Systemic Risk: Opportunities for Inter- and Transdisciplinary Science to Improve Societal Resilience

This article introduces a focus collection on systemic risk science, arguing that systemic risks, are increasingly amplified by global warming yet remain poorly understood. It summarizes six contributing papers that highlight methodological advances in flood risk monitoring, critical infrastructure modelling, agent-based modelling, and the use of artificial intelligence in climate adaptation, while noting that current approaches still fall short of capturing the full complexity of interconnected socio-ecological and technological systems. The authors stress the urgent need for more inter- and transdisciplinary research, co-produced with relevant societal actors, to deepen understanding, improve modeling capacity, and strengthen the governance of systemic risk.