Monday, February 7, 2011

Time of More Complex Global Crises

... climate threat in rising number killed and displaced by extreme weather events, and increasing losses suffered by agriculture.
... 860 trillion dollars in speculative capital circulating around the globe... 13 times global GDP.
... aggravated by planetary misgovernance... the lack of institutions capable of dealing with global problems
... growing concentration of wealth has left two-thirds of humanity excluded from progress, living on just 6% of global income is not sustainable.
... it is not possible to continue forward on this 'environmental Titanic,' exhausting natural resources, 'the soil, the marine life'

WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: A Time of More Complex Global Crises - IPS ipsnews.net