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.

Polycrisis & Policy Brief Series

Rachel Ainsworth, Daniel Hoyer, Saheed A. Lawal, Malte Brosig, Faith Mabera and Sara Gianesello

This webinar explores how the ongoing polycrisis—marked by overlapping ecological, economic, political, and social stressors—continues to destabilize regions across Africa and the Middle East. Using Egypt as a focal point,…

The Steepness of the Slope

Stephen Pimentel

The author examines the mathematical and systemic nature of civilizational collapse, tracing how societies both ancient and modern follow what he calls the “Seneca Cliff”: a slow ascent of growth…

How and when will our civilization die?

Gunnar Rundgren

The author examines the trajectory of global capitalist civilization through the lens of systemic collapse, drawing on historical analogies, ecological constraints, and geopolitical scenarios. He argues against binary scenarios of…

2025 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI): Overlapping Hardships: Poverty and Climate Hazards

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

The 2025 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) examines the intersection of poverty and climate hazards. It overlays data on climate hazards and multidimensional poverty to assess how exposed poor people…

Future Risks Report 2025

AXA

The AXA Future Risks Report 2025 presents a comprehensive analysis of global risk perceptions, emphasizing how increasing social fragmentation is compounding systemic vulnerabilities across societies. The report identifies climate change,…

Artificial Intelligence, Integral Ecology, and the Planetary Polycrisis: Insights from Laudato Si’ and Laudate Deum for Sustainable and Just AI Governance

Ivan Efreaim Gozum and Arvin Eballo

The authors explore the ethical and ecological implications of artificial intelligence (AI) within the context of the planetary polycrisis. Applying the See–Judge–Act framework, the study assesses the ecological impacts and…

The Global Tipping Points Report 2025

Timothy M. Lenton, Manjana Milkoreit, Simon Willcock, Jesse F. Abrams, David I. Armstrong McKay, Joshua E. Buxton, Jonathan F. Donges, Sina Loriani, Nico Wunderling, Floor Alkemade, Mike Barrett, Sara Constantino, Tom Powell, Steven R. Smith, Chris A. Boulton, Donovan Dennis, Henk Dijkstra, Paul Pearce-Kelly, Patricia Pinho and Rosa M. Roman-Cuesta

The Global Tipping Points Report 2025 presents a comprehensive assessment of the escalating risks posed by irreversible changes in Earth’s systems due to human-driven climate and ecological pressures. With contributions…

What are the Risks of a Fragmented World?

Jay Sapsford, Gita Gopinath and Ania Coffey

In this episode of The Call, economist Gita Gopinath joins host Jay Sapsford to explore the growing challenges posed by global fragmentation. As geopolitical tensions escalate, trade disputes intensify, and…

Overshoot: Navigating a world beyond 1.5°C

Laurie Laybourn

In this four-part documentary series, Laurie Laybourn explores the significant challenges associated with exceeding the 1.5°C global warming threshold. Through interviews with a diverse range of contributors, including climate negotiators,…

Spatial Mobility Under Crisis: Policy Responses and Migration Dynamics in Five Countries

Lidan Lyu, Mengyao Cheng, Yu Chen and Xinwei Min

The authors examine how public health crises have reshaped migration governance and spatial mobility. Focusing on the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, China, Brazil, and Ghana, the study analyzes policy responses…

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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