Polycrisis: Singular Dilemma of Humanity Called Capitalism

I created this blog, Polycrisis, on June 6, 2023, when I first began to learn about the concept of polycrisis. (See Part 1: Sketching the Interacting Systemic Risks of a Polycrisis). I've been focusing on polycrisis mainly because the concept brings together challenges we face in a comprehensive way, breaking apart the isolated silos of … Continue reading Polycrisis: Singular Dilemma of Humanity Called Capitalism →

Prairie Awakening/Prairie Awoke 2023

“All of my Relatives” UPDATE Lance Foster will not be able to attend the celebration this year. Dallas Chief Eagle will share his Hoop Dance presentation and an audience-participation Hoop Dance with a bonfire. A rehabilitated raptor and tagged migrating monarchs will be released. As traditions direct, we will sit together, in the tallgrass prairie … Continue reading Prairie Awakening/Prairie Awoke 2023 →

Resilience deficit 4. Increasing water stress and population growth

GAR Special Report 2023: Mapping resilience for the Sustainable Development Goals Increasing demand on water resources Map 6 shows how population and economic growth, combined with the impacts of climate change, are rapidly increasing demand on water resources. That means that by 2050, the total population in countries with critical water stress is expected to … Continue reading Resilience deficit 4. Increasing water stress and population growth →

Resilience deficit 3. Forced displacement and negative education outcomes

This is a continuation of a discussion of how to identify and plan to mitigate the threats to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Countries face multiple threats that divert attention and resources from the SDGs and are called resilience deficits. There was a consensus that it would be impossible for developing countries to … Continue reading Resilience deficit 3. Forced displacement and negative education outcomes →