Davos prepares a report and points out that the climate change and the biodiversity loss They are the biggest problems the world will face over the next decade. While disinformation and misinformation are considered the biggest risks in the next two years, environmental threats will be dominant over a ten-year period.
The report identified the four most serious risks that we will face over the next ten years, which are: extreme weather events, critical changes in Earth systems, biodiversity loss and collapse of ecosystems, and scarcity of natural resources. Pollution is also among the ten most severe risks.
Worryingly, the report notes that cooperation on pressing global issues could become increasingly scarce, highlighting the importance of fostering collaboration to address climate and natural emergencies.
Regarding the publication of the Global Risks Report 2024 of the World Economic Forum of DavosKirsten Schuijt, Director General of WWF International, commented: “The interrelated crises of climate change and the biodiversity loss They are among the most serious risks facing the world and cannot be addressed in isolation.
We have just experienced the hottest year on record, with lives and livelihoods devastated by scorching heatwaves and catastrophic floods and storms. Unless we take urgent action, the threat will only intensify, bringing us closer to inflicting irreversible damage on society and ecosystems.”
If we all work together to protect and better manage the Earth’s resources, we can turn the tide on nature loss and ensure a better future for the planet, our common home.
Governments and businesses can make 2024 the year they restore credibility and rebuild trust, moving towards meeting their climate and nature commitments by 2030; There is no time to lose. This is essential to safeguard the communities and nature that sustain us all.
The 2021 Global Risks Report from the World Economic Forum Davos identified that environmental issues continue to dominate the risk landscape, with two-thirds of global experts concerned about extreme weather events in 2024. Extreme climate conditions, critical changes in Earth systems, biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse, scarcity Natural resource depletion and pollution represent five of the 10 most serious risks perceived to be faced over the next decade.
Climate change and the loss of biodiversity are the most serious risks for the Planet
Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the Paris Agreement and the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
- The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework has the mission for the year 2030 to “take urgent measures to halt and reverse the biodiversity loss and put nature on the path to recovery.” Just over a year after their adoption, progress has been made in implementing National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) and the necessary funding has been slow. WWF is concerned that the pace and scale of the action does not live up to the promise of the agreement. WWF has published a set of criteria for ambitious NBSAPs in The NBSAP We Need.
- The Paris Agreement has the overall goal of keeping “the increase in global average temperature below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and promoting efforts “to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. He Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) The UN indicates that to limit global warming to 1.5 °C, greenhouse gas emissions must peak by 2025 at the latest and decline by 43% by 2030. While WWF celebrated With the recent commitment at COP28 to move away from fossil fuels as a meaningful measure, it is clear that for a liveable planet we need a complete phase-out of all fossil fuels, as well as much greater funding to help those who might be harmed.
- Ensuring that the climate and nature crises are addressed in an integrated way is essential for success. WWF’s recent Breaking Silos report sets out how national governments can strengthen synergies between their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and NBSAPs.
- The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by UN member states in 2015 focuses on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The most recent UN assessment found that despite progress in some areas, the SDGs were “in jeopardy” with half of the targets assessed showing “moderate or severe deviations from the desired trajectory”. The science is clear, achieving the SDG commitment depends on nature.