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Global Risks Report 2020

  • Preface
  • Executive Summary
  • Global Risks 2020: An Unsettled World
  • The Fraying Fundamentals
  • A Decade Left
  • Save the Axolotl
  • Wild Wide Web
  • False Positive
  • Methodology
  • Acknowledgements
  • Survey Results
    • The Global Risks Landscape 2020
    • The Global Risks Interconnections Map 2020
    • The Global Shapers Risk Landscape 2020
    • Risks for Doing Business 2019
  • Blogs and Opinions
  • Shareable Infographics
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  • Preface
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  • Methodology
  • Acknowledgements
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    • The Global Risks Landscape 2020
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  • Preface
  • Executive Summary
  • Global Risks 2020: An Unsettled World
  • The Fraying Fundamentals
  • A Decade Left
  • Save the Axolotl
  • Wild Wide Web
  • False Positive
  • Methodology
  • Acknowledgements
  • Survey Results
    • The Global Risks Landscape 2020
    • The Global Risks Interconnections Map 2020
    • The Global Shapers Risk Landscape 2020
    • Risks for Doing Business 2019
  • Blogs and Opinions
  • Shareable Infographics
  • Press Release

The Global Risks Report 2020

The 15th edition of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report is published as critical risks are manifesting. The global economy is facing an increased risk of stagnation, climate change is striking harder and more rapidly than expected, and a fragmented cyber space threatens the full potential of next generation technologies — all while citizens worldwide protest political and economic conditions, and voice concerns about systems that exacerbate inequality. The challenges before us demand immediate collective action, but fractures within the global community appear to only be widening. Stakeholders need to act quickly and with purpose within an unsettled global landscape. For an overview of the report’s contents, please see the Executive Summary.

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Global Risks 2020: An Unsettled World

The world cannot wait for the fog of geopolitical and geo-economic uncertainty to lift. Opting to ride out the current period in the hope that the global system will “snap back” runs the risk of missing crucial windows to address pressing challenges. On key issues such as the economy, the environment, technology and public health, stakeholders must find ways to act quickly and with purpose within an unsettled global landscape.

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    Preface

    Børge Brende

      The Fraying Fundamentals

      Risks to Economic Stability and Social Cohesion

        A Decade Left

        Confronting Runaway Climate Threat

          Save the Axolotl

          Dangers of Accelerated Biodiversity Loss

            Wild Wide Web

            Consequences of Digital Fragmentation

              False Positive

              Health Systems under New Pressures

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