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The global risks

The mission of the Global Challenges Foundation is to prevent, or at least reduce the likelihood, of a catastrophe that would cause the death of over 10% of humanity, or cause damage on a similar scale. This is known as a global catastrophic risk.

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Podcast Learning from success stories in addressing global catastrophic risks

The world is facing risks with potentially catastrophic consequences. Most recently, COVID-19 has shown the devastating effects of...

Governing our climate future

Interim Report of The Climate Governance Commission 2021 Humanity is facing one of its gravest crises ever, but...

New Shape Forum 2021

Exploring Global Climate Governance Solutions Join us at our annual New Shape Forum to explore and discuss our...

Partnerships

Global challenges require global cooperation. We will not come up with and implement the perfect solution to the world’s greatest challenges on our own. In fact, nobody will.

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The Global Challenges Foundation wants to see new global governance models that can help mitigate or eliminate global...

Partnerships

Global challenges require global cooperation. We will not come up with and implement the perfect solution to the...
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Education

Global catastrophic risks call for pressing action today, but also require a broader long-term shift in the way...

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There is much to learn from the success stories in #environment #policy. Listen to our podcast w/ @OrbackJens @MatsEngstrom @AAbdenur to understand how good...
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Unlike nuclear weapons, which require rare materials and complex engineering, biological and chemical weapons can be developed at a comparatively low cost. Download @kaneview report...
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Global Challenges Foundation13 hours ago

Our times call for truth telling. This changing atmosphere opens a great opportunity for journalists to work more closely with the UN, and play a...

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As the growing threats of war, weapons of mass destruction and climate change increase the need for a form of global government that can protect...
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Global Challenges Foundation19 hours ago

What key structural changes are needed for the UN to effectively address the greatest challenges of our time?

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What key structural changes are needed for the UN to effectively address the greatest challenges of our time? The UN Charter should be revised to...
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Global Challenges Foundation2 days ago

Without journalists and without access we would be without perspective, without context, and in some cases, without the truth.

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The public has a right to know what is happening around them. But in a world that is increasingly global, where facts are often unclear...
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