Risk, climate and environment

See the whole system.

Terra Complexis brings research rigour to the practical work of reducing disaster risk, adapting to a changing climate and managing the environment, with spatial analysis and systems thinking at the core.

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Five disciplines. One way of seeing.

Hazards, ecosystems, institutions and communities interact. We work across the boundaries between them, because that is where risk is created and where it can be reduced.

Disaster risk reduction

Risk governance, early warning systems, anticipatory action and preparedness, from community to continental scale.

Climate change adaptation

Vulnerability and adaptation assessment, climate risk integration and resilience planning for changing hazard regimes.

Environmental management

Environmental assessment, socio-ecological resilience and the management of natural resources under pressure.

GIS and spatial analysis

Hazard, exposure and vulnerability mapping, remote sensing and drone survey, and spatial decision support.

Systems analysis

Complex adaptive systems thinking, institutional analysis, scenario work and simulation for decisions under uncertainty.

Research

Evidence that holds up.

Applied research, systematic reviews, comparative policy and legal analysis, and field studies designed to answer the questions decision makers actually face. Every source verified. Every claim traceable.

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01Early warning systems and anticipatory action
02Disaster risk governance and legal frameworks
03Disaster damage, loss and gendered impacts
04Resilience of socio-ecological systems
05Complexity and anticipatory governance

Consultancy

From frameworks to field practice.

We work with continental and regional bodies, governments, humanitarian agencies and the private sector to turn policy intent into operational systems that work when they are needed.

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Policy and guidelines

Strategies, operational frameworks and standard operating procedures.

Assessments

Risk, capacity, plan and system assessments with clear scoring.

Evaluation

Programme and initiative reviews that inform the next phase.

Capacity building

Training, simulation exercises and validation workshops.

Projects

Selected work.

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Continental · Anticipatory action Continental anticipatory action guidelines Status and gap assessment across Africa and draft continental guidelines linking early warning to early action. African Union Commission, Disaster Risk Management Unit, 2026 Continental · Humanitarian systems Humanitarian agency operational frameworks Seven operational frameworks and 18 standard operating procedures, grounded in stakeholder research and validated in workshop. African Union Commission, IFRC, 2025-2026 Regional · Damage and loss SADC disaster damage and loss estimation Country by country estimation of economic losses and gendered impacts across the Southern African Development Community. Explore the interactive dashboard › SADC DRR Unit, IFRC, 2026

Complex problems deserve clear thinking.

Tell us about the challenge. We find solutions together.

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