Trend Race for scarce resources
Summary
UNDP names competition for scarce resources as a trend, with critical minerals sitting at the intersection of military technology and the energy transition and financing conflict in the places they are extracted.
Classification
Main topicResources, Food & Water
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon4-10 years (2026-07-25)
Last updated2026-07-26 09:13:04
Evidence 2
- Megatrends 2040: Volatility, Uncertainty, Resourcefulness Hellenic Republic, Presidency of the Government — Working Group on Strategic Foresight and Futures Research (표지·판권면 로고로만 확인) page=10;section=Megatrend 2 Resource scarcity / Energy 2022-07 (문헌 본문에 발행일 표기 없음 — PDF 메타데이터 생성일 2022-07-25 기준) accessed 2026-07-26
- The landscape of development: UNDP trends update 2026 United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Strategy & Futures Team, Executive Office page=7;section=Theme 2: Conflict cascades 2026-02 accessed 2026-07-25
Observed signals 0
No objects.
Part of issues 1
- IssueConflict cascades1 trends · 6 signals
Relation types: constitutes
Public id: fm-46157eded129