Risks Perceptions Report 2020

As humanity’s size and impact on the planet grows, so too do the risks we face. Global risks are becoming increasingly complex and interrelated, challenging the ability of any one community to accurately and legitimately appraise them. The Risks Perceptions Report aims to bring the voices of scientists into the growing dialogue on global risks by capturing and synthesizing input from the global change science community. This community spans physical, natural and social sciences and its explicit focus on interactions amongst natural and social systems provides a unique perspective that can help to deepen our understanding of global risks and their interconnections. In this report, we summarize key findings from a survey on global risks perceptions of over 200 global change scientists from 52 countries around the world conducted through the Future Earth Global Risks Perceptions Initiative.