Objective Risk statement Risk Source Description Risk Nature

Risk owner/
responsibility
Existing Control Measure/
Supporting Doc
Assessment
undertaken/
Supporting Doc
Risk
conseque
nce
Risk
likeliho
od
Risk
level
Accept risk?
If yes, Reason
for
acceptance
If No, Action Plan
Resource needed
(Physical or
Human)
Equipment/ technological
failure
Unavailability of safe transport and
communication services in carrying out off-site
research.
Safety and
security
SSD staff, IPMO,
and IRRI out-posted
staff
None
H M M NO
Local travels: Provision of appropriate
vehicles by TS based on requirements/
specification of the researcher;
International travel: Bangladesh and
India: Provision of IRRI vehicle and
driver
official cellphone
(with roaming); IRRI
vehicle
Physically hazardous
environment
Identified sample geographical areas are risky for
researchers (e.g. rebel infested areas,
inaccessible areas, rough terrains)
Safety and
security
SSD staff
Avoidance of risky area to
conduct research and
coordination with local gov't unit
(LGU)
Reconnaissance
survey
M L L YES
Mitigating
action in place
Equipment/ technological
failure
Defective hardware; limited storage (Mdrive);
incompatibility issues (e.g. DELL laptops vs external
drives); inaccessible OU central depository of data;
back-up procedures
Effectiveness/
Economy and
efficiency
SSD staff, ITS, SSS
Regular back-up of data to CD
and external hard drive; ITS back-
up
Effective but can be
improved
H L M No
Explore alternative back-up (on-site
and off-site)
Hiring of fulltime
highly qualified staff
Physically hazardous
environment
Fire, flood, and pests. Structural design of the buidling
and location of office (proximity to high risk areas)
Effectiveness/
Economy and
efficiency
SSD staff, ITS, SSS
Availability of safety gadgets like
fire extinguisher, smoke sensor
Effective but can be
improved H L M No Explore alternative back-up (off-site) Funding
Inaccessible
research data
Lack of coordination Lack of standard in documentation and formatting of
research data for public use
Economy and
efficiency
SSD staff and
NARES partners
Started the listing of researches
Partial listing
available
M H H No
Develop standards for data
documentation and formatting for
public use
Hiring of fulltime
highly qualified staff
Equipment/ technological
failure
Inadequate number of software licenses;
computer failure
Renewal/purchase of licenses, and
softwares; Request ITS for service
unit
Regular back-up of
data
Physically hazardous
environment
Delayed completion of data collection due to
natural calamities, political unrest and
insurgencies
Human behaviour
(human error, poor
judgement)
Delayed completion of data collection due to
understaff and unavailability of enumerators and
respondents; Delayed completion of data analysis
and research reports due to work overload of
researcher
Effectiveness /
Legal
Compliance and
reputation/
Economy and
efficiency
Loss of research
data
Mismatch research skills vis-a-vis research study
requirements. Inadequate training opportunities of
NARES partners
L L Yes
Delays are
minimized
because of
researchers
dedication and
hardwork,
completion of
research is
achieved.
SSD staff
Work overtime / reschedule of data
collection period
Extend duration of
data
collection/analysis as
provision for
unforseen events
M

To contribute to the
development of
technological and
policy interventions
that improve food
security and raise the
welfare of low-
income households
through sustainable
increases in the
productivity of rice-
based production
systems.
Inaccurate and
low quality
research data
gathered
SSD staff,
collaborating OUs,
NARES partners and
DPPC
Existing LOA between IRRI and
NARES partners; Training of
NARES partners
LOA H
Loss of life and
accidents
Human behaviour
(human error, poor
judgement)
Effectiveness /
Legal
Compliance and
reputation/
Economy and
efficiency
Delayed
completion of
data analysis and
research reports
On-site data audit (verification and
evaluation of data quality)
Funding and
approval from IRS
(SSD) and
collaborating OUs
L M NO
Objective 2.
No. Risk
statement
Risk Source Description Risk Nature Who has
responsibility
for managing
the risk?
Existing Control
Measure/ Su
pporting Doc
Assessment
undertaken/Supportin
g Doc
Risk
impact
Risk
likeli
hood
Accept
risk?
1
Objective 2.
No. Risk
statement
1
If yes, Reason for
acceptance
If No, Action
Plan
Resource
needed
(Physical
or Human)
Count Objectives Staff
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Person in charge
+ Asst group Area affected