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I’m with Sheana Tambourgi, the Head of the World Economic Forum’s
Global Risk Network. Sheana, what are the main findings of the Global Risk 2010 report?
The main findings of the Global Risks 2010 report – the risks that we highlight
are focusing in on weakened fiscal positions that many economies find themselves in, and
related to this high unemployment and the traces that this will leave in many years
to come in certain societies and economies. Secondly we look at the under-investment in
infrastructure internationally, particularly in the areas of energy and agriculture as
being something which really needs to be addressed to avoid it becoming a greater source of risk.
Finally we look at aspect of chronic disease – in terms of public health and the
economic and societal impact of the rise in chronic disease across many types of economy.
How is all this information gathered?
We gather the information through a series of workshops, interviews, with experts
from the Forum’s network, and our partner institutes throughout the year. We also run
an annual global risks perception survey which feeds into the interconnections we display
in the report.
Why is report significant.
The significance of the report is particular in light of the events of the past two years
we may be in a more vulnerable situation to deal with the risks we know about –
the risks that we refer to in the report as creeping risks. Risks such as the fiscal crisis
have been on our radar since the very inception of the Report five years ago and are now really
coming to light and have become exacerbated by the events of the last two years. For us
the story we are telling in the report is one thatg we need to be more proactive –
stakeholders really need to come together from different groups to actually address
certain risks that we are aware of but what we don’t know is what might exacerbate
them in the future.
And how will the report be fed into the Annual Meeting in Davos?
The programme in Davos will take up the findings of the report in many ways, through different
sessions in both the public programme and in smaller meetings among different industry
and regional groups. The focus of the conversation in Davos is not just about the risk identification
but what can actually be done about them. How can they abe addressed in the coming year
and years ahead.