GRC Professional - February 2015 Edition | Page 25

Figure 1: The Global Risks
The Global Risks Landscape 2015 Landscape 2015

Spread of
infectious diseases
Weapons of
mass destruction

5.0

Energy price
shock

Critical information
infrastructure breakdown
Biodiversity loss and
ecosystem collapse

Failure of financial
mechanism or institution

average
4.74

Water crises
Interstate
conflict

Failure of
climate-change
adaptation
Fiscal crises

Terrorist
attacks
Food crises

Unemployment
or underemployment

Cyber
attacks
Asset