The European Climate Risk Assessment identifies 36 major climate risks threatening Europe’s energy and food security, ecosystems, infrastructure, water resources, financial stability, and public health. The report emphasizes that many of these risks have already reached critical levels and could become catastrophic without urgent action. It highlights how climate risks, compounded by human-induced climate change […]
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The GAR 2024 report examines current and emerging trends through forensic analysis of ten recent disasters, identifying key drivers of vulnerability such as poverty, inequality, unplanned urbanization, and weak enforcement of environmental and safety standards. It underscores the urgent need to shift from reactive responses to proactive, long-term, and risk-informed strategies. The report calls for
This 19th edition of the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Risk Report is based on a risk perception survey conducted with nearly 1500 experts from academia, government, business, and civil society. Chapter 1 focuses on three risks that have grown of increasing concern over the next two years: false information, interstate violent conflict, and economic
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The World Migration Report 2024 provides updated global and regional migration statistics and offers in-depth analysis of the complex and interconnected drivers of migration. A central focus of the report is the interlinkages between climate change, food insecurity, and human mobility. It emphasizes the need for contextual, equity-focused interventions that account for local realities, gender
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This report explores the critical role of resilience in achieving sustainable development within the context of an increasingly complex set of threats resulting from the deepening climate crisis and other hazards.
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This report provides an overview of the main sources of catastrophic AI risk, organized into four categories: malicious use, AI race, organizational risk, and rogue AIs. It presents illustrative scenarios that demonstrate how these risks could lead to catastrophic outcomes or even pose existential threats. The report emphasizes that while the emerging risks of AI
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The report examines how the polycrisis challenges the European Union’s sustainability transition. It focuses on transformative resilience, the ability to absorb, adapt to, and anticipate shocks while driving systemic change. The report explores how this approach can strengthen sustainability policies in three key areas: the energy transition, circular economy, and just transition. It proposes governance
This report identifies hazards that, when combined with corresponding vulnerabilities and exposures, could lead to global and existential catastrophes. It aims to gather governance insights on risk cascades through a review of the literature, an expert survey, and consultations with experts.
This report highlights the surge in global public debt, aggravated by a series of cascading crises in recent years. It also underscores how the growing debt burden disproportionately impacts developing countries, where public resources are increasingly diverted from essential development needs to service debt compromising their ability to react to emergencies, tackle climate change and
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The authors explore how leadership approaches in defense—focused on resilience, situational rehearsal, and initiative—offer insights for civilian leaders facing the polycrisis. Drawing on workshops and interviews with senior United Kingdom defense personnel, the study highlights how these strategies, grounded in team ethos and organizational structure, can help navigate the escalating risks of the climate and
