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The Global Risks Landscape 2020
Figure II: The Global Risks Landscape 2020

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Likelihood Impact
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1 Extreme weather 1 Climate action failure
2 Climate action failure 2 Weapons of mass destruction
Economic
3 Natural disasters 3 Biodiversity loss
4 Biodiversity loss 4 Extreme weather Environmental
5 Human-made environmental disasters 5 Water crises
6 Data fraud or theft 6 Information infrastructure breakdown Geopolitical
7 Cyberattacks 7 Natural disasters
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9 Global governance failure 9 Human-made environmental disasters
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Source: World Economic Forum Global Risks Note: Survey respondents were asked to assess the likelihood of the individual global risk on a scale of
Source: World Economic Forum Global Risks
Note: Survey respondents were asked to assess the likelihood of the individual global risk on a scale of 1 to 5, 1
Perception Survey 2019–2020. 1 to 5, 1 representing a risk that is very unlikely to happen and 5 a risk that is very likely to occur. They
representing a risk that is very unlikely to happen and 5 a risk that is very likely to occur. They also assess the impact
Perception Survey 2019–2020. also assessed the impact of each global risk on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 representing a minimal impact and 5 a
on each global risk on a scale of 1 to 5 (1: minimal impact, 2: minor impact, 3: moderate impact, 4: severe impact and
catastrophic impact. To ensure legibility, the names of the global risks are abbreviated; see Appendix A for
5: catastrophic impact). See Appendix B for more details. To ensure legibility, the names of the global risks are
the full name and description.
abbreviated; see Appendix A for the full name and description.