1. Fragile Societies under Pressure.
- Why is the social fragility rising socio-economic
inequality within countries?
- What are
the effects associated with climate change?
“Among the
members of OECD, the average income of the richest 10% has now grown to about
nine times that of the poorest 10%”
“The spread of connectivity enables protest movements to mount more
quickly, increasing the risk of unrest and violence that could easily spill
over from individual countries to affect the global economy”
“States will need to mitigate this risk through policies to make growth more
inclusive: providing public goods and services such as social protection,
hospitals, schools, transport and telecommunications infrastructure”
2. Growing
Worries about Conflict.
- What is
the most likely high-impact risk over the next 10 years or indeed perhaps even
sooner?
- How the link between many forms of global crime and
corruption and their impact on global security, extremism, terrorism, and
fragile grown up?
“Disillusion
about globalization is leading to more self-interested foreign policies in
combination with a rise in national
sentiment fuelled in part by the social pressures described above.”
“Over past
years, the links between many forms of global crime and corruption and their
impact on global security, extremism, terrorism and fragile states have only
grown stronger, and it is critical to acknowledge and address them through more
effective policies that curb illegal financial flows, foster transparent
governance and build capacity around anti-crime efforts at the national and
local levels.”
3. Economic Risks: Out of the Spotlight.
- How the global economy recently grows up?
- Why in many countries public debt levels are still
high? And related to what?
“Since the financial crisis, the use of expansionary monetary
policy – such as quantitative easing and zero interest rates – has not had the
expected impact of significantly increasing credit availability in the real
economy, instead leading to a reflation of asset prices”
“The risks of a failure of a major
financial mechanism or institution and fiscal crises are perceived as equally impactful and likely
as in last year’s report ,yet other risks, such as water crises, interstate
conflict and the failure of climate-change adaptation, have taken center
stage.
4. Environment – High Concern, Little Progress.
- Over the past decade, how is the awareness regarding
the threats posed by environmental change to social, political, and economic
security?
- Did the US National Intelligence Council identified the
nexus of food, water, energy and climate change as one of four overarching mega
trends?
“Agriculture
already accounts for on average 70% of total water consumption and, according
to the World Bank, food production will need to increase by 50% by 2030 as the
population grows and dietary habits change”
“ Strong evidence of the effects of climate change is already
apparent, in terms of sea level rise, shrinking glaciers, warmer oceans and the
increasing frequency of weather extremes.”
5. Technological Risks: Back to the Future
- What is the thing lead to the risk of large-scale cyber
attacks continue to think above average on both dimensions of impact and
likelihood?
- What are the effects of the complexity of addressing
risks?
“While this will deliver innovation, the prospect of many
large players across multiple industries being forced to change so radically at
the same time raises potential systemic risks such as large-scale disruption in
labor markets and volatility in financial markets”
6. Preparedness at the Regional Level Is Different- Why Europe population involuntary migration and profound social instability?
- How Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East and North Africa profound social instability?
- How East Asia and the Pacific are perceived as least prepared for interstate conflict and failure of urban planning?
- How failure of urban planning affect to the first three risks in East Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and South Asia?
“North America identifies failure/shortfall of critical infrastructure, large-scale cyber attacks and failure of climate-change adaptation as the three risks for which it is least prepared. Major breakdowns of infrastructure in the wake of Super storm Sandy and the sheer number of cyber attacks illustrate the low level of preparedness.”
“Sub-Saharan Africa is considered least prepared for infectious diseases and unemployment. Both are of key importance given recent events and the fact that strong population growth is expected to exacerbate unemployment in the coming years, despite expected economic growth”





