Kairos Global Watching nr 11-2007

The environment - who cares?

– The newsletter is published and distributed by Kairos Future International AB

Issue: 11, year 2007
Date: December 19, 2007

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Content:
FEATURE:
-    Environmental pollution – who cares?

NEWS IN BRIEF:
-    Register for course on Scenario Planning in Holland!

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Dear reader,

I hope you have enjoyed the newsletters from Kairos Future during 2007! The new year is approaching and we at Kairos Future want to take this chance to wish you all a happy New Year!

In this issue of Global Watching we give you Anna Kiefer’s article on the environmental concerns among the young. In the wake of the Bali Conference on climate change the debate about environmental issues has intensified. Anna Kiefer examines the attitudes of the young when it comes to protecting our planet from environmental pollution.  She establishes that the challenge today is to transform the young generation’s fear of environmental pollution into action – and for that we need to infuse courage and hope into the young!
Enjoy your reading!

Season’s greetings from Kairos Future to all of you!

Best regards,
Sofia Johnsson
Editor
Kairos Future

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FEATURE:

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION – WHO CARES?
By: Ms. Anna Kiefer

Environmental issues are now in focus more than ever. The UN Conference on Climate Change was held on Bali 3-14 December 2007 with participants from over 180 countries, putting the environment as top priority on everybody’s agenda. The 2007 Nobel peace prize was awarded to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Al Gore for their efforts to build up knowledge about climate change, and measures needed to counteract such change. But how is the political agenda reflected in the attitudes of the young people who will shape our future? Kairos Future’s survey of youth values and lifestyles indicates that environmental pollution is a problem for everyone and no one.

Download and read the whole article here!
Please contact Anna Kiefer by e-mail for more information!
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NEWS IN BRIEF:

REGISTER FOR COURSE ON SCENARIO PLANNING IN HOLLAND!
On May 21-23 2008, Kairos Future will organize the course  "Scenario planning -
the link between future and strategy" in Amersfoort, the Netherlands. Hans Bandhold and Karin Andersson will hold the course in English.

The ability to foresee, understand and shape the future is the key to an organization’s long-term performance. The program “Scenario planning – the link between future and strategy” gives you an opportunity to learn concrete methods in exploring the future and developing new strategies, based on insights about the future. The program will shift between practical tools and theories of future-based models and trend development.

Duration: 3 days
Dates: 21-23 May 2008
Place: Amersfoort, outside of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Amersfoort is
located 40 minutes from Schipol Airport by train. Exact location upon
registration.

Register here for the course on Scenario Planning in Holland!

Please contact International Coordinator Sofia Johnsson for more information:
by E-mail or by telephone: +46(0)8- 545 225 18!

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