Conversations: The Significance of Rio+20 | Civil Society: Always part of the answer | Land, Air, & Water: The basic elements for sustaining life The world has gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to discuss a renewed path to a sustainable future. We have tapped into the online conversations and curated crowdblogs that capture the latest information coming from this monumental meeting. Check back for daily posts. Crowdblog | June 22, 2012 Land, Air, & Water: The basic elements for sustaining life Whether a member of government, the private sector, academia, religious institutions or civil society, collectively we must recognize our role as environmental stewards of the earth’s resources to ensure healthy and productive opportunities for future generations. Full Post>> Video Interview | June 22, […]
The world has gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to discuss a renewed path to a sustainable future. We have tapped into the online conversations and curated crowdblogs that capture the latest information coming from this monumental meeting. Check back for daily posts. Crowdblog | June 22, 2012 Land, Air, & Water: The basic elements for sustaining life Whether a member of government, the private sector, academia, religious institutions or civil society, collectively we must recognize our role as environmental stewards of the earth’s resources to ensure healthy and productive opportunities for future generations. Full Post>> Video Interview | June 22, 2012 Making negotiation policies a reality for developing world Jason Czyz of FHI 360 discusses the importance of local involvement in sustainable development and […]
What is the InterAction Forum? The annual InterAction Forum assembles leaders from member NGOs, governments, philanthropy, corporations and civil society. The event features thought-provoking plenary sessions and more than 50 workshops where participants share ideas and learn about the latest development and humanitarian trends. This year’s Forum will examine such topics as the U.S. government’s changing role in development, how we can involve youth in discourse around changing political structures, what the development community should work towards after the MDGs, and the evolution of multilateral institutions. FHI 360 is proud to be a sponsor of InterAction Forum 2012. Stay tuned on this page for updates from the conference throughout the week. _____________________________________________________________________________ Quick Links: Forum 2012 site | Twitter feed at #IAForum _____________________________________________________________________________ News and […]
What is the InterAction Forum? The annual InterAction Forum assembles leaders from member NGOs, governments, philanthropy, corporations and civil society. The event features thought-provoking plenary sessions and more than 50 workshops where participants share ideas and learn about the latest development and humanitarian trends. This year’s Forum will examine such topics as the U.S. government’s changing role in development, how we can involve youth in discourse around changing political structures, what the development community should work towards after the MDGs, and the evolution of multilateral institutions. FHI 360 is proud to be a sponsor of InterAction Forum 2012. Stay tuned on this page for updates from the conference throughout the week. _____________________________________________________________________________ Quick Links: Forum 2012 site | Twitter feed at #IAForum _____________________________________________________________________________ News and […]
Organizations are sharing their education publications and resources at the CIES 2012 exhibition hall. Here is a snapshot of some of the highlights.
Organizations are sharing their education publications and resources at the CIES 2012 exhibition hall. Here is a snapshot of some of the highlights.
Yesterday morning the White House hosted an open forum on innovation in global development. The discussion panel included Raj Shah (Administrator of USAID), Gayle Smith (Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director of the National Security Council), and Tom Kalil (Deputy Director for Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy & Senior Advisor for Science, Technology, and Innovation, National Economic Council). Questions were taken from the public via Twitter with the hashtag #WHChat and through Facebook. FHI 360 submitted four questions through Twitter, and three of them were answered by the panel (though we were not directly mentioned): 1. In which areas of development is innovation most urgently needed? The panel answered that innovation is urgently need in all sectors, but stressed […]