Study: International institutions insufficient to deal with global issues - a new study of the Swedish SNS Democracy Council concludes that commonly multilateral institutions face deficits that reduce their ability to deliver, making them insufficient to tackle #globalchallenges https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/27551/study-international-institutions-insufficient-to-deal-with-global-issues/

How can we recognize and promote promising solutions to #GlobalChallenges? On May 17, we will discuss this question in our workshop “Disruptive Innovation: International Approaches” at the #BuildingBridges conference.

➡️ https://building-bridges-conference.eu/program-day-tw

Civil society's #GlobalFuturesForum was held last week & deliberated on what policies & changes are needed to better address #globalchallenges. Next an interim People's Pact for the Future will be drafted. Here's our report https://www.democracywithoutborders.org/26928/civil-society-forum-considers-proposals-for-global-change/

#International panel of #scientists has #identified 100 important questions facing #PlantScience to tackle #GlobalChallenges such as #ClimateChange , #biodiversity #crises & #feeding a #GrowingPopulation #sustainably . The #findings are published in a letter in the journal #NewPhytologist .

https://scitechdaily.com/planting-the-seeds-of-discovery-scientists-identify-100-important-questions-facing-plant-science/

#Plants #botany #scientific #collaboration

Happy to recommend this new book: How #Democracy Survives. #GlobalChallenges in the #Anthropocene. Ed. by Michael Holm, R. S. Deese. Includes a chapter in which I elaborate on the democratic deficit of the #UnitedNations https://www.routledge.com/How-Democracy-Survives-Global-Challenges-in-the-Anthropocene/Holm-Deese/p/book/9781032111278

#Introductions #humanrights #climatejustice #globalchallenges #developmentfinancing #inequality #UNELPforSD

What does it mean to be a Global Citizen?

Read here why 'Global Citizenship' - and an international perspective - are at the heart of our work, as we promote local solutions to global challenges:

https://globalactionplan.ie/schools-education/mean-global-citizen

#globalcitizenship #globalchallenges #adulteducation #education #schools

¡Mañana comienza #QuoVadisEuropa! Sigue el debate sobre cómo actúa la UE en la escena mundial para afrontar los #globalchallenges.

El curso está dirigido por el AR/VP @JosepBorrellF y organizado por el @eu_eeas @UIMP & @ComisionEuropea

5 días 8 sesiones http://europa.eu/!ry7Rjh
RT @eu_eeas: #QuoVadisEuropa starts tomorrow! Follow the debate on how the EU is acting in the world stage to tackle #globalchallenges.

The course is di…

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RT @eu_eeas: #QuoVadisEuropa starts tomorrow! Follow the debate on how the EU is acting in the world stage to tackle #globalchallenges.

The course is directed by HR/VP @JosepBorrellF and organized by the EEAS @UIMP & @ComisionEuropea

📆 5 days 8 sessions. Join us ⤵
https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/quo-vadis-europa-birth-geopolitical-europe_en

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#QuoVadisEuropa starts tomorrow! Follow the debate on how the EU is acting in the world stage to tackle #globalchallenges.

The course is directed by HR/VP @JosepBorrellF and organized by the EEAS @UIMP & @ComisionEuropea

📆 5 days 8 sessions. Join us ⤵
http://europa.eu/!ry7Rjh

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RT @ICLEI_Europe: 📣REGISTER NOW

The #Urban7 Mayors Summit is happening online TOMORROW May 3 at 14-16:00 (CEST)

Join the Summit and discuss solutions to #globalchallenges and foster progress towards an #equitable world 🌍

Register here➡️https://g7u7.org/

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