{"id":77950,"date":"2021-01-23T10:46:44","date_gmt":"2021-01-23T05:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=77950"},"modified":"2021-03-04T17:00:39","modified_gmt":"2021-03-04T11:30:39","slug":"global-risk-report-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/global-risk-report-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Risk Report, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Why in News?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The World Economic Forum(WEF) has released the 16th edition of the Global Risk Report, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Report findings are based on the <strong>Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS)<\/strong>. GRPS was undertaken by more than 650 members of leadership communities of WEF (World Economic Forum).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aim: <\/strong>To highlight the risks and consequences of widening inequalities and increasing societal fragmentation,\u00a0 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2021 and over the next decade.<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key Takeaways:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-77929 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TOP-RISK.png?resize=492%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"TOP RISK\" width=\"492\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TOP-RISK.png?w=492&amp;ssl=1 492w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TOP-RISK.png?resize=300%2C244&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TOP-RISK.png?resize=150%2C122&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Top Risk by Impact:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The risk posed by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infectious<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">diseases has been ranked as no. 1 on the list of risks, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">while in 2020\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was listed at<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a010th place.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"Arial, Arial_MSFontService, sans-serif\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Impact of Covid-19:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The immediate human and economic cost of COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is huge.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> threatens to scale back years of progress on reducing global poverty and inequality<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It will also\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">damage social cohesion and global cooperation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Climate concerns:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Despite the impact of COVID-19, climate-related matters make up the bulk of this year&#8217;s risk list<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0report\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">has\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">describe<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">these threats\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as an existential threat to humanity.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Widening digital gaps:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Digitalization which was accelerated by the pandemic is widening the digital gap between individuals and across countries<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hereby\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">aggravating existing inequalities, polarization, and regulatory uncertainties.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Intensifying pressures on businesses:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">B<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">usinesses under increasing pressures from inward-looking national agendas, greater market concentration, and popular scrutiny and volatility.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Recommendations:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">According to the report, response to COVID-19 offers four governance opportunities to strengthen the overall resilience of countries, businesses, and the international community:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Formulating analytical frameworks\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that take a holistic and systems-based view of risk impacts.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Investing in high-profile risk champions\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to encourage national leadership and international cooperation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Improving risk communications<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and combating misinformation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\u25cf\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"12\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Exploring new forms of public-private partnership<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on risk preparedness.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weforum.org\/reports\/the-global-risks-report-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Article Source<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why in News? 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