January 2023 Global Risks Report 2023 Today's Crisis 1 Global Risks 2023: Today’s Crisis 1.1 Current crises With the global landscape dominated by manifesting that are likely to be most severe in two years, risks, we introduce this year three time frames for and 3) risks that are likely to be most severe in 10 understanding global risks: 1) current crises (i.e. years. This chapter address the outlook for the global risks which are already unfolding), 2) risks 昀椀rst two time frames. Most respondents to the FIGURE 1.1 Currently manifesting risks “Please rank the top 5 currently manifesting risks in order of how severe you believe their impact will be on a global level in 2023” Higher no. of respondents Energy supply crisis Cost-of-living crisis Rising inflation Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure Food supply crisis Disruptions in global supply chains for non-food goods epsondents Weaponization of e of r economic policy Failure to set and meet Shar Debt crisis national net-zero targets Weakening of human rights Continued waves of COVID-19 Structural failures Deployment of nuclear weapons in health systems Deployment of chemical and biological weapons Ranking Higher ranking Risk categories Economic Environmental Geopolitical Societal Technological Source World Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Survey 2022-2023. Global Risks Report 2023 13