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