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Democracy and Climate Change: why and what matters

Halina Ward

In this first paper from FDSD’s project on ‘The Future of Democracy in the Face of Climate Change’, Halina Ward outlines the range of links between democracy and climate change. The paper explores the range of reasons why it is…

Event on ‘mobilising democracy to tackle climate change’, London, 19-20 April 2010

FDSD is pleased to announce a collaboration with Schumacher College- the International Centre for SustainabilityDartington Hall Trust, Salzburg Global Seminar and Goodenough College in London to present an international leadership seminar on ‘Mobilising Democracy to Tackle Climate Change’ in the centre of…

Copenhagen Climate Summit widens rift between local and global approaches to climate change

cop15_logo_imgI’m back in London after a week in Copenhagen at various climate events. Almost everything climate-related that happened in and around Copenhagen over the past two weeks offers rich pickings for reflection on the changing relationship between democracy and climate…

Democracy, environmental justice and sustainable development; Issues and approaches for civil society in the UK: an emerging agenda

Maria Adebowale, Simon Burall, Caroline Digby, Erin van der Maas, Paul Manners, Charles Secrett, Matthew Scott, Mark Walton, Halina Ward, Stuart Wilks-Heeg 

In this paper written following an NGO Leaders meeting on democracy, environmental justice and sustainable development held in October…

A revolutionary pathway to democracy, environmental justice and sustainable development

Charles Secrett

Leading sustainability campaigner Charles Secrett sets out a possible pathway for achieving revolutionary change towards democracy, environmental justice and sustainable development.

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A possible pathway to revolutionary change for democracy, environmental justice and sustainable development

In a new paper published on this website, sustainability campaigner Charles Secrett sets out a possible pathway for achieving revolutionary change towards democracy, environmental justice and sustainable development.

As Charles explains: “Currently, we have no visionary text explaining the intersect between…

FDSD receives ‘future of humanity’ grant

FDSD has been awarded a ‘Future of Humanity’ grant by US-based Foundation for the Future for a research project on ‘the future of democracy in the face of climate change’.

Future of Humanity grants are awarded following an annual competition for proposals…

Diaspora, democracy and sustainable development

[Cross-posted from www.thesamosa.co.uk]
This is a post about terrorism, sustainable development, and the power of diaspora. And it’s a post that asks whether we might find ourselves in a different place now had Osama Bin Laden been poor.

There was a…