• The 2026 global risks outlook is marked by pervasive uncertainty.
•  Extreme weather has dropped from 2nd place to 4th place in the two-year outlook, but remains the most severe long-term (10-year) risk.

About Global Risks Report 2026:
Source: The report is based on insights from the Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS), which gathers input from over 1,300 global leaders and experts, covering a list of 33 key global risks.

• The report also used the WEF’s Executive Option Survey (EOS 2026) to identify risks that pose the most severe threats to each country over the next two years.

Key Components: GRPS 2025-26 featured 4 key components, including risk landscape, consequences, risk governance, and outlook.
Key Time Horizons: This annual edition of the report examines global risks across 3 time horizons i.e. immediate (2026); short-to-medium term (to 2028) and long term(2036), revealing a reprioritisation of threats in the near future.
Top Risks in Long Term: The report highlighted that extreme weather events emerged as the most significant risks in the long term (up to 2036); followed by biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse (2nd); critical change to earth systems(3rd); misinformation and disinformation (4th)and adverse outcomes of AI technologies (5th), among others.
Key Risks Faced by India :The report has identified cyber insecurity as the major risk faced by India; followed by other risks which include inequality (wealth, income); insufficient public services and social protections (such as: education, infrastructure, pensions); economic downturn (recession and stagnation); and state-based armed conflict (proxy wars, civil wars, terrorism etc.)