Climate crisis, social divides and uneven recovery top global risks in 2022: WEF -Xinhua
Climate crisis, social divides and uneven recovery top global risks in 2022: WEF -
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Climate crisis, social divides and uneven recovery top global risks in 2022: WEF -
The annual World Economic Forum (WEF) survey of global risks found that climate action failure, extreme weather, and biodiversity loss - were what worried experts most.
Many business leaders, politicians and academics are overwhelmingly pessimistic about the threat COVID-19 still poses even as the pandemic enters its third year. They worry that an uneven economic recovery could deepen divisions within societies and between countries.
Climate change was seen as the number one danger by respondents in the WEF’s annual risks report on Tuesday.
As the world enters the third year of the pandemic, the climate crisis, growing social divides, heightened cyber risks and uneven global recovery are the top global risks in 2022.