The new report ‘Global megatrends assessment’, published by the EEA, complements the global megatrends briefings included in The European environment — state and outlook 2015 (SOER 2015) by providing substantially more in-depth information and data on each megatrend.

The 11 global megatrends assessed include:

1. Diverging global population trends
2. Living in an urban world
3. Changing disease burdens and risks of pandemics
4. Accelerating technological change
5. Continued economic growth?
6. An increasingly multipolar world
7. Intensified global competition for resources
8. Growing pressures on ecosystems
9. Increasingly severe consequences of climate change
10. Increasing environmental pollution
11. Diversifying approaches to governance 

In assessing key drivers, trends and implications for Europe, it aims to provide an improved basis for strategic European environmental policymaking.

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