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Forecasting and early warning systems

RSI works with clients to design and implement forecasting and EWS tailored to local contexts and risk types. The firm supports model selection, threshold calibration, and end-user engagement. RSI emphasizes usability, ensuring systems trigger actions that are feasible and well-understood by responsible actors.
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Toxicological profiling

RSI compiles and interprets toxicological data for use in chemical registration, public health policy, and safety evaluation. Its experts apply structure-activity relationships, mechanistic data, and systematic review techniques. RSI ensures that toxicological profiles are current, transparent, and adapted to the specific decision context.
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Trade-off analysis

RSI structures trade-off analyses to support decisions in regulation, emergency planning, and infrastructure investment. The firm integrates quantitative and qualitative inputs, clarifies stakeholder values, and communicates findings in accessible formats. RSI’s balanced approach ensures that trade-offs are neither hidden nor oversimplified, supporting accountable governance.
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Sensitivity analysis

RSI integrates sensitivity analysis into its risk modeling workflows to ensure clarity and credibility. The firm documents key drivers of uncertainty and supports clients in understanding the practical implications. RSI uses sensitivity results to improve communication with stakeholders and to direct future research or surveillance efforts.
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Surveillance protocol design

RSI supports clients in designing risk surveillance systems that are tailored, scalable, and grounded in decision needs. This includes indicator selection, threshold development, and integration with existing systems. RSI ensures that surveillance protocols are practical, scientifically valid, and usable across sectors and jurisdictions.
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Vulnerability analysis

RSI integrates vulnerability analysis into its community risk assessments and foresight work. Using composite indicators, geospatial data, and stakeholder input, RSI identifies priority groups or areas and recommends targeted interventions. The firm ensures that vulnerability findings inform both risk prioritization and strategy development.
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Risk inventory compilation

RSI supports clients in building comprehensive and structured risk inventories, tailored to sector-specific frameworks. It uses standardized templates, taxonomies, and stakeholder input to ensure coverage and relevance. RSI’s inventories are designed for integration into ongoing risk governance and decision-support systems.
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Behavioral science

RSI applies behavioral science to inform both the design and interpretation of its risk assessments. This may include modeling risk tolerance, designing behavioral indicators for surveys, or anticipating how different groups may respond to risk mitigation strategies. RSI integrates behavioral assumptions into technical modeling and qualitative stakeholder work, offering clients a richer understanding of how risk is not just understood, but lived. This improves foresight and responsiveness in both policy and operational contexts.
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Value of information analysis

RSI applies VoI analysis in research planning, regulatory strategy, and monitoring system design. Its team uses decision-theoretic tools to assess whether new data would materially change conclusions. RSI provides clear reports that help clients decide when additional information is worth pursuing and where existing uncertainty is tolerable.
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System mapping

RSI applies system mapping in environmental, health, and policy domains to clarify how risk drivers and outcomes interact. The firm uses participatory and analytical techniques to ensure maps reflect both technical realities and stakeholder views. RSI uses system maps to guide modeling, communication, and planning.
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