The term polycrisis is not and won’t be uncontested. Nor will its companion term, “resilience,” which we also use. Over time, both terms will be adopted as forms of greenwashing. They will become overused just as “sustainability” became overused.
So we’re in a polycrisis. Is that even a thing?
A lot of the folks trying to sound profound in the hallways at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week had just the word: “Polycrisis.” That’s what we’re in, apparently.
What the hell is a ‘polycrisis’, anyway?
A problem becomes a crisis when it challenges our ability to cope and thus threatens our identity.
Sleepwalking on megathreat mountain
A host of interconnected “megathreats” is imperiling our future.
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Permacrisis: noun, an extended period of instability and insecurity
‘Polycrisis’ may be a buzzword, but it could help us tackle the world’s woes
Polycrisis is a more accurate term to describe the world’s ongoing crises and how they’re interacting with one another.
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