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International Journal of Global Risks and Governance

Publisher of record
GCRI for the Nexus Consortium
Editor
Saeed Valadbaygi, Chief Steward and Managing Editor, GCRI
Lîsans
CC BY 4.0, open access
Rêzeya raportan
17
Tor
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Draft, not yet released. In stewardship review. Not indexed until the first approved release.

Sector profile

Cities: sector profile

Abstract. Cities in the global baseline: most people now live in cities. Exposure: urban heat and flooding.

Kod
GS-10
Çap
Global Systems 2026
Vegirtin
partial
Rewş
Draft in stewardship review

01Reading

most people now live in cities [11]

02Rûbirûbûn

urban heat and flooding

03Evidence coverage

Beşî coverage of the baseline evidence. This describes the evidence, not the performance of the sector.

04All sectors in the edition

Sector screen
KodSektorBaseline evidenceRûbirûbûnVegirtin
GS-00Cross-systementangled crises; six of nine boundaries transgressed [20]compound and cascading shocksPARTIAL
GS-01Av2.2 billion without safely managed water [8]drought and flood extremesGOOD
GS-02Enerjîrecord CO₂; about 41% clean power [4] [6]heat demand; mineral concentrationGOOD
GS-03Food and agrifood673 million facing hunger [7]concurrent breadbasket failureGOOD
GS-04Tenduristî6.7 million air-pollution deaths a year [14]heat, pandemics, berxwedana li hember antîbiyotîkanPARTIAL
GS-05Finance and economyUS$102 trillion public debt [13]debt distress after disastersGOOD
GS-06Pêşxistin123.2 million forcibly displaced [12]conflict–climate compoundingPARTIAL
GS-07Avhewa1.43 °C in 2025 [1]extremes and tipping riskGOOD
GS-08DisasterUS$224 billion losses in 2025 [2]frequency of medium eventsGOOD
GS-09Binesazîchokepoint concentrationshipping, power and cable outagesPARTIAL
GS-10Bajarmost people now live in cities [11]urban heat and floodingPARTIAL
GS-11Cûrbecûrbûna jîndaran−73% wildlife populations [9]land-use change and fireGOOD
GS-12Çavdêriya Erdêstrong global observing pergalêncontinuity of key missionsPARTIAL
GS-13Sîber û dîjîtalconcentrated cloud and network dependencesystemic outagesTHIN
GS-14Policy and institutionsnew pandemic and ocean agreements [27] [32]implementation and finance gapsPARTIAL
GS-15Science and engineeringdeep research base; AI adoption rising [37]translation and dual useTHIN

Cite

Saeed Valadbaygi, Chief Steward and Managing Editor, the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) (Ed.). (2026). Cities: sector profile. In Global Systems 2026 [Draft under review]. GCRI for the Nexus Consortium.

Review copy. The DOI is issued at deposit. Text under CC BY 4.0.

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