Open Forum: The Evolution of Urban Life
More than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas and this is expected to increase to almost 70% by 2050. How can we ensure the cities of the future are environmentally sustainable a...
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Open Forum: Pack Up and Go – Climate Migration
Over 200 million people face forced migration within their countries by 2050 due to sea-level rise, extreme weather events, drought and water scarcity. Climate migration can destabilize societies a...
Open Forum: Energy Transition Rush
From industrial production to household heating, the global energy crisis is causing ripple effects that have spurred a rush to address energy transition. What is needed to ensure access to affo...
Open Forum: Mobilizing for Climate
To promote climate action, many multistakeholder commitments and partnerships have been created. However, keeping the global temperature rise to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels is still a struggle...
Open Forum: Nature Heals
More than 1 in 2 persons live in cities, with the average person spending almost 7 hours per day in front of a screen. What are the effects of current lifestyles on the man-nature relationship and ...
Open Forum: Propelling Planetary Prosperity
Technology has played a catalytic role in augmenting human resilience, from "natural" technologies that evolved over thousands of years to cutting-edge science and its varied applications. How a...
Open Forum: Protecting the Climate Vulnerable
Nearly half of the world's population is severely affected by increasingly dangerous climate change, according to a 2022 IPCC report. Listen to the voices of our global youths on what leaders m...
Open Forum: Sustainably Served
Nearly 830 million people face food insecurity and more than 3 billion are unable to afford a healthy diet. Challenges to human and planetary health have been further compounded by rising costs, s...
Open Forum: In Harmony with Nature
Climate change is an undeniable reality. Current lifestyles and organisational practices need to change if we hope to restore the health of the planet and protect the well being of current and futu...
The Possibilities of the Metaverse
May 26, 2022 at 09:00 - 10:30 CEST