The World Economic Forum published a report, which highlights this year’s global risks. Among them are an eventual worsening of the economy, with an increase in the cost of living, a “hiatus” in measures to contain climate change and social polarization.
The entity prepared a list of risks in the short and long term. In the two-year horizon, a possible crisis due to the rise in the cost of living is mentioned, in a context of higher global inflation, natural disasters and extreme weather events, geoeconomic confrontations and the failure to mitigate climate change.
Also cited in this shorter-term scenario are the erosion of social cohesion and the polarization of society, incidents with large-scale damage to the environment, failure to adapt to climate change, the spread of crime in the cyber world and worsening security. in this environment, in addition to natural resource crises and large-scale voluntary immigration.
In the ten-year horizon, they mention, among others, the risk of failure to mitigate climate change and adapt to it, natural disasters, loss of biodiversity; large-scale involuntary immigration and crises in natural resources, among others.
The World Economic Forum warns against the risk of “polycrises”, defined as a set of related and intermingling global risks, with the total impact exceeding the sum of each part. In this context, it advocates a structured approach to identify potential futures of the type and prepare to mitigate these problems. It also highlights the importance of cooperation in order to further strengthen preparedness to deal with global risks.
Source: CNN Brasil
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