Leading representatives of the World Economic Forum (WEF), the World Demographic and Ageing Forum and Swiss Re gathered at the Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue on 25th August 2010 to discuss the impact of falling fertility and increased longevity on the global risk landscape.
The overriding message of the Round Table was uncontested – the demographic shift is not in and of itself a risk. Although it will require far-reaching economic and social reforms, the demographic shift can be managed. The risk is that states are not sufficiently proactive in pushing reform; and society does not accept that major reforms are necessary. The failure to address this issue has the potential to exacerbate and amplify other global risks identified by the WEF.
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