World Affairs Council: Our World in 2050: More Equitable and Sustainable

Events

Events

SPOTLIGHT ON DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES Our World in 2050: More Equitable and Sustainable - or Less?

Helen Clark will consider the impact of growing inequality and environmental degradation and introduce poverty, inequity and environmental sustainability as inter-linked global challenges.

She will also examine how countries and communities are employing innovative, integrated approaches to simultaneously address these challenges, linking this to the outcome of the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development.

This event is part of our November mini-series, Spotlight on Development Challenges. The other events in this series are:

Tuesday, November 13 - Defending Human Rights in Central Africa

Abbé Benoît Kinalegu, 2012 Human Rights Watch Defender
Ida Sawyer, Africa Reseracher and Advocate, Human Rights Watch

Thursday, November 29 - Asia's Challenge: Ensuring Sustainable Growth

Rajat M. Nag, Managing Director General, Asian Development Bank