The World Economic Forum points to a grim 2034

It doesn’t have to be that way, but it will be unless we develop the institutions, capacities, and will for a different future. That is a political choice.

In the report, extreme weather events are defined as 'loss of human life, damage to ecosystems, destruction of property, and/or financial loss due to extreme weather events.' They are 'inclusive of land-based (wildfires), water-based (floods), and atmospheric and temperature-related (heat-waves) events, writes David Crane. Photograph courtesy of Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc, DND

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

January 29, 2024

TORONT—The World Economic Forum has once again published its Global Risks Report, which outlines the major uncertainties that experts and decision-makers from around the world see for th...

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