breeding habitat and others that influence a successful transit between wintering and breeding grounds. The assessment of long-term trends in bird densities may be used as a form of bioassay of the state of the local environments. Information from such studies can provide region-wide indicators that, given a sufficiently comprehensive data base, can segregate local from distant influences on populations. Such indicators can be incorporated into management strategies to aid in determining which local strategies may be necessary (and feasible) to help maintain the biota.

scholarly journals Friendship, kinship and social risk management strategies among pastoralists in Karamoja, Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Padmini Iyer
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Mutual Aid ◽  
Exchange Networks ◽  
Risk Pooling ◽  
Risk Management Strategies

AbstractThis paper describes risk-pooling friendships and other social networks among pastoralists in Karamoja, Uganda. Social networks are of critical importance for risk management in an environment marked by volatility and uncertainty. Risk management or risk pooling mainly takes the form of “stock friendships”: an informal insurance system in which men established mutually beneficial partnerships with unrelated or related individuals through livestock transfers in the form of gifts or loans. Friends accepted the obligation to assist each other during need, ranging from the time of marriage to times of distress. Anthropologists and economists claim that social networks are critical for recouping short-term losses such as food shortage, as well as for ensuring long-term sustainability through the building of social capital and rebuilding of herds. To this end, I present ethnographic data on friendship, kinship, and other networks among male and female pastoralists in Karamoja. Using qualitative and quantitative data on these relationships and norms of livestock transfers and other mutual aid, I show the enduring importance of social networks in the life of Karamoja’s pastoralists today. I also demonstrate how exchange networks were utilized by participants during a drought. On this basis, I argue that appreciating historical and traditional mechanisms of resilience among pastoralists is vital for designing community-based risk management projects. I discuss how traditional safety net systems have been used successfully by NGOs to assist pastoralists in the wake of disaster, and how the same can be done by harnessing risk-pooling friendships in Karamoja.

22. Environmental Degradation in the Pursuit of Profit: Evaluation of Solar Panel Installation at the Queen’s University Biological Station and its Impact on Wildlife and Research

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Szenteczki ◽  
Megan Rueckwald ◽  
Anna Serdetchnaia ◽  
Sarah Trick ◽  
Diana Zeng
Keyword(s):  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Financial Benefit ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Biological Station ◽  
National Leader ◽  
Bird Populations ◽  
Photovoltaic Array ◽  
Queen's University

Queen’s University intends to install a 10 megawatt ground-mounted solar photovoltaic array on 80-110 acres of Queen’s University Biological Station (QUBS) land. The installation is proposed for Bracken Tract, a QUBS property that is an important habitat and breeding area to several threatened populations. For instance, certain bird populations inhabiting Bracken Tract have been the focus of numerous long-term studies, some of which are ongoing. The QUBS portion of the proposed solar project will account for ~90% of the solar energy Queen’s University anticipates producing. The project is expected to generate 2.5-4.7 million dollars in annual revenue under a Feed-In-Tariff pricing schedule. This not only provides a long-term financial profit, but also reaffirms Queen’s University as a national leader with a commitment to sustainability. Despite the additional revenue and contribution to the Queen’s Carbon Management Strategy, the proposed project will require the disruption of natural habitats and associated research. Combined with a lack of financial benefit to QUBS, this project has the potential to depreciate QUBS’ unique presence in the research community.  This analysis will use environmental assessment tools, consult with stakeholders, and perform a comprehensive literature review, in order to identify and resolve potential issues with the proposed solar project. Mitigation strategies and possible solutions will be explored – such as bird relocation plans or alternate solar farm layouts – to abate anticipated problems as well as ensure the proposed solar farm is environmentally sustainable and financially responsible.

Modeling of Risk Management Strategies for SMEs Using ANN under Various Levels of Operational Risks

2012 ◽  
Vol 433-440 ◽  
pp. 1683-1691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piyush Singhal ◽  
Gopal Agarwal ◽  
M L Mittal
Keyword(s):  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Network Models ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Neural Network Models ◽  
Safety Stocks ◽  
Operational Risks ◽  
Multiple Sourcing ◽  
Risk Management Strategies ◽  
Artificial Neural Network Models

In competitive world, it becomes essential for the firms to consider the risks and uncertainties as the core concerns. To control the risks, various strategies like multiple sourcing, horizontal/ vertical integrations, buffer stocks etc are employed. But, out of many available risk mitigation strategies, SMEs usually prefer to keep excess safety stocks to manage the operational risks as they have feeble control and position in supply chain as well as limited means to employ other strategies, which requires skills and resources. Keeping appropriate safety stocks becomes a very complex and crucial problem for SMEs as excess stocks reduces the efficiency and shortage of it may make their position vulnerable in supply chains. Concerning to this issue, this paper focuses on operational risks with SME perspectives and explores the appropriate safety inventory levels using artificial neural network models and the results are further simulated with various settings of risk scenarios.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document