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Droughts pose major risks in North America

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NORTH AMERICA

A 22-year ‘megadrought’ in the US southwest is thought the worst in 1,200 years; Mexico is also feeling the heat.

Authoritarian appeal is rising in South America

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SOUTH AMERICA

With no ‘pure’ military regimes in place in this century, memories are fading

Coal sector symbolism will shape US energy policy

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UNITED STATES

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end his predecessor's 'war on coal' despite the industry's structural decline

Economic policymaking to dominate amid many elections

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WEF global risks report says that tech and climate risks are most feared globally but economic fears dominate nationally

Cities are at the forefront of global warming threats

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As cities become hotter, the threats they face are rapidly increasing, particularly for those near the coasts

Risks and opportunities, 2017: Part 1

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Geopolitical stress will be widespread as the world re-orders

Global humanitarian financing faces growing crisis

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INTERNATIONAL

Amid rapidly expanding levels of need, humanitarian financing is not keeping pace

African governments may face growing climate pressures

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AFRICA

Facing extreme weather events, Africans want more action to limit the impact of climate change

Green surge risks deepening Europe’s fault lines

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EU

As climate change issues moves to the centre, affordability risks alienating the ‘left behinds’ of the past decades

Climate change GDP risk is high regardless of income

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INT

A new study overrules past suggestions that poorer, tropical nations will lose more GDP to the impacts of climate change