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Global Challenges Foundation

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The goal of the Global Challenges Foundation is to raise awareness of global catastrophic risk and the global governance necessary to handle these risks. This includes examining models for UN reform, as well as initiating new ideas for a functioning global governance ^[1]. The foundation is based in Stockholm, with Johan Rockström, the fourth AP Fund's former CEO Mats Andersson, professor Folke Tersman and former Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency Director General Charlotte Petri Gornitzka, as members of the board among others ^[2].

Risk awareness Global Challenges Foundation is working to raise awareness of global catastrophic risks, currently primarily climate change, other environmental degradation, and political violence focusing on weapons of mass destruction. In order to raise awareness of these at both the public and the decision-makers, the GCF is closely cooperating with a number of institutions, including the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University.

Another risk-related project, driven by the Global Challenges Foundation, along with Earth League, is Earth Statement. The climate call aims at reducing the gap between science and politics, and has formulated eight points in what the world's decision makers need to agree to achieve a successful climate agreement at COP21. Earth Statement has been signed by Al Gore, Desmond Tutu, Mo Ibrahim, Richard Branson, Arianna Huffington, Gro Harlem Brundtland, Yuan T. Lee and Mary Robinson ^[3].

The Global Challenges Foundation conducts a international risk surveys ^[4] and publishes and annual report on global risks ^[5] updated with quarterly reports^[6].

The New Shape Prize In November 2016 The Global Challenges Foundation announced the New Shape Prize awarding US$5 million in prizes for the best ideas that re-envision global governance for the 21st century ^[7].

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