Around 900 million people, or approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population, live in so-called ‘weak governance’ zones, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, where governments are unwilling or unable to assume their responsibilities in relation to public administration and protecting human rights. The OECD Risk Awareness Tool is designed to help companies to think about the risks and dilemmas they may face in such zones and how they can respond to them.