by kultur.work | Jan 26, 2016
Join GlobalNet21 in this online meetup to discuss the state of UK democracy with Scientist Derek Bates, economist Vicky Pryce and Matthew Taylor, CEO of the RSA. When: Thursday, February 18, 2016 7:00 PM “The peoples’ role in how we are governed consists...
by kultur.work | Jan 15, 2016
The Transformative Power of Transparency? Wageningen University, the Netherlands – June 24- 25, 2016 The conference, taking on the subject of transparency as a transformative tool for strengthening democracy and sustainable development, will address...
by kultur.work | Oct 17, 2015
The upcoming Paris negotiations are key to the UN process of achieving an agreement that will limit global warming – but how engaged are the public with the conference? What do they think about its goals and how the UK government should be involved? This event,...
by kultur.work | Oct 14, 2015
As part of the Open Government Partnership Summit in Mexico from October 27th to 29th, there is a panel discussion on Lessons from OGP Initiatives for Operationalizing SDG #16 where a variety of stakeholders will offer perspectives based on their OGP experiences for...
by Andrea Westall | May 29, 2015
Peter Davies, Welsh Commissioner for Sustainable Futures, spoke at the re-launch of FDSD about the innovative 2015 Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act and how it can inspire action and change not only in Wales but across the rest of the UK and beyond. The...
by Ann Thorpe | May 16, 2015
A right to know, a right to be heard, a right to access justice The Access Initiative and the World Resources Institute will launch the first ever Environmental Democracy Index (EDI) on May 20th at the National Press Club. Speakers Avi Garbow (Keynote...
by Andrea Westall | Apr 16, 2015
FDSD is speaking at this event and facilitating a workshop on Responsibilities and Impact. “This conference, co-organised by the World Future Council, the Office of the Commissioner for Sustainable Futures, the Welsh Government, Cynnal Cymru – Sustain...
by Ann Thorpe | Oct 21, 2014
FDSD Board Member, Graham Smith, spoke at several events recently. In Paris he contributed to the UNDESA/UNESCO Expert Group Meeting ‘Formal/Informal Institutions for Citizen Engagement for implementing the Post 2015 Development Agenda’ from 20-21 October...
by Ann Thorpe | Oct 13, 2014
2015 October Policy Dialogue: “Democracy In a Sustainable Future” (Minnesota, October 13-15, 2015), co-organized by Club de Madrid and Partnership for Change. An international conference in Minneapolis, co-hosted by the University of Minnesota.This Policy Dialogue...
by Ann Thorpe | May 7, 2014
7 May 2015 Policy Dialogue: “Reconciling Democratic Governance and Sustainability: Trends and Remedies”, Oslo, May 2015; organized by Partnership for Change (PfC). This Policy Dialogue will be focused on Next Generation Democracy (NGD) track III (‘Resources and...
by Ann Thorpe | Apr 28, 2014
Participants of the Model Institutions for a Sustainable Future conference signed the “Budapest Memorandum” covering the care and protection of the interests of future generations with respect to sustainability.
by Ann Thorpe | Apr 24, 2014
9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change 24th-30th April 2015, Nairobi, Kenya The conference theme for this year’s International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9) is ‘Measuring and enhancing effective...
by Andrea Westall | Dec 12, 2012
A group of selected invitees gathered in Salzburg, Austria for a synthesis workshop on the Manifesto for Democracy and Sustainability, co-organized by Salzburg Global Seminar. Participants analysed the responses to the consultation, and produced recommendations to...
by Andrea Westall | Nov 26, 2012
From 26th-30th November, FDSD worked alongside Madrid-based IIDMA (the Instituto Internactional de Derecho y Medio Ambiente) to run a consultation for the Manifesto in Spain, using the tenth national environmental congress, CONAMA, as a platform for a workshop and...
by Andrea Westall | Nov 16, 2012
FDSD’s Nicolò Wojewoda led two workshops for London students aged from 15-18 as part of the Envision programme. Envision is a charity which provides hands-on support for young people in schools and colleges on issues relating to citizenship education, sustainable...
by Andrea Westall | Oct 10, 2012
FDSD’s Nicolò Wojewoda facilitated a consultation workshop for alumni of The Otesha Project’s bicycle friendly and youth-led sustainability education programme.
by Andrea Westall | Jun 15, 2012
FDSD ran two sessions to develop the people’s Manifesto on Democracy and Sustainability at Cupula dos Povos, part of the People’s Summit at Rio+20.
by Andrea Westall | Jun 15, 2012
FDSD co-organised a workshop session in Rio de Janeiro as part of a two-day event Fair ideas: sharing solutions for a sustainable planet hosted by IIED and the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC) The event was held at the (PUC) together with The...
by Andrea Westall | Nov 12, 2011
The Minister for Future Generations, Septima Tulisa, steps back in time from the year 2050 to give a stark warning about how the world might end up if we don’t start building long-termism into all our decisions. The Minister, played by FDSD Director Halina Ward, comes...
by Andrea Westall | Nov 17, 2010
FDSD and Chatham House held a half-day seminar at Chatham House to consider how various climate change scenarios could affect democracy in the UK and US, and to ask whether international policy-makers should share some of the blame for why liberal democracies are...
