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International Conference on
Concerted Strategies for
International Development
in the 21st Century

November 17th–18th, 2010 Bern, Switzerland

Front Cover:
Paul Klee
Flowering
1934
Oil on canvas, 81.5 x 80cm
Kunstmuseum Winterthur
Dr. Emil and Clara Friedrich-Jezler bequest, 1973
 Welcome by Micheline Calmy-Rey

Welcome by Micheline Calmy-Rey

The current economic crisis serves duce the visible; rather, it makes visible. May his work «Blühendes»
to remind us of the susceptibility of give visibility to the exchange of ideas between those people from
a globally networked economy and the fields of research, economics, science and politics, and may
of the questions surrounding global new solutions may his work inspire the exchange of ideas between
responsibility. How can sustainable those people from the field of research, science and politics and
development become the economic may new solutions to some of the world’s most pressing questions
basis of prosperous and emerging become visible.
countries as well as of poor coun-
tries? How can global resource Micheline Calmy-Rey
consumption and the burdens on Federal Councillor
air, water and earth be diminished Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
and become safeguarded for future
generations? How can sustainable
economic growth fight poverty? How can oppressive conflicts over
limited environmental resources be avoided? Which political, soci-
al and cultural contribution are necessary for sustainable develop-
ment in industrial, developing, and emerging market economies?
What kind of accelerated international cooperation is necessary to
deal with global environmental changes?

International development cooperation with economic, social, poli-

tical, ecological, cultural and technological challenges has become
confronted with unparalleled consequences at the start of the 21st
century. In order to cope with these requirements, new approaches
and a stronger orientation on sustainability is needed from the are-
as of economics, science and politics.

I would like to extend a warm welcome to the Club of Rome, here

in Bern today. The renowned artist Paul Klee spent several years
working here. He once stated: «Die Kunst gibt nicht das Sichtbare
wieder, sondern macht sichtbar» meaning, that art does not repro-

November 17th—18th, 2010 Bern, Switzerland 3

 Welcome by Ian Johnson

Welcome by Ian Johnson

We are living at a time of radical
transformation in the structure of
the world economy, in the balance
of power and influence and in the
concepts and policies for economic
growth, globalisation and interna-
tional development which have un-
derpinned strategies for some thirty
years. These foundations for the mo-
dern world, particularly for econo-
mics, were built when the world was
dramatically different from today.
A major overhaul is now required. We cannot continue with busi-
ness-as-usual. We need to change, and change quickly. The world
is facing major financial, ecological and social crises driven by
failed policies, failed economics and failed political systems. These
crises are inter-connected and under-written by common drivers.
We face a new era in which we are likely to see a rapid growth in
the world’s population as well as in the world’s economy which will
place extraordinary pressures on our social, natural and man-made
capital.
need to join hands in order to lay the foundations of new policies
and action of development and globalisation.
New models of development, globalisation, and growth must be
developed and applied, including the creation or adaptation of in-
stitutional structures, new partnerships and social innovation. The
longer term trends in international development should become
entrenched in development assistance policies, and development
aid has a great potential to make the developing countries fit for the
future based on the timely and thorough analysis of global trends.
On behalf of the Club of Rome, I warmly welcome the participants
of this gathering and wish the Conference every success in achie-
ving its ambitious goals.
Ian Johnson
Secretary General of the Club of Rome

The answers to these challenges are complex and multifaceted. We

need to seek new and imaginative solutions if we are to manage
these challenges to world development in a responsible manner.
The interrelated problems we face will require systemic approaches
and comprehensive action.

In this time of rapid and fundamental change we all are asked to do

the utmost to secure a smooth transition towards a sustainable, so-
cial and equitable world. Both developing and developed countries

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Welcome by Dr. Martin Dahinden
Almost 40 years ago, a group of
people, including the American
economist Dennis Meadows, sho-
cked the world with their forecast
that humanity will run out of raw
materials before the year 2100 if
consumption and world population
keep going at their current, unpre-
cedented rates. 20,000 hectares of
arable land are destroyed on a daily
basis, and 50,000 hectares of trees
are cut down in forests throughout
the world. Water is scarce in many
places. The seas are overfished. The earth’s temperature is rising.
Much of humanity is gravely living beyond its means.
Developing countries are especially susceptible to the effects of
global risks such as climate change, resource shortages, and in-
ternational epidemics. The preservation of worldwide natural re-
sources can no longer be separated from the question of a secure
livelihood in the North as well the eradication of poverty in the Sou-
th. The welfare model that is based on fossil powered growth has
already found its limitations. The development of a climate-friendly
economy in the North and the South is an urgent issue. Chances
now exist, for both emerging market as well as developing coun-
tries, to find new paths to development.
The belief that an increasing number of problems connected to glo-
bal governance and cooperative world politics, are able to be solved
in today‘s interdependent world, need to be translated into accele-
rated international development cooperation and breakthroughs
in multilateral politics. National and international institutions will
Welcome by Dr. Martin Dahinden
need to be governed with the view of taking collective action. New
kinds of cooperation, whereby different stakeholders combine their
specific expertise, resources and networks, should be considered.
Experiences from Europe, the OECD countries, Asia, Africa, and
Latin America, are needed for new solutions.
A part of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the Swiss Agen-
cy for Development and Cooperation (SDC), works with other fede-
ral offices to implement development and humanitarian policies de-
cided by the Federal Parliament. The main purpose of development
cooperation is to reduce poverty. The SDC works closely with local
authorities and civil society in partner countries in Asia, Africa, Latin
America and Eastern Europe. Global challenges such as poverty,
climate change, or limited resources, require solutions involving all
States. Switzerland works with the UN, the World Bank, and regional
financial institutions to ensure that globalisation furthers the needs
and objectives of developing countries. The SDC employs 1,500
people, including its local employees, in Switzerland and abroad.
Dear friends, colleagues, partners, we are delighted to welcome
you to this vigorous debate on outstanding challenges.
Dr. Martin Dahinden
Director-General of the SDC, Ambassador
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Daringly balanced
1930, 144
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31 x 24,5/23,5 cm
Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern
 Introduction

Introduction The challenges of international development are profound and in-

terconnected, as are the realities, dilemmas and controversies of
today’s world.

The very definition of international development as a process of so-

cial and economic change is widely debated and contested. From
the holistic standpoint of the Club of Rome, development is placed
in an interdisciplinary context and its main goal is to improve the
quality of life for humans and to provide them with the opportunity to
develop their full potential. The Club of Rome pursues an ambitious
aim to contribute to such a breakthrough.

The Bern Conference is part of the Club of Rome’s Programme

on «A New Path for World Development». It draws on the content
and conclusions of the preceding activities of the Club of Rome
on climate, energy, ecosystems and water and on financial system
reform, economic strategies and globalisation. This will ensure the
proper «systems integration» of the three critical sets of issues, en-
vironment, economy and development.

The following issues have been identified as central to the dis-

course on new strategies for international development and the
evaluation of their relevance for development assistance:

1. How to balance a growing world population within the real

limits of the planet?
2. What employment will be like in a different world economy?
3. How could the longer term trends in international develop-
ment become better entrenched in development assistance
policies?
4. What needs to be done through development aid to make the
developing countries fit for the future based on the timely and
thorough analysis of global trends?

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Intention
1938, 126
coloured paste on paper on burlap
original frame, 75,5 x 112,3 cm
Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern
 Agenda — Wednesday 17th November 2010

Agenda — Wednesday 17th November 2010

14:00 Welcome and Introduction 15:50 Concluding Thoughts

Dr. Ashok Khosla, Co-President of the Club of Rome
President, IUCN
AN OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL CHALLENGES
Item 1: The Prospects for Development Cooperation:
Challenges from South and North
Chair: Anders Wijkman, Vice-President of the Club
of Rome, Vice-President, Tällberg Foundaion
14:10 Dr. Martin Dahinden, Director General of the Swiss
Agency for Development Cooperation
14:30 Mr. Martin Khor, Executive Director, South Centre,
Geneva
Dr. Wendy Luhabe, Member of the Club of Rome
Chancellor, University of Johannesburg
16:00 Coffee Break
FACING THE DEMOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE
Item 3: Balancing a Growing World Population within
the Limits of the Planet
Chair: Dr. Claude Martin, Member of the Club of
Rome and Chairman of the Swiss Chapter
16:15 Overview of the Issues
Prof. Wolfgang Lutz, Co-Principal, International
Institute for Applied System Analysis (IIASA)

Item 2: Global Perspectives of Environment, Economy, 16:35 Responder

Population and Development and their Inter- Dr. Werner Haug, Director of the Technical Division,
connections: The Issues UNFPA

14:50 Overview of the Issues 16:45 Moderated Discussion

Mr. Martin Lees, Member of the Club of Rome, Rec- 17:30 Concluding Thoughts
tor Emeritus of the UN University for Peace to Dr. Ashok Khosla, Co-President of the Club of Rome
15:10 Responder 18:00 President, IUCN
Mr. Olav Kjorven, UNDP Assistant Administrator, Mr. Masakazu Toyoda, Chairman and CEO, Insitute
Director of the Bureau for Development Policy of Energy Economics, Member of the Japan Chapter
of the Club of Rome
15:20 Moderated Discussion
19:00 Reception with Parliamentarians and Dinner
to Dinner Speech: Dr. Wendy Luhabe, Member of the
22:00 Club of Rome

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 Agenda — Thursday 18th November 2010

Agenda — Thursday 18th November 2010

9:00 Key Note Speech: Development Cooperation in 11:00 Coffee Break

the Framework of Global Challenges
11:30 Moderated Discussion (cont.)
Madame Micheline Calmy-Rey, Foreign Minister of
Switzerland 12:40 Concluding Thoughts
Ms. Marilou van Goldstein Browers, Managing
EMPLOYMENT FOR A GROWING WORLD Director, Triodos Bank
POPULATION Dr. Hélène Bourgade, Head of Unit – «Quality of
Item 4: Employment in a New World Economy Operations» for Social and Human Development
Chair: Sir Crispin Tickell, Member of the Club of and Migration, European Commission, DG Euro-
Rome, Director of the Policy Foresight Program- peAid
me, James Martin 21st Century School at Oxford
University 13:00 Lunch

9:20 Overview of the Issues THE ISSUES: IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOP-

Prof. Ivo Slaus, Member of the Club of Rome and MENT ASSISTANCE
Member of the Board of Trustees WAAS and Item 5: Global Issues and Implications for Develop-
Dr. Garry Jacobs, Vice-President and Senior Re- ment Assistance
search Fellow, The Mother’s Service Society, India Chair: Mr. Ian Johnson, Secretary General of the
9:40 Dr. Jesus Felipe, Principal Economist, Central and Club of Rome
West Asia Department, Asian Development Bank 14:00 Overview of the Issues
«Inclusive Growth, Full Employment and Structural Dr. Nanna Hvidt, Director, Danish Institute for Inter-
Change» national Studies
10:10 Responder
Dr. Marco Ferroni, Executive Director, Syngenta
Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture
10:20 Moderated Discussion

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 Agenda — Thursday 18th and Friday 19 th November 2010

Agenda — Thursday 18th November 2010 (cont.) Agenda — Friday 19th November 2010

14:20 Responders 10:00 Student Seminar on Conference Discourse

Dr. Julius Spatz, Head of Policy and Strategy Unit, to A joint event of the Club of Rome and the Centre
GTZ 12:00 for Development and Environment (CDE) and the
National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR
Amb. Venetia Sebundandi, Embassy of Rwanda to
North-South) University of Bern
the Swiss Confederation and Permanent Mission to
Moderator: Prof. Urs Wiesmann, Director of NCCR,
the UN Office and WTO
Member of the CDE Board
14:40 Moderated Discussion
16:00 Coffee Break
16:20 Moderated Discussion (cont.)
16:50 Concluding Thoughts
Dr. Yongjun Zhang, Senior Economic Researcher,
China Center for International Economic Exchange
Dr. Auma Obama, East Africa Coordinator, Sports
for Social Change Initiative, Kenya
Mr. Richard Carey, Former Director, Development
Co-Operation Directorate, OECD

16:20 FINAL WRAP-UP SESSION

(to 17:00)

18:30 Public Event at the University of Bern

to Panel Discussion and Q&A
20:00 Moderator: Mr. Martin Läubli, Deputy Team Leader,
Editorial Department «Knowledge», Tages-Anzeiger

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Unifying moment
1940, 173
chalk on paper on cardboard
29,5 x 21 cm
Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern
 The Prospects for Development Cooperation: Challenges from North and South
The Prospects for Development
Cooperation: Challenges from North
and South
The global economic crisis has forced us to question paradigms.
It has highlighted the growing importance of developing countries
in our globalised world. It has made clear the consequences that
public policies can have for the developed as well as the developing
countries.
The developing countries have participated in the process of globa-
lisation in different ways. For some countries, the opening of mar-
kets has been perceived as an opportunity for economic develop-
ment. Others however, see globalisation as a threat – and the cause
of slowing growth and increasing poverty. The restoration of the
fight against poverty to its former prominence on policy agendas
is the most outstanding success of the Millennium Development
Goals. However, progress has been quite mixed. The overall frame-
work conditions for developing countries have not fundamentally
improved.
The sphere of developing countries is now much more diverse than
it used to be. They are now facing a whole range of global risks, from
pandemics to new food crises, as well as demographic change and
rapid urbanisation. Development policies must respond to political,
economic and social repercussions of climate change and should
facilitate structural changes for sustainable development.
The visibility of donors’ contribution to the provision of global public
goods and poverty reduction is crucial to building political capital;
with governments in both donor and partner countries, and with the
public. We need to create a better understanding of how countries
can transform their economies so as to reduce poverty, create jobs,
and promote investment at home and abroad.
Lead Experts:
Dr. Martin Dahinden, Director General of the Swiss Agency for
Development Cooperation
Mr. Martin Khor, Executiv Director, South Centre, Geneva
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Harmonized struggle
1937, 206
pastel on cotton on coloured paste on burlap
original frame, 57 x 86 cm
Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern
 Global Perspectives of Environment, Economy, Population and Development and their Interconnections
Global Perspectives of Environment, Economy, Population and Development
and their Interconnections
Our world is at an inflection point. There is a convergence of the-
mes – seemingly disconnected – that is now being understood to
be integral and urgent to our very survival. We are heading into a
perfect storm of an inter-connected financial, ecological and social
crisis driven by failed policies, failed economics and failed political
systems. These crises are under-written by common drivers, most
notably the current concept of measuring human progress in mate-
rial and financial growth.
The current policies which guide development today are failing to
respond adequately to the crucial, interconnected issues which
will determine the future, and as a consequence, confidence is
weakening in long-established policies, power relationships and
institutional arrangements. The classical models and strategies of
development are destroying the environment, overusing resources,
generating widening disparities and leaving billions excluded from
the benefits of progress. Nearly 2 billion people are living on less
than $1.25 USD a day, and compared with what was expected be-
fore the financial crisis, by the end of 2010 an estimated 64 million
more people are expected to be living on under $2 USD a day.
In addition, global emissions of greenhouse gases are now 25%
higher than in 2000, almost 40% more than in 1990, and double
1970‘s figure of 15.5bn tons and they are estimated to grow by 43
per cent by 2035 if current patterns of energy use continue and no
global restrictions are applied.
Our planet is already exhibiting the limits of our present approaches
to ecological, financial and social policy and management. By the
middle of this Century we will face a radically different world to
the one we live in today. We will likely be 9 billion people up from
6.8 billion today. Demand for food, energy and water will at least
double; pressure on our natural ecosystems will have increased.
Pressure on natural resources will lead to increased conflict. Water
may replace oil as a resource to be fought over. And yet we are
depleting the natural capital of our planet at historic and unprece-
dented rates. By 2050 we will be an urban planet with massively
increased demand for new infrastructure. The aspirations of those
in the poorer parts of our world will have increased and we could
see a world that today has a wealth of $60 trillion rising to well over
$150 trillion and higher by the middle of the century if environmen-
tal constraints allow.
The present unequal distribution of wealth within and between
countries can only lead to increased alienation in the future. Glo-
balization and its effects on cultural assimilation and identity are
already a concern. Communications is making the world a smaller
and more interconnected place and this trend will only increase.
Economic growth in many large emerging economies is beginning
to shift geo-political and economic power. Social change is an ine-
vitable consequence that is directly linked to globalisation, econo-
mic change and ecological forces. We are facing a social transfor-
mation and level of upheaval that is historic in its proportions and
uncertain in its outcomes.
Lead Expert:
Martin Lees, Club of Rome, Rector Emeritus of the University for
Peace
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Unifying moment
1940, 173
chalk on paper on cardboard
29,5 x 21 cm
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Balancing a Growing World Population
within the Limits of the Planet
Balancing a Growing World Population within the Limits of the Planet
Today we face a demographically divided world. In large parts of
Europe and parts of Eastern Asia, fertility rates have declined to
a very low level, implying long-term population shrinking. Together
with the continuing decline in old age mortality, this results in ac-
celerating population ageing. While in Western Europe these
processes are in part compensated by migration gains, several
Eastern European countries are experiencing significant declines
in population size. On the other extreme, most countries of Sub-
Saharan Africa as well as some populations in Western Asia still
have fertility levels above five children per woman together with very
young age structures. Consequently, a doubling - if not tripling - of
population size is still expected over the coming decades. At the
global level, we expect the end of world population growth over the
course of this century with a peak population of around 9 billion
to be reached in 2050-2080 and a moderate decline thereafter.
This expected trend is mostly driven by the significant recent fertility
declines in Asia.
Would it be possible to escape the poverty trap and assure food
security in those countries still experiencing very rapid population
growth? Could the labour market create jobs for a rapid expansion
of young adults? How vulnerable will developing countries become
to the consequences of environmental change? Is it likely that the
combination of universal primary and broad-based secondary fe-
male education with basic health care (including reproductive
health) would affect fertility? Would these improvements in educa-
tion and health result in higher economic growth, more employment
and higher adaptive capacity to environmental change?
Lead Expert:
Prof. Wolfgang Lutz, Co-Principal, International Institute for Ap-
plied System Analysis (IIASA); Director, Vienna Institute of Demo-
graphy of the Austrian Academy of Sciences
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1938, 387
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20,9 x 14,7 cm
Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern
 Employment in a New World Economy

Employment in a New World Economy

Unemployment lies at the heart of the problem of poverty; it fuels
discontent, alienation and a sense of hopelessness, and this is of-
ten transformed into social unrest. To some, employment remains
a fundamental human right. A question not of whether economic
growth can produce jobs, but a re-fitting of economics to assure
that everyone has the right to employment. Unemployment affects
all countries to one degree or another; it is not just a developing
world problem. It is estimated that 27% of the worlds’ population
is under the age of fifteen - a burgeoning work-force in the making.
The recent global economic turndown has exacerbated unemploy-
ment levels although the issue is more structural and longer term
than the temporary effects of recent economic history. It can be
useful to distinguish employment conditions in the developed world
where it relates mostly to formal paid employment and where social
safety nets provide some degree of social protection. By contrast,
the developing world has less formal sector employment, under-
employment persists and there are few safety nets. However, bor-
ders are increasingly porous, and mobility goes hand in hand with
opportunity. Investment decisions made in one country can have
a profound effect on employment in another country. The porosity
of borders and the mobility of labour suggest that we need to take
into account the global nature of employment and the global social
costs of unemployment.
An emerging theme for some economists is ‘what happens if job
security cannot be assured or at least contemplated’. How will we
function in a society where unemployment or partial employment
is the expected norm? The world has become so technologically
developed, that it could probably produce all the material goods
required with a small fraction of the population. What social and in-
stitutional structures could support such outcomes in a manner that
provides for sustainable societal benefits? Can we live in a world
without jobs? and if so, what would be the distributional, poverty-
related and social capital consequences?
Lead Experts:
Mr. Jesus Felipe, Principal Economist, Central and West Asia De-
partment, Asian Development Bank
Dr. Garry Jacobs, Member of the Board of Trustees, World Acade-
my of Art & Science
Prof. Ivo Slaus, Member of the Club of Rome and Member, Board of
Trustees of the World Academy of Art & Science, Croatia

Out-sourcing, increased cross-border mobility, concerns for the

poor in the developing world, and the effects of dramatic global de-
mographic changes mean that employment concerns are no longer
the sole preserve of national governments: employment is firmly a
global issue.

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Unstable equilibrium
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 Global Issues and Implications for Development Assistance

Global Issues and Implications for Development Assistance

What challenges the traditional paradigm for development assis-
tance? What are possible new links between the local and the glo-
bal? The answer to the first question is the challenge created by the
increasing importance of global public goods. In this case it is the
right to sustainable development within a climate change perspec-
tive. Which development paradigm could facilitate recognition of
joint and shared responsibilities and obligations, – and what kind
of transfer models for finance and knowledge should this lead to?
The second challenge is how to combine the many different finan-
cial transfers amongst which development is only one in a compact
for job creation underlining that the demographic growth particular-
ly for Africa is an immediate challenge – but maybe an advantage in
the long term. The challenges are new; the pattern of financial flows
is new and the behaviour of the multiple actors is new. Will tradi-
tional ODA flows continue in the form and in the way we know it?
mense capabilities needed to resolve the issues we face. But we
fail to agree and to act effectively at the international level and often
at the national level also. There is a need to renew a focused and
intense international dialogue, respecting the views and aspirations
of different cultures and interests, to build confidence, international
understanding and political commitment as the basis for concerted
action to address the truly global challenges and opportunities of
the 21st Century. If we can do this, we can lay the foundations for
the new equitable, inclusive and sustainable economies and socie-
ties of the future.
Lead Expert:
Dr. Nanna Hvidt, Director, Danish Institute for International Studies

In addition, cohesive policy lines are the cornerstone of effective

Development Assistance. For this reason it is vital that measures
are adopted that effectively integrate fair global policies on climate
financing, trade, conflict and international economic governance.
Therefore policy coherence from the donor side is paramount and
in particular donor governments have to be careful that one policy
intervention should not be destabilized by another one.

These and other issues will become a subject for substantive dis-
course during the final part of the meeting. Equitable and sustai-
nable world development can only be achieved through intensified
and more effective international cooperation. Humanity has the im-

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 Profile participants
Dr. Micheline Calmy-Rey is Federal Coun-
cilor and has been Head of the Swiss Federal
Department of Foreign Affairs since 2003.
In 2002 she became a member of the Swiss
Federal Council and served as President of
the Confederation in 2007. Prior to that she
had a number of positions at the Geneva Can-
tonal Government. She was also Member of
the Board of Directors of the Swiss National
Bank.
Prof. Assia Bensalah Alaoui is Ambassa-
dor at Large of HM the King of Morocco. Prof.
Alaoui serves on several committees for Near-
Eastern peace and on a number of Board of
Trustees of International Organisations. She
has also served as co-President of the Euro-
pean Commission High-Level Advisory Group
on «Dialogue between Peoples and Cultures
in the Euro-Mediterranean Area». She is a
member of the Club of Rome and of the board
of trustees of Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
Dr. Hélène Bourgade is Head of Unit for
«Human and Social Development & Migra-
tion» in the DG EuropeAid in the European
Commission and has worked in this DG since
1999. She previously served from 1990 in the
EC Commission on the PHARE programme
on cooperation with Eastern and Central Eu-
rope. She has 30 years of professional experi-
ence in external cooperation, including at field
level (Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe),
working for various bilateral and multilateral
organisations.
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Dr. Thomas Breu is Deputy Director of the
Centre for Development and Environment
at the Bern University. In his function as the
Coordinator of the North-South Center, he
coordinates a worldwide network of 350
researchers on global change and sustaina-
ble development in 9 regions of the world.
He served as Chief Technical Adviser to the
Mekong River Commission. His research in-
terests include natural resource management
and geographic information systems in Sou-
theast and Central Asia.
Richard Carey is a former Director of the
Development Co-operation Directorate at
OECD. He led the analytical work for the
North-South Group and the work on trade ca-
pacity building and aid for trade. Mr. Carey is
a member of the governing body of the Institu-
te of Development Studies at Sussex Univer-
sity. He also served as Deputy Permanent Re-
presentative in the New Zealand Delegation
to the OECD and for New Zealand Treasury.
Ian Curtis is Head of Profession for Climate
and Environment at the UK Department for
International Development. Responsibilities
and interests include climate change, and en-
vironment – particular linked to natural resour-
ce wealth accounting, green economy, and
sustainable growth and poverty reduction. Mr.
Curtis has significant overseas development
experience including long term assignments
in Kenya, Mozambique, Nepal and India.

Dr. Martin Dahinden is Director-General of
the Swiss Agency for Development and Co-
operation. Prior to this, Mr. Dahinden headed
the FDFA‘s Directorate of Corporate Manage-
ment after having worked as Director of the
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian
Demining. He has held assignments as mem-
ber of the Swiss Delegation to GATT and had
numerous diplomatic positions. He worked at
the FDFA‘s Service for Disarmament Policy
and Nuclear Issues, as Head of the OSCE
Service of Political Affairs Division.
Dr. Beat Dietschy is the Managing Direc-
tor for Bread for the World. He holds doc-
torates in Philosophy and Theology and has
addressed questions related to globalisation,
historical perception, and social ethics. He
was also active in the international develop-
ment policy education. Bread for the World is
the international development policy service
of the Protestant Churches of Switzerland.
Petko Draganov is the Deputy Secretary-
General of UNCTAD. From 1993 to 1998
he was Ambassador of Bulgaria to South
Africa, Namibia and Botswana. In 1998, Mr.
Draganov was appointed as the Permanent
Representative of Bulgaria to the UN and
other International Organizations in Geneva.
From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Draganov served as
the First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
of Bulgaria. He was in charge of multilateral
diplomacy, development, disarmament and
European integration issues.
Profile participants
Martin Fässler is Head of Staff of the Direc-
torate at the Swiss Agency for Development
and Cooperation. He worked with the UN in
Iraq and the UNDP Emergency Unit in Ethio-
pia. In 1991, he joined the SDC‘s Humanitari-
an Aid Department and coordinated the emer-
gency relief and reconstruction assistance
programmes to the former Yugoslavia and in
the Horn of Africa, supervised the Swiss aid
to Rwanda following the genocide and served
as SDC Country Director in Mozambique.
Dr. Jesus Felipe is Head of the Strategic Re-
search Unit and Director of Research of the
Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation
Institute at the ADB. Previously, he was Eco-
nomist, Senior Economist and Principal Eco-
nomist in the Macroeconomics and Finance
Research Division of the Economics and
Research Department. He is also a Research
Associate at the Centre for Applied Macroe-
conomic Analysis, Australian National Univer-
sity and the Cambridge University Centre for
Economic and Public Policy.
Dr. Marco Ferroni is an expert in internati-
onal agriculture and sustainability issues. Dr.
Ferroni joined the Syngenta Foundation as its
Executive Director in 2008. Prior to this, he
held positions as Principal Officer in the Of-
fice of Evaluation and Oversight and Deputy
Manager of the Sustainable Development De-
partment at the Inter-American Development
Bank. He was a Senior Advisor at the World
Bank supervising donor relations and the
work on international public goods.
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 Profile participants
Remo Gesù is Director of the Department
of International Programmes of Helvetas. He
studied sociology, anthropology and educa-
tional theory in Basel. After working as a jour-
nalist for several Swiss newspapers, he then
became an adviser for DEZA and the Inter-
national Labour Organisation in Indonesia. In
1994 joined Helvetas as programme leader in
the Philippines, and since then has held a va-
riety of different functions at the Zurich office.
Marilou van Golstein Brouwers is Mana-
ging Director of Triodos Investment Manage-
ment. Ms. van Golstein Brouwers was a mem-
ber of the Group of Advisors for the United
Nations Year of Microcredit and a member
of the Executive Committee of CCAP and
Treasurer of the International Association of
Microfinance Investors. She is currently on
the Board of Trustees of Women’s World
Banking, and KASHF Microfinance Bank in
Pakistan. She is also Treasurer of the Max Ha-
velaar Foundation.
Dr. Eduardo F. Gutierrez was UN Resident
Coordinator and UNDP Resident Represen-
tative in Costa Rica, Argentina and Brazil.
Dr. Gutierrez was also Director of Administ-
ration and Finance of UNDP and Director for
UN System Coordination at the Office of the
UN Secretary General Mr. Boutros-Boutros
Galhi. He was Senior Adviser to several UN
Secretary-Generals, to the UNESCO Direc-
tor General on the organisation reform, and
to the Executive Director of the World Food
Programme.
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Dr. Werner Haug is Director of the Tech-
nical Division of the United Nations Popula-
tion Fund in charge of Global Programmes
and Policies. Before joining UNFPA he was
Director of the Refugee Department of the
Swiss Red Cross Society, Deputy Director
of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office and
Coordinator of Cooperation Programmes in
Population and Development, funded by the
SDC and the EU. He was also a Lecturer in
Demography at the University of Geneva.
Elisabeth Hogan currently serves as the
Senior Development Counselor at the US
Mission to the United Nations in Geneva.
Prior to this assignment, Ms Hogan was both
Deputy Director and Acting Mission Director
in USAID/India where she oversaw a range
of cutting edge development assistance pro-
grammes. Previously, Ms. Hogan served as a
Democracy and Governance Officer in Jamai-
ca, Guatemala and South Africa. She has also
held a series of domestic assignments with
USAID.
Dr. Nanna Hvidt is Director of the Danish
Institute for International Studies. Dr. Hvidt
served as Deputy Director at the Danish Mi-
nistry of Foreign Affairs and Director of the
Department for East, West and Central Af-
rica at the World Bank. She also served as
Embassy Counselor at the Danish Permanent
Representation in Brussels and Directorate
General for Development of the European
Commission. She is presently Commissioner
of the International Commission on Climate
Change and Development.

Prof. Hans Hurni is Director of the Swiss
National Centre of Competence in Research
North-South and President of the Board of
the Centre for Development and Environment
at the University of Bern. In 2005-2009 Prof.
Hurni was a coordinating lead author of the
International Assessment of Agricultural Sci-
ence and Technology for Development. His
field of research is sustainable land manage-
ment, with a focus on soil erosion, soil conser-
vation, and protected area management.
Mr. Garry Jacobs is an international consul-
tant on management and economic develop-
ment. Since 1973 he has worked with The
Mother‘s Service Society, a social science
research institute based in India applying
spiritual principles in economic and social
development, global governance, peace and
security, and education. He is Trustee of the
World Academy of Art and Science, Chair of
its Committee on Peace and Development,
and co-Chair of its project on the Global Em-
ployment Challenge.
Dr. Bruce Jenks is presently a senior non-
resident Fellow at Harvard University Ken-
nedy School of Government and Lecturer at
Geneva Graduate Institute of International
and Development Studies and at Columbia
School of International and Public Affairs. Dr.
Jenks is also a Managing Partner of Odysseus
and Associates, specialising in Strategic Ma-
nagement in the International Public Sector.
Between 2000 and 2010, he was Assistant
Secretary-General/ Assistant Administrator
of the UNDP.
Profile participants
Ian Johnson is Secretary General of the
Club of Rome. Mr. Johnson served as Vice
President for Sustainable Development of the
World Bank, overseeing the Bank’s work on
climate change and carbon finance. He was
also the Chairman of the Consultative Group
on International Agricultural Research (CGI-
AR). Prior to that, he played a major role in
the establishment of the Global Environment
Facility (GEF).
Dr. Mukesh Kapila is currently Special Re-
presentative of the Secretary General of the
International Federation of the Red Cross
and Red Crescent Societies. He served as
Director in the Department of Health Action in
Crises at the WHO. He was the UN Resident
and Humanitarian Coordinator and the UNDP
Resident Representative for the Sudan bet-
ween 2003 and 2004. He was also Special
Adviser to the UN, to the Special Representa-
tive of the Secretary General in Afghanistan.
Martin Khor is Executive Director of the
South Centre – an inter-governmental body
with 51 member states of the developing
world. Mr. Khor previously was Director of the
Third World Network. Mr. Khor is an econo-
mist, with degrees from Cambridge Univer-
sity and the Science University of Malaysia.
He wrote several books on issues relating to
trade and development, environment and sus-
tainable development, including «Globalisati-
on and the South», and «Intellectual Property,
Biodiversity and Sustainable Development».
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Paul Klee
Hovering
1930, 220
oil on canvas
original frame, 84 x 84 cm
Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern

Dr. Ashok Khosla is Co-President of the
Club of Rome and President of IUCN. He is
also Chairman of Development Alternatives,
a social enterprise that champions sustaina-
ble development through the innovation and
delivery of technologies for creating rural
livelihoods, of methodologies for managing
the natural resource base and of designs for
effective institutions.
Amb. Betty E. King is Representative of the
USA to the UN Office and other International
Organizations in Geneva. Amb. King served
as the US Representative to the ECOSOC
under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W.
Bush. Ms. King has an extensive background
in philanthropy, having served as the Vice
President of the Annie E. Casey Foundation
in Baltimore, the Senior Advisor to the Califor-
nia Endowment and an advisor to the Atlantic
Philanthropies.
Mr. Olav Kjorven is the Assistant Sec-
retary-General and Director of Bureau for
Development Policy at the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP). From
2005-2007, Olav led UNDP’s Environment
and Energy Group, promoting sound envi-
ronmental management & access to energy
for poverty reduction and tapping into new fi-
nancial mechanisms for development such as
carbon finance. Prior to joining UNDP, from
2001 to 2005, Olav served the Government
of Norway as State Secretary for International
Development.
Profile participants
Dr. Günter Klein is a Senior Academic Ad-
visor at the UN University. He is Director and
Professor at the German Federal Agency for
Environment Protection and develops a sup-
port system for implementing the MDG and
the UN Decade Water for life. He is founder
and head of the Water Strategy Initiative at
the German Aerospace Center. He also ser-
ved as Director for Environment and Health at
the WHO Regional Office of Europe.
Dr. Eberhard von Koerber chairs the inter-
national investment and asset management
company, Eberhard von Koerber AG, in Zu-
rich. Dr. von Koerber is Co-President of the
Club of Rome, co-founder and Vice President
of the Wittenberg Centre for Global Ethics
and Past Chairman and Member of the Board
of the World Scout Foundation. He is a mem-
ber of the Board of Trustees of the Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra and member of the
Clinton Global Initiative.
Dr. Georgios Kostakos is Senior Program-
me Officer at the UN Secretary-General’s
High-level Panel on Global Sustainability. He
held senior positions at the Climate Change
Support Team and at the UN System Chief
Executives Board for Coordination. He ser-
ved at the UNFCCC Secretariat and on UN
field missions in South Africa, Mexico, Haiti
and Bosnia & Herzegovina. He is an associate
of the Hellenic Foundation for European and
Foreign Policy.
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 Profile participants
Michèle Laubscher is the coordinator for In-
ternational Development at Alliance Sud, the
umbrella organisation for 6 Swiss agencies;
Swissaid, Fastenopfer, Bread for the World,
Helvetas, Caritas and Heks, since 2003. Ms.
Laubscher has 20 years experience in journa-
lism, most recently as a free-lancer in South
America.
Martin Lees is former Secretary General of
the Club of Rome Mr. Lees was Rector of the
UN University for Peace. He also was Assis-
tant Secretary General of the UN and Exe-
cutive Director of the Financing System for
Science and Technology. He established the
China Council for International Cooperation
on Environment and Development and the In-
ternational Committee for Economic Reform
and Cooperation. He was responsible for
Cooperation in Science and Technology and
Innovation at the OECD.
Melchior Lengsfeld is the Managing Direc-
tor of Helvetas. He studied Sociology, Natio-
nal Economy and Philosophy in Paris and Ba-
sel. Thereafter, he completed a post-graduate
certificate in International Development from
the ETH in Zurich through NADEL. He has
worked together with Helvetas since 1999,
first as an adviser in a water and hygiene pro-
ject in Mozambique, and later as a program
leader in Mali.
28 International Conference on Concerted Strategies for International Development in the 21st Century
Dr. Alexander Likhotal has been President
of Green Cross International since 1996. Dr.
Likhotal was Professor of Political Science
and International Relations at the Diplomatic
Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
and the Head of the European Security Desk
at the International Department of the Central
Committee of the Communist Party of the
USSR. He served as Deputy Spokesman and
Adviser to President Gorbachev and Interna-
tional Director at the Gorbachev Foundation.
Dr. Wendy Luhabe is a South African busi-
nesswoman, social entrepreneur and author.
Dr. Luhabe is co-founder of the Women In-
vestment Portfolio Holdings, a private invest-
ment fund which is listed on the JSE since
1999 and is the first female-owned company.
She launched a €13m Private Equity Fund for
women-owned enterprises. She chairs Ven-
dome SA, is a member of the Club of Rome, a
Chancellor of the University of Johannesburg
and a board member of the IIMD.
Prof. Wolfgang Lutz is the Leader of the
World Population Program at IIASA and focu-
ses on fertility analysis, population projection,
and its relations to environment. He authors a
series of world population projections and de-
veloped approaches for projecting education
and human capital. He is principal investigator
of the Asian MetaCentre for Population and
Sustainable Development Analysis in Singa-
pore, board member of the African Population
and Health Research Center, the Max Planck
Institute for Demographic Research, and the
Population Reference Bureau in Washington.

Prof. Mona Makram-Ebeid is Professor of
Political Science and Sociology at the Ame-
rican University of Cairo and President and
Founder of the Association for the Advance-
ment of Education. She was an adviser to the
World Bank for the Middle East and North
Africa. She works with the International Con-
sultative Group for the Middle East Center for
Strategic and International Studies. She is
a member of the Club of Rome and the UN
Committee for Policy Development.
Khalid Malik was UN Resident Coordinator
and UNDP Resident Representative in Chi-
na. Mr. Malik served as Director of the UNDP
Evaluation Office and as Chair of the UN Eva-
luation Group. He contributed to the global
debate on development effectiveness of aid
agencies initiating an annual UNDP Develop-
ment Effectiveness Report. He served as UN
Representative in Uzbekistan covering both
development and humanitarian operations.
He is on the Advisory Board of the Oxford
Centre of China Studies.
Dr. Claude Martin is an Honorary Advisor of
WWF-International and served as its Director
General during 1993-2005. Dr. Martin was a
member of the China Council for Internatio-
nal Cooperation on Environment and Deve-
lopment – a high level advisory body to the
Chinese Government. He is the Chancellor
of the International University in Geneva and
a board member of several environmental or-
ganisations. He is a member of the Club of
Rome.
Profile participants
Dr. John Martin is former Adviser to the
Director General of the WHO. During his
extensive career at WHO he was responsib-
le for cooperation with the EU as OECD as
Managing Director and performed senior level
planning, managing and implementing work
on Primary Health Care. He was advisor to
the Goverment of Zambia, consultant for the
Swedish International Development Autho-
rity and NGO Medical Officer with Save the
Children Fund in Bangladesh.
Dr. Peter Messerli is Director of the Cen-
tre for Development and Environment at the
University of Bern. His work focuses on incre-
asingly globalised and distant driving forces
of rural transformation processes and their
spatial manifestations. Peter Messerli has
managed research projects in Madagascar
on alternatives to shifting cultivation and in
Lao PDR on contexts of sustainable rural de-
velopment. He is also a former coordinator of
the Swiss National Centre of Competence in
Research ‘North-South’.
Caroline Morel has been the Managing Di-
rector of SWISSAID since 2002. She worked
on a National Science Foundation project at
the Institute for Social and Market Research
LINK, in Luzern. As part of her involvement
with NADEL, she also worked on Water and
Sanitation projects through DEZA in Nica-
ragua. Caroline Morel is Vice President of
Alliance Sud, and a member of the advisory
commission for international cooperation.
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 Profile participants
Dr. Auma Obama is the Technical Advisor
for CARE USA’s Sports for Social Change
Initiative which promotes the integration and
multiple approaches of using sports as a tool
for social change for the Youth. Dr. Obama
is pioneering this new Initiative in East Afri-
ca. Previously, she worked as a Children’s
Services Engagement Officer under Local
Government in the UK, advising young people
in education and employment. Currently, she
sits on the board of Women Win, as well as
the 50x15 Foundation and the Jacobs Foun-
dation.
Meenakshi Raman currently works at the
Third World Network as the coordinator of its
Climate Programme. She has been actively
following climate change issues since the
UNFCCC negotiations of the Conference of
Parties in Bali. She is currently the Honora-
ry Secretary of Friends of the Earth Malaysia
and is also member of the Executive Commit-
tee of Friends of the Earth International. She
was also the Chair of Friends of the Earth In-
ternational.
Amb. Venetia Sebudandi is Rwanda’s Am-
bassador to the Swiss Confederation and
Permanent Representative to the UN and
the WTO. Previously she was Deputy Chief
of Mission at the Embassy of the Republic of
Rwanda in Paris in charge mainly of UNESCO
and Francophonoie. Before joining the Mi-
nistry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Sebudandi
worked with the Banque Indosuez in Kenya
and the French Trade Commission in Uganda.
30 International Conference on Concerted Strategies for International Development in the 21st Century
Prof. Ivo Šlaus is a nuclear physicist and
Director of the South East European Divisi-
on of the World Academy of Arts & Science
(SEED). Prof. Šlaus is a member of the Club
of Rome and of the Pugwash Council as well
as the former President of Croatian Pugwash.
He is a founding Fellow of Academia Euro-
paea, Chairman of the International Network
of Centres for Sustainable Development and
a former member of the Parliament of Croatia.
Dr. Julius Spatz is the Head of Policy and
Strategy at the GTZ. He also served as Direc-
tor of programmes on «Sustainable Economic
Development» and «Innovative Insurance Pro-
ducts for the Adaptation to Climate Change»
in Ghana and the Head of GTZ’s Develop-
ment Economics Team. Dr. Spatz was a visit-
ing fellow at the Instituto de Investigaciones
Socio-Económicas in Bolivia. He has publis-
hed extensively on foreign direct investment
as well as on growth and poverty diagnostics.
Sir Crispin Tickell is the Director of the Po-
licy Foresight Programme at the James Martin
School for the 21st Century at Oxford Univer-
sity. He served as Chancellor of the University
of Kent and was a British Permanent Repre-
sentative to the UN and Permanent Secretary
of the Overseas Development Administration.
Sir Tickell was President of the Royal Geo-
graphic Society and Conveyor of the Govern-
ment Panel on Sustainable Development. He
is a Member of the Club of Rome.

Masakazu Toyoda is the Secretary-General
at the Headquarters for Space Policy in Ja-
pan. He served as Special Envoy on East Asi-
an Affairs to the Prime Minister and Special
Adviser on Climate Change at Japan’s Mi-
nistry of Economy, Trade and Industry where
he also held the position of Vice Minister for
International Affairs. He has a long standing
commitment to Japan’s International Trade
Policy Bureau, having served as Director-
General for the International Economic Affairs
Department.
Prof. Urs Wiesmann is currently Director
of NCCR North-South and member of the
CDE Board. He is amongst others Head of
the Swiss Development Cooperation sponso-
red Eastern and Southern Africa Partnership
Programme and Scientific Coordinator of the
UNESCO World Heritage Site ‚Jungfrau-
Aletsch-Bietschhorn JAB‘. He is a member
of the International Human Dimensions Pro-
gramme on Global Environment Change of
the Swiss National Commission.
Anders Wijkman was a Member of the Eu-
ropean Parliament serving on Committees on
Environment, Development Cooperation and
Climate Change. He was Assistant Secre-
tary-General of the UN as well as Policy Di-
rector of UNDP, Director-General of the Swe-
dish Agency for Research Cooperation with
Developing Countries, Secretary-General of
the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation
and Secretary General of the Swedish Red
Cross. He is a member of the Club of Rome
and Vice-Chairman of the Tällberg Foundation.
Profile participants
Mr. Noriyuki Yonemura is head of Global
Business Support Inc. and was Chairman of
the Japan Small and Medium Enterprise Ma-
nagement Consultants Association. He has
also been Secretary General of the Intellec-
tual Collaboration Group to Promote Market-
Oriented Economics and Director of the Vi-
etnam Economic Research Institute. He also
served with the Japan External Trade Organi-
zation. Mr. Yonemura joined Fuji Xerox in 1992
as Associate Director. He has been a member
of the Trilateral Commission since 1998.
Dr. Yongjun Zhang is a Senior Research
Fellow at the Research Department of the
China Center for International Economic Ex-
changes. Dr. Zhang had an extensive career
as Senior Economist at the Economic Fore-
casting Department of the State Information
Center of the National Development and Re-
form Commission. Before being nominated in
2002 as Assistant Mayor of Xianyang City in
Shanxi Province (China) he was responsible
as Deputy Director for the Development Plan-
ning Committee in Xianyang City.
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Paul Klee
The gate to the depths
1936, 25
watercolour on primed cotton on cardboard
24 x 29 cm
Private collection, Switzerland
on extended loan to the Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern
 Panel Discussion — 18th November 2010

«It‘s the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine...»
Justice in the Greenhouse – What is
Switzerland’s role?
… sang the American rock band R.E.M. in the 1980s.
The world’s population is set to reach 9 billion people in 40 years
time. The rising demands of a growing population make natural ca-
pital ever scarcer. This calls for a new level of technical progress:
more and better innovations that are not only resource-efficient, but
also sustainable. Sustaining ecological systems – and preventing
negative effects on them – is more urgent than ever.

Panel Discussion with In rich and poor countries alike, «green jobs» are key to a
world which is entering unchartered territory in creating a
Dr. Martin Dahinden (DEZA) low-carbon economy. Green growth has been heralded as a
Marilou van Golstein Brouwers (Triodos Bank, Netherlands) «win-win» strategy by politicians and some economists. The hypo-
Martin Lees (Club of Rome) thesis is that the new economy based on green growth and renewa-
Dr. Werner Haug, (UNFPA) ble energy is a win for the environment as well as for jobs. However,
Dr. Claude Martin (Former DG WWF, Schweiz) this has yet to be tested through research and inquiry. The link bet-
Dr. Auma Obama (CARE Kenya) ween growth - green or otherwise - and jobs is central to long run
sustainability and poverty reduction.

18th November, 18:30—20:00 At the same time, the rights of transition and developing
countries to modernise and to attain economic growth pre-
sent challenges to the creation of a low-carbon economy.
Room A 003 The coming years will be decisive in strengthening the resilience of
University of Bern societies and ecosystems, and in giving an outlook to those most
Schanzeneckstr. 1 affected by global change. It is possible to create an economy that
combines the needs and wants of people with the ecological limits
of the planet. Regional and global institutions must be established
followed by Apéro Riche to deal with the risks appropriately.

In rich countries, the population growth rate is in decline.

This has profound effects on employment, retirement benefits,
health, and competitiveness. «Business as usual» and agreements
along the lowest common denominator will not lead to a much-
needed acceleration and deepening of international cooperation.

How can we develop financial, technological, political and

scientific cooperation to move forward with sustainable and
fair solutions – under time pressure?

November 17th—18th, 2010 Bern, Switzerland 33

Paul Klee
Target recognized
1933, 350
pencil on paper on cardboard,
24,4 x 27,5 cm
Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern

Student Seminar on Development Discourse
Public event
by the Club of Rome in cooperation with the Centre for Develop-
ment and Environment (CDE) and the National Centre of Compe-
tence in Research (NCCR North-South) University of Bern.
Student Seminar on Conference Discourse
Following the Conference on Concerted Strategies for Internatio-
nal Development in the 21st Century, this distinguished seminar will
present students with the unique opportunity to discuss the future
of international development, alongside various international ex-
perts such as Mr. Martin Lees (Senior Adviser to the Club of Rome),
and Mr. Martin Fässler (Head of Staff of the SDC Directorate).
Conference speakers will provide summary reports on those key
issues covered throughout the conference, and will prompt an op-
portunity for further discussion within several small groups. The
seminar will be moderated by Professor Urs Wiesmann as a part
of his course on socio-economic perspectives in sustainable de-
velopment.
Please join us on
Friday, November 19th 2010 between 10am and 12pm
in the main hall of the
Institute of Geography
Hallerstrasse 12
at the University of Bern.
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 Paul Klee Zentrum
Paul Klee Zentrum
We would like to express our special thanks to the Paul Klee Zent-
rum in Bern for its generosity in enabling access to Paul Klee pain-
tings from its collection. In addition, we highly value the guidance of
its research staff in selecting paintings for this booklet.
The Zentrum features almost 40 percent of the entire pictorial work
of Paul Klee. Most of the collection is part of a donation made by
descendants of the artist in particular his daughter in law, Livia
Klee-Meyer. The collection is deemed as the largest collection of
a single artist of world recognition, as it covers more than 4,000
paintings, watercolors and drawings, as well as archives and bio-
graphical material.
36 International Conference on Concerted Strategies for International Development in the 21st Century
The Zentrum aims to advance knowledge and increase the under-
standing of the work and life of Paul Klee (1879-1940). The artist
was born in Bern and spent a major part of his life there. Paul Klee
is one of the most renowned artists of the 20th century. He was
not only an artist but also a poet, musician and teacher. His style is
described as highly individual and his work was predominantly in-
fluenced by movements in art that included expressionism, cubism
and surrealism. His work is characteristic of the incorporation of
personal, often gently humorous elements are replete with allusions
to dreams, music, poetry and sometimes childlike perspective
The Paul Klee Zentrum carries out world class research and stron-
gly supports art education. The Zentrum is much more than a mu-
seum – it is a genuine center that organises various cultural events
including concerts, theater performances and exhibitions. The
children’s museum Kindermuseum Creaviva has been set up with a
lively set of activities for children to explore the artist’s work.
The Zentrum building was designed by the famous Italian architect
Renzo Piano and with its distinctive exterior, the wave shaped roof,
it recalls the surrounding mountains and makes the building a land-
mark of Bern.
We highly recommend visiting the Paul Klee Zentrum during
your stay in Bern.

Kunstmuseum Winterthur
Our thanks go to the Kunstmuseum Winterthur for the permission
to use the Paul Klee painting «Flowering» as the title image of this
booklet. The Club of Rome International Centre moved to Winter-
thur two years ago and the City has been a keen supporter of its
activities.
The Kunstmuseum Winterthur was founded in 1848, owing to an
astute acquisitions campaign launched at the end of the 19th cen-
tury by the Fine Arts Society of Winterthur. It was subsequently
supported by generous donations and the Museum was therefore
able to set up a very impressive fine art collection. The Museum
echoes the prosperous heritage of the city of Winterthur. Art con-
scious families and individuals becoming wealthy in this bustling in-
dustrial town, and on a later stage, donated part of their collections,
Kunstmuseum Winterthur
has enabled the postindustrial city to offer an impressive cultural
scene to its inhabitants and visitors.
The Kunstmuseum Winterthur contains one of the finest collections
of modern art in Switzerland, including exceptional works from the
late 19th century to the present. The collection is displayed in a
remarkably beautiful ambience in the museum building designed by
Rittmeyer and Furrer (1915) and the extension designed by Gigon
and Guyer (1995). While the old building is dedicated to French art
from around the turn of the century (van Gogh, Monet, Bonnard and
Vallotton), Cubism (Braque, Gris and Léger) and to masterpieces
of classical modern art (Kandinsky, Klee, Magritte and Miró), the
extension building houses international contemporary art (Guston,
Marden, Kelly, Richter and Merz).
Parallel to the permanent collection, the museum holds regular mo-
nographic and thematic temporary exhibitions.
We invite you to visit the Kunstmuseum Winterthur at one of
your stay in Switzerland and at the same occasion to disco-
ver the city of Winterthur.
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Paul Klee
Centrifugal forces
1929, 267
watercolour on paper on cardboard
24,5 x 23,5 cm
Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern

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the general public in order to stimulate public debate and effective
action to improve the prospects of the future.
The International Centre of the Club of Rome is located in Winter-
thur, Switzerland and supported by the generous support of the
Robert and Ruth Heuberger Foundation.
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 A New Path for World Development

A New Path for World Development

The Club of Rome is,
once more, at the fore-
front of debate in as-
sessing the nature and
consequences of the
changes we confront and
of identifying the challen-
ges and pathways that
could lead us to a more
harmonious world. The
Club’s long standing his-
tory of addressing com-
plex global issues and
its willingness to not shy
away from controversial
truths is now called for more than ever. At its 40th anniversary the
Club launched a new integrated programme of international re-
search and consultation. Building upon its experience of the past
forty years the Club of Rome has focused on «A New Path for
World Development» covering five inter-related themes:
The New Path for World Development Programme was launched
in 2008 and has begun to lay the groundwork for a more intense
discussion on our common future and a more focused effort on key
issues that have emerged. The programme intends to deliver a uni-
fied and path-breaking report that will identify the key systemic root
causes that must be fixed. It will identify the highest priority actions
that must be taken by governments. It will set out a world agenda
that is analytically robust but practical that will lay the foundations
for a future we can all look forward to. It will not select any single ac-
tion, or any single new technology as some kind of «silver bullet» but
it will provide an array of actions that will make a difference. We in-
tend to publish this report in 2011 and seek follow up meetings with
key policy-makers, thought leaders, business leaders and others
interested in our common future and who are ready to take action.

• Environment and Natural Resources: Climate Change,

Energy Security, Ecosystems and Water.
• Globalisation: Distribution of Wealth and Income, Employ-
ment, Economic Restructuring, Trade and Finance.
• International Development: Demographic Growth, Environ-
mental Stress, Poverty, Food Production, Health and Employ-
ment.
• Social Transformation: Social Change, Values, Culture, Iden-
tity and Behaviour.
• Peace and Security: Justice, Democracy, Governance, Solida-
rity, Security and Peace.

40 International Conference on Concerted Strategies for International Development in the 21st Century
 The Club Of Rome: A Unique Institution
The Club Of Rome: A Unique Institution

A distinguished
history and identity
based upon independent
Attention to the intellectual enquiry and
systemic causes assessment of global
of change and issues
inter-disciplinary
analysis

Access to policy-
A tradition to
makers, «thought-
partner with
leaders», media and
institutions,
activists who can
organisations
change policies and
and experts
induce action

Attention to the Attention to the

medium and long underlying drivers of
term, well beyond change and the ability
the short term thin- to understand the long
king of politicians term structural chan-
and policymakers ges that are required

The mobilisation of a network of independent, multi-cultural and international experts drawn from many disciplines, all with a strong commitment to our
common future, supported by a network of national associations who are able to transform global issuesNovember
into actions required
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, 2010 Bern, policies
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Complex analysis
1931, 116
chalk on paper on cardboard
21 x 33 cm
Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern,
Donation Livia Klee
 Partners / Credits

Project Partner Special Thanks to

Martin Fässler, DEZA
Dr. Thomas Breu, Bern University, CDE
Dr. Peter Messerli, Bern University, CDE
Prof. Hans Hurni, Bern University CDE
Dr. Michael Baumgartner, Paul Klee Center Bern
Heidi Frautschi, Art Museum Winterthur
Dr. Dieter Schwarz, Art Museum Winterthur
Ludmilla Sala, Art Museum Winterthur

Club of Rome Organising Committee

Vera Narodnitzkaia, Programme Coordinator
Joséphine v. Mitschke-Collande, Junior Associate
Ian Johnson, Secretary General
Martin Lees, Adviser
Gordon Wollgam, Programme Manager
Dr. Thomas Schauer, Director of the ESC
Public event collaboration Alexander Stefes, Executive Assistant
Davina Goldammer, Junior Associate
Alma van Doesburg, Assistant

Design
Roland Blassnig, www.mediaart.ch

Bern, November 2010

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