Vienna: Job Opportunity - Science and Politics
Transforming the results from environmental research into political action is a key challenge.
We are looking for a candidate with a background in natural sciences and experience in the field of political science. Or vice versa.
Please find more information in the job description for
download.
Vienna: Faktor 5
May 26: The New Report to the Club of Rome will be presented by Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker at an event in Vienna
For further information please visit the
Zukunft Denken Website.
Gyoer/Hungary: Growing Up Under Globalisation
May 20: Growing Up Under Globalisation will be an event in Gyoer/Hungary about
the impact of globalisation on the health of the younger generation.
The conference is organized by the Hungarian and Austrian Associations, the European Support Centre of the Club of Rome and
the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
The programme will soon be available.
Brussels: Climate Change: Past, Present and Future
Feb. 10: The
68th
Aurelio Peccei Lecture in Brussels is held by
Michael Ghil
with the title
Climate Change: Past, Present and Future, or What Can Past Ice Ages Tell Us About Future Warming?
The lecture is organized by the EU Chapter of the Club of Rome in collaboration with the European Support Centre.
For further information about the event please visit the
Peccei Lectures Website.
Ottawa: Developing A Global Perspective For Educators
Feb. 9:
Nicholas Ng-A-Fook
discussed how educators might develop and implement pedagogical and curricular
approaches with students He outlines the
focus on empathy, responsibility, awareness, critical thinking
and empowerment.
For further information, please visit the
CACOR Website.
Brussels: Mark Dubrulle Elected President of the EU-Chapter
The EU-Chapter of the Club of Rome has elected Mark Dubrulle as President. He has
been involved in environmental activism and environmental management for 40
years. His professional experience includes environmental management and
communication strategies, as well as European affairs.
Mark Dubrulle, President of the EU-Chapter
Dubrulle is a Board member of CoR-EU since 2001 and a Committee member of ECOROPA, a green think tank,
since 1977. He was President of GreenFacts- Communicating Scientific Facts on
Health and Environment from May 2005 to October 2009, Chairman of the Europe
of Cultures Forum during the same period.
A biographical sketch with more information is available
for
download (pdf)
Raoul Weiler, who had initiated and built up the National Association, will continue work as Founder President.
Vienna: Overcoming the Crisis
In 2009, the international Club of Rome had a meeting in Vienna which was hosted by the Austrian National Bank. The European Support Centre and
Austrian Chapter organized a public event in cooperation with the Vienna Lectures.
The presentations at the event are summarized in a small volume. They include statements by the Co-Presidents of the Club of Rome Eberhard von Koerber
and Ashok Khosla and the contributions by several Club of Rome members. The publication is available for is available for download on the
download (pdf).
For documentation of the website of the internal event , please see the website of the
international Club
Growing Within Limits
Although the 1972 report Limits to Growth by Donnella Meadows, Dennis Meadows and Jorgen Randers had great impact,
the ecological dilemma which faced society then, is still with us today.
Paradoxically, the credit
crisis seems to create a window of opportunity for a serious discussion on the basic
values underpinning our economic system. The report by the Netherlands Environmental
Assessment Agency shows that there is a large potential for a more efficient energy and food-supply
system. The true challenge now lies in finding a governance regime
that might deliver on this task.
The book is available for
download (6 MB).
Ottawa: An Arctic Under Stress - Long-term Changes in Polar Ecosystems
Jan. 28:
John P. Smol
gave a presentation at an event organized by the Canadian Association for the Club of Rome.
John P. Smol FRSC is a professor in the Department of Biology at Queen’s University, with a cross-appointment to the School
of Environmental Studies, where he also holds the Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change.
For further information, please visit the
CACOR Website.
Brussels: Agenda for a New Economy
Jan. 26: The
67th
Aurelio Peccei Lecture in Brussels was held by
David C. Korten
with the title
Agenda for a New Economy - From Phantom Wealth to Real Wealth
The lecture was organized by the Brussels-EU Chapter of the Club of Rome in collaboration with the European Support Centre.
For further information about the event please visit the
Peccei Lectures Website.
Factor 5: New Report to the Club of Rome
The 21st century will see monumental change. Either the human race will use its knowledge
and skills and change the way it interacts with the environment, or the environment will
change the way it interacts with its inhabitants.
Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker leads a team to present a compelling case
for sector wide advances that can deliver significant resource productivity
improvements over the coming century. The purpose of the report is to inspire
hope and to then inform meaningful action in the coming decades to respond to the
greatest challenge our species has ever faced – that of living in harmony with our
planet and its other inhabitants.
For further information, please visit the
Publisher's website.
To Master the Threats of Climate Change We Have to Redefine and Reorient Economic Growth
Jan. 15: Building on the Amsterdam Declaration and the up-to-date results of the implementation
of the Club of Rome programme, the Secretariat of the Club has developed a post-Copenhagen statement.
It is available for download as
Vienna: Growth in Transition
Jan. 27-29: The Club of Rome - European Support Centre and Austrian Chapter are partners at an international conference on Growth in Transition.
For further information and registration, please visit the
Conference Website.
Ottawa: Reflections on Amsterdam and Conjectures for CACOR
Jan. 13: Sheila Murray, Madeleine Aubrey and Robert Hoffman report about the Annual General Meeting of the Club of Rome in Amsterdam.
"Climate Change, Energy and Economic Recovery" was the theme. The CACOR delegates speak about their experiences, discuss ideas and concepts referred
to in their reports and about meetings with international associates who have contributed to the mission and goals of the Club.
For further information, please visit the
CACOR Website.
PAST EVENTS
Vienna: Event with HM Queen Beatrix and HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal
Jan. 10: HM Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands, Honorary member of the Club of Rome, and HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, Former President of the Club of Rome
attended an event in Vienna, which was hosted by Dr. Michael Häupl, Mayor and Governor of Vienna.
HM Queen Beatrix and Dr. Michael Häupl
Prince Hassan said that a common agenda for human security in the West Asia and North Africa
region (WANA) could harbour a new era of cooperation, peace and prosperity, and was speaking in
support of a centre for European studies.
HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal
There is the need for a comprehensive process to uplift human dignity and to secure a safe future for the coming generations.
Bridge building and peace making has to be carried out by imaginative and courageous young people.
More than 400 guests, among them members of the Austrian Chapter and of the European
Support Centre of the Club of Rome, attended the event.
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