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26 Jan 2017

World Economic Forum flags up water as a key global risk – Extreme Weather & Water 2nd & 3rd

The World Economic Forum has published the 12th Edition of its Global Risks Report for 2017 – with environmental concerns more prominent than ever and water flagged up as a key risk. For the past seven editions of the report, a cluster of interconnected environment-related risks – including extreme weather events, climate change and water […]

26 Jan 2016

Global Risk Challenge Davos report – Climate change & Water figure highly

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WEF Report: A catastrophe caused by climate change is seen as the biggest potential threat to the global economy in 2016, according to a survey of 750 experts conducted by the World Economic Forum. The annual assessment of risks conducted by the WEF before its annual meeting in Davos on 20-23 January showed that global […]