Global Eco Forum 2011
The Global Eco Forum 2011, that I have the privilege to lead, has closed its fourth edition with workshops and dialogues around sustainability in the euromediterranean region. This edition, with more...
View ArticleCiudades, (Post)Capitalismo y sociedades
Estas ultimas semanas han aparecida una serie de excelentes artículos y reportajes que analizan desde perspectivas distintas los efectos de la globalización económica en la sociedad y ciudadanos....
View ArticleRio+20: La carrera (verde) hacia la sostenibilidad
Hace 20 años, en la primera cumbre de la tierra en Rio, Severn Suzuki, una niña de 12 años, silenció a los poderosos del mundo con un discurso emocionante. Delante de los principales jefes de estado y...
View ArticleMind the gap: The trade-offs between global sustainability vision and local...
When head office talks green but local subsidiaries don’t implement the policy, cultural gap is only part of the explanation, argues Jérémie Fosse in The Guardian : companies need to decentralise,...
View ArticleAll paths depart from Rio
As many predicted, the Rio+20 conference did not mark the great leap forward towards an ambitious political, economic and environmental agenda according to the magnitude of the Global challenges. The...
View ArticleLes élites et le numérique
Excellent article publié par le Monde sur l’impact de la révolution numérique dans la gestion du pouvoir et les structures sociales. Petit extrait: “En quinze ans, les classes dirigeantes ont compris...
View ArticleEducation for the future
In many southern European countries, Spain and France included, most of the experts, including the controversial PISA report, recognised that the educative system is failing to promote an inclusive...
View ArticleMediterranean Scenarios / Escenarios mediterráneos
Under the title “Mediterranean Scenarios / Escenarios mediterráneos”, a new IEMed dossier brings together contributors and specialists of recognised prestige to offer an analysis of the many present...
View ArticleFirst Islands Sustainability Forum at Ibiza
When Idencity, a boutique consulting agency advising cities and territories, and Herbusa, a family owned waste management company, first told me about their idea to organize a conference on...
View ArticleBarcelone ou la victoire du bien commun
La victoire d’Ada Colau aux dernières élections municipales de Barcelone démontre, de façon éclatante, qu’il est possible de faire de la politique autrement. Qui aurait pensé, il y a encore quelques...
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