WEF: Climate failure and social crisis Top Global Risks 2022

Climate risks dominate global concerns as the world enters the third year of the pandemic. According to the Global Risks Report 2022, while the top long-term risks relate to climate, the top shorter-term global concerns include societal divides, livelihood crises and mental health deterioration. Additionally, most experts believe a global economic recovery will be volatile and uneven over the next three years. Now in its 17th edition, the report – developed with the support of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Advisory Board – explores four areas of emerging risk: cybersecurity; competition in space; a disorderly climate transition; and migration pressures,