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October 24, 2022

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I väntan på en ny webbplats kommer sedan slutet av oktober 2022 denna svenska version av Global Challenges Foundations webbplats inte att uppdateras. Aktualiteter, information om kommande seminarium, nya rapporter, policy briefs osv kommer istället att hittas på webbplatsens förstasida på engelska. Det går även att hålla sig uppdaterad genom att följa oss på sociala […]

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Our Executive Director Jens Orback discusses the launch of the Climate Governance Commission with:

- Magnus Jiborn, Head of Research at Global Challenges Foundation
- Linda Burenius, Head of Development at Global Challenges Foundation
- Maja Groff, International lawyer and Convener of the Climate Governance Commission

Introduction and launch of the Climate Governance Commission report Governing our Climate Future

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7mo

The impact of an asteroid has wrecked life on Earth before. The extinction of the dinosaurs because of an asteroid hitting the planet is the most well-known event, but it is not the only planet busting asteroid in history.

Asteroids might be difficult to deflect, but humanity has recently started working on mitigating this risk. After all, the issue of global catastrophic risks is that they might be rare, but they are menacing on a very long timescale. Sooner or later, we will have to face them.

Asteroids that might hit Earth

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7mo

Ecosystems are the foundation for human life. They perform a range of functions, generally referred to as environmental services, without which human societies and economies would not operate at their current level.

Although little studied, new evidence is emerging on “ecosystem collapse” due to among other factors, human pressure, and climate impact. Under such conditions, soil quality, freshwater supplies and biodiversity diminish drastically, while agricultural capacity plummets and daily human living conditions deteriorate significantly.

The annual Global Catastrophic Risk report explains global catastrophic risks and global governance.

Compromising sustainability, approaching ecological collapse

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7mo

Augusto Lopez-Claros is Executive Director and Chair of the Global Governance Forum. He is an international economist with over 30 years of experience in international organizations, including most recently at the World Bank. In 2018 he was one of the awardees in the New Shape Prize competition.

In this video he is interviewed by Waldemar Ingdahl about the GGF:s partnership with the Global Challenges Foundation. What has the GGF been able to achieve through a partnership with the GCF?

Testimonial of the Global Governance Forum

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In this briefing, Brigitte Hugh and Erin Sikorsky guide us through the main topics and show us the key moments for climate security in 2022.

Climate security in 2022

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7mo

In this new briefing from the Global Challenges Foundation, Richard Gowan guides us through the current situation and main factors affecting nuclear and multilateral security of 2022.

2022 Nuclear & multilateral security

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8mo

Unlike nuclear weapons, which require rare materials and complex engineering, biological and chemical weapons can be developed at a comparatively low cost, placing them within the reach of most or all states as well as organized non-state actors. How big are the risks? How can this type of weapon be controlled? What is being done currently to control them?

Biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction

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Jens Orback congratulates and discusses with Dr. Karem Roitman, director of Thinkers MeetUp and Stuart Lloyd, constructor of the winning submission at the Thinkers MeetUp. Thinkers MeetUp is the winner of the Global Challenges Foundation’s competition How is it Governed 2021.

Thinkers Meetup - winner of How is it Governed 2021

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Discussing needed development in global governance to face existential risks. Moderator Jens Orback, Executive Director Global Challenges Foundation is joined at the New Shape Forum 2021 by:

- Johanna Lissinger Peitz, Stockholm +50 Ambassador and Senior Advisor at the Ministry of the Environment/Swedish Government Offices

- Natalie Samarasinghe, Director of the UN Association in the UK

- Folke Tersman, Professor of Practical Philosophy at Uppsala University

- Pelle Enarsson, Senior Advisor at the UN Foundation

The need for global governance structures to mitigate risks - walk and talk

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