noun
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
Refers to a conscious recognition that a dangerous or critical situation is approaching, often used in contexts like disaster preparedness, business risk management, or personal vigilance.
地震が多い国だからこそ、危機意識を持つことが大切だ。
Precisely because it's a country with many earthquakes, it's important to have a sense of impending crisis.
経営陣の危機意識の低さが
The management's lack of crisis awareness led to the company's bankruptcy.
危機感 is a more intuitive, emotional feeling of crisis, while 危機意識 emphasizes a conscious, intellectual awareness.
Compound of 危機 (crisis) and 意識 (awareness, consciousness).