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1/10/24, 4:49 PM Global Travel Soars Amid Evolving Risk Landscape: A Call for Enhanced Risk Management – The Fashion With Style
The impact of climate change, including extreme weather events,
natural disasters and environmental changes also poses an

additional layer of risk to global travel and are proving to be

increasingly disruptive. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

Change stated that within the next two decades, temperatures are
likely to rise by 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and we are likely to

see a multitude of unavoidable climate hazards globally. 3

Natural disaster-related reporting accounted for 20% of International

SOS’ medical and security alert volume in the months of July and
August of 2023. This is a 5% increase compared to the same period

of 2022. These months fall within the peak of hurricane and tropical

cyclone season, highlighting the increased risk of natural disasters.

Michael Rogers added “With climate change exacerbating existing

travel risks, it is important for organisations to have robust and

integrated health and security travel policies that safeguard
employees from potential impacts of climate change during travels.

Additionally, encompassing the ISO 31030 standard in organisations’

policies provides a framework to ensure preparedness for a
changing travel security landscape and to be better placed to

mitigate increasingly complex travel risks.”

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