Polycrisis Resource Library

The Polycrisis Resource Library is a growing collection of media that help to understand polycrisis, develop strategies to address polycrisis, and build a field of polycrisis analysis.

Confronting the interconnection of chemical pollution and climate change

February 5, 2025

Simona A. Bălan, Saskia K. van Bergen, Ann Blake, Topher Buck, Scott Coffin, Jamie C. DeWitt, Gretta Goldenman, Frank A. von Hippel, Sophia von Hippel, Christopher P. Leonetti, David Rist, Martin Scheringer and Xenia Trier

The authors examine the interconnected challenges of climate change, chemical pollution, and biodiversity loss, emphasizing that climate mitigation often overlooks chemicals and materials. As most chemicals come from petrochemicals, reducing…

Examining the Effective Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Interconnected Crisis of Climate Change and Human Migration

February 5, 2025

F.Aysin Anka, Fahri Erenel and Farzad Kiani

The authors examine the link between climate change and migration, using data mining to identify key environmental and socioeconomic drivers. Findings show that water scarcity and prolonged droughts are major…

The Chaos Vortex: We’re Going In

January 31, 2025

John Fullerton

John Fullerton examines how Trump’s rise reflects deeper systemic failures, driven by ultra-elites in finance and tech who rely on a flawed, mechanistic worldview. He argues that systemic transformation is…

Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction 2024. Resilience Pays: Investing and Financing for Our Future

January 30, 2025

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)

The GAR 2025 report examines the likely future impacts of the world’s costliest hazards by 2050, considering different demographic trends, urbanization patterns, and climate scenarios. Drawing on new modelling tools…

Introduction to Change Oracle’s Polycrisis Project

January 30, 2025

Richard Matthews

In this special edition podcast, Richard Matthews from Change Oracle and Tom Schuneman, owner of the Planet Watch Group and Editor of Global Warming Is Real, explore how systemic flaws,…

Navigating International Crises: The Evolving Challenges for Humanitarian Organizations

January 27, 2025

Nate Hagens

In this episode, Nate Hagens talks with Birgitte Bischoff, the European Regional Director for The Red Cross, about her vision for the future of humanitarian work and the challenges and…

We’re in a polycrisis. Philanthropy should adopt a systems-focused approach.

January 25, 2025

Lior Ipp

The author discusses the interconnected nature of current global challenges, emphasizing the substantial impact of locally-led, systems-focused approaches in addressing multidimensional issues. He highlights the importance of early-stage local organizations’…

We live in times of multiple entwined crises – but our policy responses aren’t keeping up

January 23, 2025

Peter Bridgewater, Dirk S. Schmeller and Suraj Upadhaya

The authors discuss the inadequacy of current policies in addressing interconnected crises like biodiversity loss, climate change, and pollution. Drawing on two IPBES assessment reports, they argue that while these…

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About the Resource Library

The Polycrisis Resource Library includes resources that:

Comment on the polycrisis as a concept and as a present global reality
Undertake similar analysis using different—but related—concepts
Analyze crisis interactions among multiple global systems

Though not exhaustive, the Library strives to present a diverse representation of views on different aspects of the polycrisis discussion, and will be updated as that discussion evolves. Search for resources with the keyword search bar, or by using the drop-down menus to filter for type of resource, global systems addressed, and key themes.

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