2019年12月2日 · Lake Chad is in the Sahel, the vast semi-arid region south of the Sahara desert. The area is particularly sensitive to drought, and historically the lake has fluctuated dramatically in size during prolonged dry periods. But data from NASA Earth Observatory and others demonstrate the extent it has declined in the last half century.

2025年1月7日 · The year 2025 unfolds amid ongoing transformations in global labour markets. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, rising cost of living, geopolitical conflicts, the climate emergency and economic downturns have added further turbulence …

2020年9月4日 · Nearly 70% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals highlight the need to ensure these cities are safe and sustainable for all.

2023年5月8日 · In developing this report, the working group carried out a country context risk analysis that shows Nigeria’s biggest risks in scaling the sector are complications with currency convertibility, financing structures, the availability and affordability of technology supply and technical know-how in the renewable energy sectors.

2025年1月15日 · The current and short-term risks landscape described in Chapter 1 may be exacerbated in terms of severity as the world moves towards 2035 – unless we collectively act on such foresight today and work collaboratively across all stakeholder groups towards a more promising future.

2024年12月16日 · With major companies launching AI agents, a new report explains the risks and benefits of these smart assistants that require minimal human supervision.

2025年1月3日 · Scientists say the trees grow best in their home in the Sierra Nevada mountains. But a recent study in the United Kingdom has found that giant sequoias, introduced to the country 160 years ago, are well adapted to the milder climate and are growing at …

2015年9月24日 · The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no …

2022年11月1日 · Glaciologist Karma warns of the threat of a 'tsunami in the sky' causing another glacial lake outburst flood. Image: UNDP Glaciologist Karma calls that danger ‘a tsunami in the sky’, a threat that is brewing in these mountains that could lead to another glacial lake outburst flood, also known as GLOF.

2025年1月3日 · This includes its work with the London School of Economics on net-zero pathways that will deliver economic growth and prosperity, with the School of Governance at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa, to convene leading …