Discussion Summary

This collation of ideas that was organized at about 1100 posts and initially posted on the SystemsWiki blog captures most of the big picture elements and further questions raised. The remaining of the discussion has not been integrated by lack of time and focus from the group on building upon this work. Rather, personal initiatives were developed as well as an attempt to produce a final recommendation document for Rio+20.


The Question

Warning for global suicide and time running out, Ban ki-moon called last Friday at Davos for revolutionary thinking and action to ensure an economic model for survival. What is needed to take a global interconnected perspective on the issues and threats our planet is facing and start action? How can this gain traction and produce the desired effect?

“To make it happen we have to be prepared to make major changes – in our lifestyles, our economic models, our social organization, and our political life. We have to connect the dots between climate change and what I might call here, WEF – water, energy and food… Together, let us tear down the walls,” he declared. “The walls between the development agenda and the climate agenda. Between business, government and civil society. Between global security and global sustainability. It is good business – good politics – and good for society.”

The secretary General’s original statement on un.org and The launch of the Global Compact lead initiative and the Press Release.

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