🌎 Global Challenges & Sustainability

⚠️ WEF Global Risks Report 2025 – Extreme Weather, Climate Threats, and the Call for Global Cooperation

Ahead of its annual meeting in Davos, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has released the Global Risks Report 2025, highlighting the escalating threat of environmental crises.
The report underscores the need for international collaboration to tackle the rise in extreme weather events, climate-induced migration, and ecosystem collapse—all posing urgent risks to humanity and the planet.

📊 Global Risks Overview – A Cross-Domain Threat Map

The report categorizes risks across five major domains:

1. Economic
2. Environmental
3. Geopolitical
4. Societal
5. Technological

It evaluates their severity and likelihood across:

• Short-term (1–2 years)
• Long-term (10 years)

🌪️ Short-Term Risks (2025–2027)

• Extreme weather events are ranked as the second most severe risk
• Now among the top five risks in 28 countries (up from 24 last year)
• United States: Faces critical wildfire risks, especially in Los Angeles
  • Projected losses: Over $200 billion

🌍 Country-Level Impact

• 12 countries list extreme weather in their top three national threats
• Ranked #1 or #2 by:
  • Dominican Republic
  • Oman
  • Bangladesh
• Rising concern in:
  • Malawi
  • Mauritius
  • Other climate-vulnerable nations

This signals a growing global consensus on the urgency of environmental preparedness.

🌡️ Climate Change – The Risk Multiplier

• Drives multiple interconnected risks:
  • Extreme weather
  • Involuntary migration (Ranked 8th among short-term risks)
• 2024 reported as the warmest year on record by the World Meteorological Organization

These rising temperatures are amplifying natural disasters and threatening global stability.

🐾 Long-Term Environmental Risks

Ranked among the top 10 long-term global risks:

1. Biodiversity loss
2. Ecosystem collapse
3. Pollution

These risks are not isolated—they are deeply interconnected and can trigger irreversible damage to both nature and society.

🧪 Pollution – A Silent and Growing Threat

• Ranked 10th in long-term risks
• Impact areas:
  • Air pollution → Cardiovascular & respiratory diseases
  • Water pollution → Unsafe drinking sources
  • Soil pollution → Food chain contamination
• Current green initiatives often overlook pollution mitigation

The report warns: Neglecting pollution will weaken our ability to address broader environmental challenges.

🧭 Recommendations – A Call for Coordinated Action

To mitigate rising environmental threats, the WEF urges:

• Integrated climate strategies
• Stronger pollution regulation
• Support for vulnerable nations
• Enhanced global cooperation, particularly in risk hotspots

🕯️ We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors—we borrow it from our children. Now is the time to protect it.