The 15 Global Challenges provide a framework to assess the global and local prospects for humanity. Their description, with a range of views and actions to addressed each, enriched with regional views and progress assessments are updated each year, since 1996.
A short overview is published in the annual State of the Future,while continuous updates and details are available on the Global Futures Intelligence System website: https://themp.org.
The 15 Global Challenges are a result of continuous research, Delphi studies, interviews, and participantion of over 4,000 experts from around the world, since 1996 — see a short history.
Challenge 1 – Sustainable development and climate change
Challenge 2 – Clean water
Challenge 3 – Population and resources
Challenge 4 – Democratization
Challenge 5 – Global foresight and decision making