20 0 60 40 80 100Share of responses (%) Risk governance FIGURE D.1 Source World Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Survey 2024-2025."Which approach(es) do you expect to have the most potential for driving action on risk reduction and preparedness over the next 10 years?" Financial instruments National and local regulations Minilateral treaties and agreements Development assistance Corporate strategies Global treaties and agreements Research and development Public awareness and education Multi-stakeholder engagement Note Respondents could select up to three responses from the following nine options: Financial instruments, National and local regulations, Minilateral treaties and agreements, Global treaties and agreements, Development assistance, corporate strategies, Research & development, Public awareness and education, Multi-stakeholder engagement.Adverse outcomes of AI technologies Adverse outcomes of frontier technologies (quantum, biotech, geoengineering) Asset bubble bursts Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse Biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons or hazards Censorship and surveillance Concentration of strategic resources (and technologies) Crime and illicit economic activity (incl. cyber) Critical change to Earth systems Cyber espionage and warfare Debt (public, corporate, household) Decline in health and wellbeing Disruptions to a systemically important supply chain Disruptions to critical infrastructure Economic downturn (recession, stagnation) Erosion of human rights and/or of civic freedoms Extreme weather events (ﬂoods, heatwaves, etc.) Geoeconomic confrontation (sanctions, tariffs, investment screening) Inequality (wealth, income) Infectious diseases Inﬂation Insufﬁcient public infrastructure and social protections Intrastate violence (riots, mass shootings, gang violence, etc.) Involuntary migration or displacement Lack of economic opportunity or unemployment Misinformation and disinformation Natural resource shortages (food, water) Non-weather related natural disasters (earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, solar ﬂares etc.) Online harms Pollution (air, soil, water, etc.) Societal polarization State-based armed conﬂict (proxy, civil wars, coups, terrorism, etc.) Talent and/or labour shortages Global Risks Report 2025 93