Five ways artificial intelligence can help crisis response In the aftermath of a crisis, timely data on damage and impact is essential The UNDP Crisis Bureau (CB) has developed Geographic Information System (GIS) tools that can provide quick insights into affected locations, populations, infrastructure, debris estimates and land use Key components for planning rescue and recovery efforts
These are the biggest global risks we face in 2024 and beyond War and conflict, polarized politics, a continuing cost-of-living crisis and the ever-increasing impacts of a changing climate are destabilizing the global order The key findings of the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 reflect these most pressing challenges faced by people in every region of the world
Global Risks Report 2025 - The World Economic Forum A sense of increasingly fragmented societies is reflected by four of the top 10 risks expected to present a material crisis in 2025 being societal in nature: Societal polarization (6% of respondents), Lack of economic opportunity or unemployment (3%), Erosion of human rights and or civic freedoms (2%) and Inequality (2%)
Costs for climate disasters to reach $145 billion in 2025 This weekly round-up contains the key nature and climate news from the past week Top nature and climate news: Insured loses from extreme weather to reach $145 billion in 2025; India and Pakistan face extreme heat; Climate crisis causes Arctic ecosystem upheaval
Globalization isnt finished – it can unlock new growth and beat the . . . The era of growing globalization between 1960 and the beginnings of the Global Financial Crisis in 2006-2007 reflected a positive-sum belief that globalization – including open markets, trade and cross-border flows of physical, intangible and financial capital – would produce net benefits All nations could be winners
1. Global Risks 2023: Today’s Crisis - The World Economic Forum Most respondents to the 2022-2023 Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS) chose “Energy supply crisis”; “Cost-of-living crisis”; “Rising inflation”; “Food supply crisis” and “Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure” as among the top risks for 2023 with the greatest potential impact on a global scale (Figure 1 1)
The top global health stories from 2024 | World Economic Forum The climate crisis could result in an additional 14 5 million deaths, $12 5 trillion in economic losses, and $1 1 trillion in extra costs to healthcare systems by 2050 Floods, droughts and heatwaves were highlighted as the three most acute climate risks for global health
Global Risks Report 2025 | World Economic Forum The 20th edition of the Global Risks Report 2025 reveals an increasingly fractured global landscape, where escalating geopolitical, environmental, societal and technological challenges threaten stability and progress
The key to solving the global water crisis? Collaboration The world is facing a water crisis – it’s estimated that by 2030 global demand for water will exceed sustainable supply by 40% Water is a highly complex and fragmented area That is why collaboration is key to helping solve this challenge, experts say
The most surprising long-term impacts of the 2008 financial crisis Policies after the crisis: Several countries took unprecedented and exceptional policy actions to support their economies after the 2008 financial meltdown These actions—specifically, quasi-fiscal measures to support the financial sector, including bank guarantees and capital injections—helped temper postcrisis output losses