Megatrends and social security: Climate change and natural resource scarcity

Organization(s): ISSA
Author: ISSA
Regions: World
Year: 2014
Language: English

This report consists of two parts. The first part was prepared under the authorship of the Global Sustainability Institute (GSI) and reflects the latest research and views of the Institute. It considers the issues of climate change and natural resources scarcity as well as their potential impacts on society and social security systems. The second part prepared by the ISSA sets out measures that social security systems need to consider and adopt to address the impacts and put in place measures to mitigate and influence the negative effects. A number of examples of practical and effective measures that social security institutions have taken are highlighted.

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