Surviving 2022 is a blessing


At the heart of the social transformation debate is money – who will finance the tough complex system transformation? COP27 agreed on a “loss and damage” fund for nations most vulnerable to the climate crisis, but that is only putting salve on deep historical wounds. — Bloomberg

WE survived 2022 – a remarkable achievement considering that we had war, inflation, recession, natural disasters, food and energy shortages all in one year.

Moreover, 2022 world population exceeded eight billion, with another billion in 15 years’ time. By all accounts, this was a year where the burden of human and natural disasters fell mainly on the poor, in terms of both health and wealth.

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