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These are the biggest global risks in 2016

GLOBAL AND EMERGING RISKS

GLOBAL RISK INSIGHTS - KNOW YOUR WORLD

The Global Risks Report 2016

A preocupação pelos riscos globais - Perspectivas - HojeMacau - 11.02.2016 

“Two-thirds of our planet is covered with water (much of it seawater), yet the portion of the world population living in water-stressed conditions is set to rise from slightly more than half today to two-thirds in the 2020s. These conditions will be worse in some regions than others, with the United Nations projecting that 47 percent of the global population is likely to be living in areas reeling under “high” water stress by the end of the next decade. Water shortages already are bringing the battle between water conservation and economic development into sharp relief. Water scarcity, by promising to engender greater political and social upheaval, poses an existential threat to the Arab world, where water already seems a more valuable resource than oil or gas in several states.”

Water, Peace, and War: Confronting the Global Water Crisis

Brahma Chellaney

O “Fórum Económico Mundial ou Fórum de Davos” é uma fundação constituída em 1971, por Klaus Schwab, com sede em Genebra, que se reúne anualmente em Davos, com a presença dos líderes económicos, políticos e dos meios de comunicação social mundiais, representando o poder e as elites que dirigem e controlam o mundo.

O Fórum de Davos reuniu-se, entre 20 e 23 de Janeiro de 2016, e publica há uma década um “Relatório sobre Riscos Globais” muito importante, não apenas porque reflecte o pensamento e as intenções dessas elites, mas pelo que se pode extrair. O “Relatório sobre Riscos Globais de 2016” foi publicado a 14 de Janeiro de 2016, e é dirigido às classes dirigentes económicas e políticas, como preparação e adaptação aos riscos nele previstos.

We all like to believe that there is one fabulous event or one big deal in life that is going to dramatically change our lives. Part of the reason is that in today's world corporate advertisers try to convince us that the good life is just around the corner. Thus, it's easy to be seduced into thinking that something incredible will happen to us, so that from that point on, we can experience perpetual happiness along with problem-free lives.

There is a Zen story about two monks walking down a street after a heavy rain. Arriving at a corner, they came upon a beautiful girl in fine clothing unable to cross the muddy street without getting filthy.

“Here, I’ll help you,” said one monk. Lifting her in his arms, he carried her to the other side. The two monks walked in silence for a long time.

“We’ve sworn a vow of celibacy and are not supposed to go near women. It’s dangerous,” the second monk said to the first. “Why did you do that?”

Walk into practically any bar or other public place where there is a group of people and what will you hear? Whine, whine, whine - everywhere a whine. If some of these whines are yours, it's time to quit complaining. Nothing is as exhausting as sitting around whining about things - particularly about the unfairness of life. And nothing is as futile. In case you haven't noticed, true success and true happiness don't like whiners. Haplessly, the vast majority of human beings are stuck on this lower level of consciousness which entails complaining, criticizing, and other modes of negativity about how life isn't fair.