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Jan 10, 2024 · The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 says the biggest short-term risk stems from misinformation and disinformation. In the longer term, climate-related threats dominate the top 10 risks global populations will face. Two-thirds of global experts anticipate a multipolar or fragmented order to take shape over the next decade.
Mar 15, 2022 · The World Economic Forum and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization have published a roadmap to help countries accelerate inclusive food systems innovation. There is a $15.2 billion funding gap for food system innovation that could support ending hunger, keeping emissions within 2°C and reducing water use by 10%.
Jan 12, 2017 · Here are five steps towards achieving Zero Hunger: Put those furthest behind first: To realize the full potential of our globalized economy, national governments must expand social protection schemes for the most vulnerable. Providing this opportunity for equitable economic growth will raise the purchasing power of the poorest 2 billion people ...
Jan 17, 2023 · Sentiment is turning towards deglobalisation. The rise of globalisation was never entirely smooth or assured. The reduction of global trade that was bookended by the two world wars was followed by 60 years of increased globalisation. This included the hyper-globalisation period from 1990 to 2008. However, the 2008 financial crisis, trade wars ...
Jan 15, 2018 · The IoT can potentially: - Improve the yield from harvesting and storage. Up to 30 to 40% of production can be lost before food even reaches the market, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates. This is especially a problem in the developing world.
Dec 21, 2023 · For example, a mandate to build new plastic products using at least 30% recycled plastic would cut plastic pollution by 29%. Requiring in the UN Plastics Treaty that all new plastic products include a minimum of 30% recycled plastic would alone reduce the amount of plastic pollution generated every year by approximately 29% in 2050.
The world's political landscape in 2030 will look considerably different to the present one. Nation states will remain the central players. There will be no single hegemonic force but instead a handful of countries – the U.S., Russia, China, Germany, India and Japan chief among them – exhibiting semi-imperial tendencies.
Nov 19, 2021 · The Tesla founder has offered to pay to end world hunger if the UN explains how it would spend his money. Responding to the challenge, the UN's World Food Programme has produced a detailed plan to stave off global famine. The UN’s $6.6 billion proposal could help 42 million vulnerable people survive 2022.
Jun 11, 2024 · The global gender gap score in 2024 for all 146 countries included in this edition stands at 68.5% closed. Compared against the constant sample of 143 countries included in last year’s edition, the global gender gap has been closed by a further +.1 percentage point, from 68.5% to 68.6%. When considering the 101 countries covered continuously ...
Oct 27, 2023 · Steven Grattan. Deforestation increased by 4% in 2022, meaning the world is 21% off track to end deforestation by 2030. Efforts to preserve old-growth tropical forests are 33% off track, with 4.1 million hectares lost in 2022. WWF calls for tackling the systemic threats to forests, deliver the funding needed to protect and restore them, and ...
