population ; technology reshaping the workplace through automation  and information dissemination through social media ; and increasing inequalities due to gender, poverty, age, race and ethnicity . Economic inequality grows within nations even as it has narrowed among them . International polycentric governance and non-state actors play an important role . In 2020 and 2021, a global pandemic dramatically affected the lives of most of the world's population, likely accelerating many of the changes already underway .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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