Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management into Cyber Risks: Proposing a Policy Brief to the Barcelona City Council

Abstract

Cyber risks and incidents have augmented in the past decade with the increasing usage and development of internet services. Consequently, national and regional cybersecurity agencies have been set to protect us. But, let’s take a step forward. Cyber risks have been traditionally tackled by a security and law enforcement perspective. Thus, leaving aside meaningful tools that adopt a whole-of-society approach when tackling risks. This is the case of disaster risk management, that, for example makes sure that prevention is better than cure and looks after the interconnection of different stakeholders. For that reason, this Final Degree Project provides an exercise to bridge together an efficient tool (disaster risk management) with an emerging risk (cyber risks). Cities are having an impact internationally and are marking a new trajectory for a lively global future. Many global initiatives have provided cities with a voice and a space to network and collaborate for action; which in this case has been working towards resilience. As many experts would agree, Barcelona has been recognized as an example of a resilient city. As a city committed to the promotion and implementation of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development and the Sendai Framework of Disaster Risk Reduction, there would not be any more accurate place to exemplify the intention of this project.