Technical Report: Reconsider responsibility

Karakislak, Irmak, Sebesvari, Zita and Zanghi, Alice (2025). Technical Report: Reconsider responsibility. Interconnected Disaster Risks: Turning Over a New Leaf. United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security.

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    Author Karakislak, Irmak
    Sebesvari, Zita
    Zanghi, Alice
    Title Technical Report: Reconsider responsibility
    Series Title Interconnected Disaster Risks: Turning Over a New Leaf
    Publication Date 2025-04-09
    Place of Publication Bonn
    Publisher United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security
    Pages 30
    Language eng
    Abstract Over 8 billion people share the Earth as their home where we all take shelter, use resources, and live our lives – yet the resources and opportunities of the world often create disparities and inequalities. The global challenges we face – climate change, biodiversity loss, social inequalities, and many more – are interconnected, and so are their solutions. Our neighbours on Earth are subject to many health risks, displacement, and food and water scarcity because of them. We know that no single nation can fight these disasters that don’t stop at borders in isolation. So why don’t we take responsibility to help them? By applying the Theory of Deep Change, developed for the 2025 edition of the Interconnected Disaster Risks report, this technical background report discusses the risks perpetuated by unilateralism and what a better system could look like. The report discusses the benefits of a multilateral mindset that can provide solutions by emphasizing cooperation, shared responsibility and global action. The report highlights the necessity for deep change that can be achieved by changing societal assumptions and values, called inner levers, combined with structural changes, such as new laws, infrastructure or behaviors, called outer levers. By building trust and solidarity between people and sharing the benefits but also the burdens of our actions, we can strengthen global governance and balance power dynamics. Only if we work together, will we leave no one behind.
    Keyword Unilateralism
    Geoengineering
    Carbon colonialism
    Extractivism
    Externalities
    Waste trade
    Multilateralism
    Humility
    Sufficiency
    Care
    Global citizenship
    Multilateral treaties
    Deep change
    Transformation
    Copyright Holder United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security
    Copyright Year 2025
    Copyright type Creative commons
    DOI 10.53324/KWZR2792
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