Section 4.3 briefly surveys the factors that i nfluence risk management in public administration. It provides a quick overview of paradigm changes in risk management in public administration overtime. Recenttrends in the institutionalization of risk management at the level of governments across the world are presented, as well as country examples of how risks are managed in public administration. The section then reviews the connections between risk management and the institutional principles of SDG 16 examined in this report Finally, the section underlines challenges to risk management in public administration highlighted by experts who contributed to the chapter.