Global trends 2030 โ€“ Citizens in an interconnected and polycentric world

This report contains the findings of the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS) research project. The EUISS was commissioned
on Global Trends 2030. The report intends to give a European perspective on the global challenges in future.The report identifies several global trends that will shape the world in 2030. They include:
•• The empowerment of the individual, which may contribute to a growing sense of
belonging to a single human community;
•• Greater stress on sustainable development against a backdrop of greater resource
scarcity and persistent poverty, compounded by the consequences of climate
change;
•• The emergence of a more polycentric world characterised by a shift of power away
from states, and growing governance gaps as the mechanisms for inter-state relations
fail to respond adequately to global public demands.A fairly long report, there is an Executive Summary on pages 11-23. Christians need to take note of this report which is similar in nature as the National Intelligence Council report on Global Trends 2030