We regularly host public debates and workshops. On this page we inform about these, as well as events that are relevant to our work.
There are no upcoming events at the moment. You can browse recent events in our archive below.
Past events
IAP2 Foundations in Public Participation training programme | London, 3-4 May 2016
The environmental and social planning consultancy, Essential Planning Ltd., is offering a training course for the internationally recognised IAP2 Foundations in Public Participation, which will provide participants with an overview of public participation, best...
The EU Referendum: Risks and Opportunities for the UK Environment | London, 11 April 2016
The event on 11 April, hosted by the ESRC’s The UK in a Changing Europe (UKiCE) Initiative, will have leading practitioners debate the findings of a landmark independent report on the implications of a Brexit for the UK’s environment. "The EU has had a profound impact...
Launch event: APPG on Limits to Growth | London, 19 April 2016
On 19th April 2016, the newly formed APPG on Limits to Growth will hold its inaugural event Limits to Growth or Opportunities for Prosperity? The current Co-Chair of the Club of Rome, Anders Wijkman, is confirmed as the keynote speaker for this evening. The event will...
Inaugural UKSSD Conference: towards a sustainable UK | London, 25 April 2016
The registration for the inaugural UKSSD Conference: towards a sustainable UK is now open. The new forum sets out to "be the catalyst for domestic action to set the UK on the path to sustainability, gathering 100 politicians, chief executives, practitioners, and...
GlobalNet21 Webinar on Alternative Democracy | w/ Matthew Taylor, Derek Bates and Vicky Pryce
Join GlobalNet21 in this online meetup to discuss the state of UK democracy with Scientist Derek Bates, economist Vicky Pryce and Matthew Taylor, CEO of the RSA. When: Thursday, February 18, 2016 7:00 PM "The peoples’ role in how we are governed consists only...
Disclosing Sustainability | Wageningen University, 24-25 June 2016
The Transformative Power of Transparency? Wageningen University, the Netherlands - June 24- 25, 2016 The conference, taking on the subject of transparency as a transformative tool for strengthening democracy and sustainable development, will address questions...
COIN event: Public engagement on the road to Paris – and beyond | 12th November
The upcoming Paris negotiations are key to the UN process of achieving an agreement that will limit global warming - but how engaged are the public with the conference? What do they think about its goals and how the UK government should be involved? This event,...
Open Government Partnership Summit including Panel Discussion on SDG 16 27th-29th October
As part of the Open Government Partnership Summit in Mexico from October 27th to 29th, there is a panel discussion on Lessons from OGP Initiatives for Operationalizing SDG #16 where a variety of stakeholders will offer perspectives based on their OGP experiences for...
Peter Davies spoke at the re-launch of FDSD in London, June 29th 2015
Peter Davies, Welsh Commissioner for Sustainable Futures, spoke at the re-launch of FDSD about the innovative 2015 Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act and how it can inspire action and change not only in Wales but across the rest of the UK and beyond. The...
20 May 2015, Launch of the Environmental Democracy Index, Washington DC
A right to know, a right to be heard, a right to access justice The Access Initiative and the World Resources Institute will launch the first ever Environmental Democracy Index (EDI) on May 20th at the National Press Club. Speakers Avi Garbow (Keynote...
28th-29th April, Cardiff, Essential ingredients for a sustainable future – Why do we need independent institutions, and how should they work for the long term?
FDSD is speaking at this event and facilitating a workshop on Responsibilities and Impact. "This conference, co-organised by the World Future Council, the Office of the Commissioner for Sustainable Futures, the Welsh Government, Cynnal Cymru - Sustain Wales and the...
20-21 October 2014 UNDESA/UNESCO Expert Group Meeting ‘Formal/Informal Institutions for Citizen Engagement for implementing the Post 2015 Development Agenda’ Paris
FDSD Board Member, Graham Smith, spoke at several events recently. In Paris he contributed to the UNDESA/UNESCO Expert Group Meeting ‘Formal/Informal Institutions for Citizen Engagement for implementing the Post 2015 Development Agenda’ from 20-21 October 2014.
13-15 Oct 2015 “October Policy Dialogue: Democracy In a Sustainable Future” Minneapolis
2015 October Policy Dialogue: “Democracy In a Sustainable Future” (Minnesota, October 13-15, 2015), co-organized by Club de Madrid and Partnership for Change. An international conference in Minneapolis, co-hosted by the University of Minnesota.This Policy Dialogue...
7 May 2015 “Policy Dialogue: Reconciling Democratic Governance and Sustainability: Trends and Remedies,” Oslo
7 May 2015 Policy Dialogue: “Reconciling Democratic Governance and Sustainability: Trends and Remedies”, Oslo, May 2015; organized by Partnership for Change (PfC). This Policy Dialogue will be focused on Next Generation Democracy (NGD) track III (‘Resources and...
24-26 April 2014, Model Institutions for a Sustainable Future Conference, Budapest
Participants of the Model Institutions for a Sustainable Future conference signed the "Budapest Memorandum" covering the care and protection of the interests of future generations with respect to sustainability.
24th-30th April 2015 “9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change,” Nairobi
9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change 24th-30th April 2015, Nairobi, Kenya The conference theme for this year’s International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9) is 'Measuring and enhancing effective adaptation'. CBA9...
Salzburg Global Seminar synthesis workshop for the Manifesto for Democracy and Sustainable Development
A group of selected invitees gathered in Salzburg, Austria for a synthesis workshop on the Manifesto for Democracy and Sustainability, co-organized by Salzburg Global Seminar.
Manifesto consultation, Conama, Spain
From 26th-30th November, FDSD worked alongside Madrid-based IIDMA (the Instituto Internactional de Derecho y Medio Ambiente) to run a consultation for the Manifesto in Spain, using the tenth national environmental congress, CONAMA, as a platform for a workshop and consultation stand.
