Like every year World Economic Forum (WEF) presented its Global Risk Reportwhich is conducted with the participation of 1,500 experts from around the world, from academia, government, civil society and business, to highlight the biggest problems and their consequences global that will have to be faced 2024.
Highlighting Changes climate, demographic change, technology and geopolitics as dynamic structural forces undermining global stability, the WEF argues that the implications of these points They already affect billions of people. “extreme weather conditions, AI-generated misinformationcost of living crisis, cyber attacks And socio-political polarization They’re already on us.
To develop a report, not only a specific problem within the rating is highlighted, but also its relationship with other problems, creating a network of risks that will be hidden in the current year and, due to the structure of the report, throughout the year. next two years and later next ten.
Thus, main risk In the next two years it will be disinformation, which takes first place for the first time in history, is largely due to the presidential elections that will determine many countries for the next few years. Likewise, the democratization of technological tools is opening new doors to synthetic content creation and distribution channels that are more democratized than at any other point in history.
They follow him extreme weather conditionssocial polarization, cybersecurity and interstate armed conflicts. The top 10 is rounded out by lack of economic opportunity, inflation, migration involuntaryeconomic recession and environmental pollution.
However, in 10 years the panorama will become much clearer where efforts to improve our existence should go, bearing in mind first of all the problems in environmental issue.
The greatest risk, according to the study authors, will be extreme weather conditions, followed by critical changes in Earth systemslost and ecosystem collapse And lack of natural resources.
In fifth place is disinformation again, and in sixth place are the unfavorable results of technologies integrating artificial intelligence. Forced migration, cybersecurity, social polarization and environmental pollution also remain in the top ten. challenges to be faced in 2034 according to the current global panorama studied by the WEF.
Fully available for free on the Forum’s official website. The report lists the 34 most pressing risks in the world for 2024. and for the next 10 years, calling on national and international institutions to act in favor of reducing the consequences of these risks in modern society.
To talk about it Manuel RiveraCEO Nect Groupshared in ‘Aristegui Live‘ an explanation of some of these points and their possible implications for the future. Candle full interview Here: