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.

Coping with Polycrisis and Systemic Risks: New Approaches to Assessment and Governance

Ortwin Renn (Moderator), Thomas Reuter, Pia-Johanna Schweiter, Huan Liu, Guoyi Han, Jonathan Donges and Reinhard Mechler

In this webinar, hosted by the World Academy of Art and Science and its EXTRA initiative, experts explored the interconnected nature of global crises and the systemic risks emerging from…

U.S. Adults’ Perceptions of Six Possible Global Threats and Hazards

Robert Bozick, Andrew M. Parker and Henry H. Willis

In this brief report, RAND presents the public’s perceptions of six categories of risk using data from a survey fielded to a nationally representative sample of 8,793 adults from the…

Savvy, Skeptical ‘Polycrisis Shoppers’ Are Browsing Your Aisles – Here’s What to Do

Phil Lempert

The author examines how the polycrisis is reshaping consumer behaviour and the food industry. Amid inflation, climate-driven crop failures, and global supply chain disruptions, a new type of consumer has…

AI for a Planet Under Pressure

Victor Galaz, Maria Schewenius, Jonathan F. Donges, Ingo Fetzer, Erik Zhivkoplias, Wolfram Barfuss, Louis Delannoy, Lan Wang-Erlandsson, Maximilian Gelbrecht, Jobst Heitzig, Jonas Hentati-Sundberg, Christopher Kennedy, Nielja Knecht, Romi Lotcheris, Miguel Mahecha, Andrew Merrie, David Montero, Timon McPhearson, Ahmed Mustafa, Magnus Nyström, Juan C. Rocha, Masahiro Ryo, Samuel T. Segun, Anna B. Stephenson, Elizabeth Tellman, Felipe Tobar and Alice Vadrot

The report AI for a Planet Under Pressure examines the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to address the contemporary polycrisis by supporting research and decision-making across interconnected sustainability challenges. Synthesizing…

Tackling the Complex Links Between Climate Change, Conflict, and Health

Barbora Šedová and Andrew Haines

The authors underscore the urgent need to address the interconnected threats of climate change, conflict, and health. They highlight how these threats not only cause direct harm, such as heat-related…

The Weaponization of Emerging Technologies and Their Impact on Global Risk: A Perspective from the PfPC Emerging Security Challenges Working Group

Jean-Marc Rickli and Gëzim Vllasi

The authors examine how emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, quantum computing, and neurotechnology, are reshaping global security risks. The study argues that traditional threat-based security models are…

Decolonizing Mental Health in the Polycrisis: Pathways Toward Neuro-Decolonization

Cash Ahenakew, Sharon Stein, Vanessa Andreotti, Ninawa Inu Huni Kui, Lisa Taylor, Stacey Prince, Jaya Ramesh, Chelsea Williams, Rene Suša, Rose Vukovic and Claudia Diaz-Diaz

The authors argue that the root causes and drivers of the polycrisis lie within the modern/colonial system. Drawing on the work of Yellow Bird and collaborations with Indigenous communities in…

The Global Polytunity

Yuen Yuen Ang

In this article, Yuen Yuen Ang introduces the concept of polytunity as a counter-narrative to the prevailing discourse of polycrisis. Rather than viewing overlapping global disruptions as signs of inevitable…

Global Risk Review

The Centre for the Study of Wicked Problems

The October Global Risk Review Report provides an analysis of emerging geopolitical, economic, and humanitarian risks, emphasizing the interconnected nature of contemporary crises. It examines rising political violence, institutional fragility,…

The European Union in the Age of Polycrisis: Italian Public Opinion in Comparative Perspective

Giuliano Bobba and Antonella Seddone

The authors explore how public attitudes toward the European Union have evolved in the age of polycrisis. Through a comparative analysis of Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, and Sweden, the…

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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