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The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 says the biggest short-term risk stems from misinformation and disinformation. In the longer term, climate-related threats dominate the top 10 risks global populations will face. Two-thirds of global experts anticipate a multipolar or fragmented order to take shape over the next decade.
The report uses data from the Global Risks Perception Survey 2022-2023 to understand the risks the world is likely to face over the coming 10 years. The survey identifies the cost-of-living crisis as the most severe threat facing us over the next two years. Next is natural disasters and extreme weather events while geoeconomic confrontation ...
Even if the economic fallout remains comparatively contained, global growth is forecast to slow to 2.7% in 2023, with around one-third of the world’s economy facing a technical recession – the third-weakest growth profile in over 20 years. 18 This downturn will be led by advanced markets, with projected growth falling to 1.1% in 2023, while ...
Here is a guide to the 10 challenges, and why they matter to the world. Food security and why it matters. By 2050, the world must feed 9 billion people. Yet the demand for food will be 60% greater than it is today. The United Nations has set ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition, and promoting sustainable agriculture as ...
The latest survey showed that people think coronavirus is the biggest issue facing their country, followed by unemployment and then poverty and social inequality. Financial/political corruption and crime and violence complete the top 5. What's worrying the world. Image: Ipsos. Longer-term trends show that unemployment and poverty and social ...
Led this year by Somalia, Ethiopia, and Afghanistan, the 20 countries that form the 2023 Watchlist are emblematic of the challenges facing fragile and crisis-affected communities worldwide. Armed conflict, the climate crisis and economic turmoil are pushing a growing minority of the world’s population into ever deeper crisis.
These are the top risks facing the world in 2020. The Global Risks Report 2021 is the 16th edition of the Forum’s annual analysis and looks back at a year ravaged by a global pandemic, economic downturn, political turmoil and the ever-worsening climate crisis. The report explores how countries and businesses can act in the face of these risks.
Jonathan Wichmann. Reframing social and global problems could yield viable solutions to major issues such as climate change and gender inequality. Being able to identify patterns in how people tend to frame problems underpins this approach. Three such patterns include framing problems to avoid change, to blame individuals instead of the system ...
If businesses choose to use digital technologies in a responsible and sustainable way, it can indeed be a powerful force in solving the great challenges we face. Image: United Nations. Meeting these goals by 2030 will require a steady stream of innovations and the deployment of advanced digital technologies on a massive scale over a long time.
Global warming and conflict zones are among the main obstacles. The WHO released the top 10 global healthcare challenges in the coming decade. Global warming, conflict zones and unfair healthcare provision are among the main obstacles. Many healthcare challenges are interconnected and will require a coordinated international effort to overcome.