Water is an impact multiplier for sustainability and inextricably linked to climate change and the degradation of ecosystems. Ninety per cent of natural disasters are water-related – whether flood, drought, or super-storm – causing millions in damages annually. With each passing year, there are more record-setting wet and dry seasons, affecting livelihoods, creating supply chain […]
The benefits nature-based solutions can provide to both people and nature have been prominent at this year’s World Economic Forum (Davos). Two new World Economic Forum articles explore the important topics of how to fund nature-based solutions in urban areas and how Indigenous leadership can help to unlock the value of nature-based solutions. Read more here
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 […]
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 […]