Global Risks and Resilience

I. Geopolitical and economic risks

1. Threats to individuals and businesses

• • hacking, identity theft, and the implications of surveillance for personal freedoms

  • political, economic and physical risks to global supply chain flows

2. New and emerging threats to the political and economic sovereignty of states

• • profit repatriation and tax avoidance by TNCs and wealthy individuals

  • disruptive technological innovations, such as drones and 3D printing

3. The correlation between increased globalization and renewed nationalism/tribalism

II. Environmental risks

1. Transboundary pollution (TBP) affecting a large area/more than one country

2. Environmental impacts of global flows at varying scales

• • localized pollution, including impacts along shipping lanes

  • carbon footprints for global flows of food, goods and people

3. Environmental issues linked with the global shift of industry

• • polluting manufacturing industries

  • food production systems for global agribusiness

III. Local and global resilience

1. The success of international civil society organizations in attempting to raise awareness about, and find solutions for, environmental and social risks associated with global interactions

2. Strategies to build resilience

• • re-shoring of economic activity by TNCs

  • use of crowd-sourcing technologies to build resilience by government and civil society

  • new technologies for the management of global flows of data and people, including cybersecurity and e-passports