Conference on Concerted Strategies for International Development in the 21st Century
Bern, 17 - 18th November
The Club of Rome is organising in cooperation with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation an International Conference on the future of development and development cooperation.
The challenges of international development are profound and interconnected as are the realities, dilemmas and controversies of today's world.The very definition of international development as a process of social and economic change is widely debated and contested. From the holistic standpoint of the Club of Rome, development is placed in an interdisciplinary context and its main goal is to improve the quality of life for humans and to provide them with the opportunity to develop their full potential. From the holistic standpoint of the Club of Rome, development is placed in an interdisciplinary context and its main goal is to improve the quality of life for humans and to provide them with the opportunity to develop their full potential.
Nowadays it is becoming increasingly clear that the classical models and strategies of development are destroying the global environment, overusing resources, generating widening disparities and excluding billions from the benefits of progress. This implies that new strategies must be applied in order to lay the foundations of new models of development, globalization and growth including the adaption of the institutional structures, new partnerships and social innovation. The Club of Rome pursues an ambitious aim to contribute to such a breakthrough.
The Bern Conference is a part of the Club of Rome Programme on "A New Path for World Development". The overall aim of the Conference is to define an integrated strategy for international development in which economic, environmental and development aspects are properly linked, leading to a path of progress which is more equitable, more inclusive and more sustainable. The conference should bring together around 50 top level participants from all regions of the world, with strong participation from developing countries. In order to keep the event as productive as possible and to enable in-depth and dynamic discussions the number of participants is restricted. The event is by personal invitation only. The Conference will be convened by the Club of Rome in partnership with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. It is planned for two days in order to cover an extensive and coherent Agenda. It will be held in Bern on 17-18 November 2010.
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Image Credit
Banner contains a detail of:
Paul Klee
Flowering, 1934
Oil on canvas, 81.5 x 80cm
Kunstmuseum Winterthur
Dr Emil and Clara Friedrich-Jezler bequest, 1973
