Competence Centre on Foresight

Human activity has negative effects on the natural environment and makes it impossible for ecosystems to regenerate.

The negative impacts of climate change on our lives is increasing.

Anthropogenic (i.e. human origin) greenhouse gas emissions are increasing, largely driven by economic and population growth.

Continued unabated, anthropogenic pollution and greenhouse gas emissions will further increase changing climate patterns.

Fundamental changes in the way we live are necessary to stop the continuation of global warming and to prevent its worst effects.

Trend: Public support increases A trend indicates a direction of change in values and needs which is driven by forces and manifests itself already in various ways within certain...

Impact assessment of interlinkages between the megatrends: Changing security paradigm, Climate change and environmental degradation, Aggravating resource scarcity, Increasing significance of migration and Growing consumerism.

Millions of people could be displaced due to extreme weather events, particularly in developing countries with low income. Of the estimated 971 million people -- over...

Higher temperatures have resulted in range expansions for key disease carriers, such as mosquitoes. The incidence of malaria, dengue, and haemorrhagic fever is correlated with temperature, precipitation, and humidity...

Due to rising temperatures, glaciers and ice caps have been melting and as a result sea levels as well as temperatures have been rising. Oceans take up over...