Theme

Climate, water & land

A changing climate and what it does to physical systems: floods, heat, drought and sea level, water and soil, adaptation, early warning, and the insurance and disaster finance that absorb the losses.

Share of attention worldwide: 5.9%; Over the last 52 weeks, against 6.6% the 52 weeks before. An even share would be 6.8%.
Rank among the themes: 8 of 12; By share of attention worldwide over the last 52 weeks.
Trends: 17 of 250; See them all

Regional Attention

Where the theme Climate, water & land draws the most attention: its trends’ shares of all the attention there, added up, and its rank among the ten themes.

By region

Latin America & Caribbean

Central Asia

Nordic Baltic

East Asia

9.4%

8.6%

8.4%

8.2%

6.8%

5.4%

5.2%

4.1%

#10

3.9%

#11

3.6%

#10

Share of attention in each place, and its rank among the themes there: the 10 highest of 11.

By bloc

8.2%

7.9%

6.9%

6.6%

6.1%

5.8%

5.7%

5.6%

Share of attention in each place, and its rank among the themes there: the 10 highest of 13.

By country

15.7%

14.5%

13.5%

11.8%

11.7%

10.6%

10.1%

9.3%

8.9%

8.8%

Share of attention in each place, and its rank among the themes there: the 10 highest of 49.

Share of attention over time

The share of all the attention the 250 trends draw that goes to the trends in Climate, water & land, week by week, worldwide and in each region. Its even share, 6.8%, is the share it would have if every trend drew the same attention.

Share of attention to Climate, water & land

A four-week rolling average, worldwide and in each region, against its even share. Select a place below to bring its line forward.

Top trends

The trends in Climate, water & land drawing the most attention, rising or falling most, or moving most, in the place and period chosen.

All Trends

Climate change & physical risk: 7.4×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 739· +3% WoW· Shifting
Biodiversity loss: 2.9×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 293· +4% WoW· Shifting
Sea level rise: 2.3×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 228· −14% WoW· Turbulent
Aquaculture growth: 2.0×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 204· 0% WoW· Stable
Soil degradation: 1.8×; attention last 4 weeks; Index 178· −1% WoW· Stable
Early warning systems: 1.8×attention last 4 weeksIndex 177 · +4% WoW · Turbulent
Flood defence & dam safety: 1.5×attention last 4 weeksIndex 148 · −9% WoW · Turbulent
Freshwater scarcity: 1.3×attention last 4 weeksIndex 133 · +2% WoW · Stable
Agricultural productivity: 1.0×attention last 4 weeksIndex 102 · 0% WoW · Stable

The trends with the highest attention intensity for trends in the Climate, water & land theme only over the last 4 weeks. 1× is the typical trend.

The capability domains the trends in Climate, water & land belong to, with how many of its trends are in each.

Scenarios

The scenarios the trends in Climate, water & land bear on most: those with the most of its trends graded High or above.

All 17 trends in Climate, water & land

Rank	Trend	Thematic	Intensity	Index	Change, WoW	Volatility
1	Climate change & physical risk Strategic Infrastructure	Climate, water & land	7.4×	739	+3%	Shifting±3%
2	Biodiversity loss Strategic Infrastructure	Climate, water & land	2.9×	293	+4%	Shifting±4%
3	Sea level rise Strategic Infrastructure	Climate, water & land	2.3×	228	−14%	Turbulent±5%
4	Aquaculture growth Production & Innovation	Climate, water & land	2.0×	204	0%	Stable±3%
5	Soil degradation Strategic Infrastructure	Climate, water & land	1.8×	178	−1%	Stable±3%
6	Early warning systems Strategic Infrastructure	Climate, water & land	1.8×	177	+4%	Turbulent±9%
7	Flood defence & dam safety Strategic Infrastructure	Climate, water & land	1.5×	148	−9%	Turbulent±6%
8	Freshwater scarcity Strategic Infrastructure	Climate, water & land	1.3×	133	+2%	Stable±3%
9	Agricultural productivity Production & Innovation	Climate, water & land	1.0×	102	0%	Stable±2%
10	Urban heat & cooling Strategic Infrastructure	Climate, water & land	0.95×	95	−12%	Turbulent±14%
11	Earth observation Critical Technology	Climate, water & land	0.81×	81	0%	Stable±2%
12	Climate adaptation Strategic Infrastructure	Climate, water & land	0.57×	57	0%	Stable±3%
13	Transboundary water disputes Strategic Infrastructure	Climate, water & land	0.39×	39	−8%	Stable±2%
14	Ageing infrastructure Strategic Infrastructure	Climate, water & land	0.38×	38	+1%	Shifting±4%
15	Disaster risk finance Financial Strength	Climate, water & land	0.28×	28	−2%	Stable±3%
16	Climate migration Human Capital	Climate, water & land	0.14×	14	0%	Stable±3%
17	Insurance retreat Financial Strength	Climate, water & land	0.01×	1	−6%	Turbulent±8%