Conference Reports |
 Singapore Suggestions
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Strategic Foresight Group (SFG) and the S Rajaratnam School for
International Studies
(RSIS) organized the Third International Workshop on Benefits of Cooperation
in the
Himalayan River Basins in Singapore on 2-3 December 2010. The Centre for
Non-
Traditional Security Studies was the co-host, on behalf of RSIS at the
Nanyang
Technology University of Singapore. |
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 The Sanliurfa Opportunity
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An international workshop on regional cooperation for sustainable
water management held at Sanliurfa, Turkey on 26-27 September, 2010
recommended the establishment of a cooperation council. The workshop was
hosted by the Strategic Foresight Group and co hosted by AK Party of Turkey
and the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI). |
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 High Level Plenary - WANA Forum
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| Strategic Foresight Group hosted a High Level Plenary on Our Common
Future: Water, Environment and Energy Community at WANA Forum on May 17,
2010 in
Amman, Jordan.
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 Water Security in the Middle East, Montreux, Switzerland
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An international initiative on Water Security in the Middle East was
launched at Montreux, Switzerland, on February 15-16, with two workshops
attracting the
participation of 60 leading policymakers. Workshop I on February 15, 2010
focussed on Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. Workshop II on February 16,
2010 focussed on Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Territories. |
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 Dhaka Declaration on Water Security
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| Strategic Foresight Group (SFG) and Bangladesh Institute of Peace and
Security Studies (BIPSS) organized the Second International Workshop on
Himalayan Sub-regional Cooperation for Water Security in Dhaka on 15-16
January, 2010. This is part of a long term process to build confidence and
cooperation between countries that make up the Himalayan River Basin.
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 SFG Workshop on Challenges of Water Stress and Climate Change in Asia
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SFG had organized its first international workshop on the challenges of water
stress and climate change in the Himalayan River Basins, in cooperation with the
World Bank and IUCN. The project is supported by the Asian Security Initiative of
John D and Catherine MacArthur Foundation. The workshop was attended by leading
scientists and former ministers from Asia. |
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 Workshop on the Cost of Conflict in the Middle East 2, Zurich, Switzerland, August 2008
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| SFG convened its second workshop on the COCME report in Zurich in collaboration with the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland on the 18th and 19th of August 2008. The following workshop attempted to identify the future costs of conflict in the region as well as the potential benefits.
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Conference on Responsibility to the Future: Business, Peace and Sustainability, June 2008
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The Conference on Responsibility to the Future, held in June, was inaugurated by Honourable President of India Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, in partnership with several institutions from around the world and co-chaired by eminent business leaders from East and West. The issues discussed such as food and water security, energy security, climate change and clean technologies were based off SFG's report on the top global emerging issues in the next 20 years. The conference set a precedent for global conferences held in Mumbai. |
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Workshop on the Cost of Conflict Middle East, Antalya, Turkey, March 2008
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| SFG convened its first workshop on the Cost of Conflict in the Middle East in Antalya, Turkey. The workshop was co-hosted by Department of Foreign Affairs of AK Party of Turkey and Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Switzerland and aimed to ascertain the various costs of incurred by the region due to the on-going enimities and conflicts.
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 Alexandria Workshop Report: International Workshop on Global Extremism,Terror and Response Strategies, August 2006
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| Strategic Foresight Group in collaboration with SMWIPM Institute for Peace Studies and the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, organized a workshop on global extremism, terror and response strategies at Alexandria, Egypt. It was and attended by 20 experts from different parts of the world. The participants presented analysis of terrorism and extremism in their respective regions and their suggestions for addressing the problem.
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 Managing Global Challenges, 2006
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| In 2006, Strategic Foresight Group along with Geneva based Horasis group,headed by Dr. Frank-Jurgen Richter, former director of the World Economic Forum,introduced the seminar series Managing Global Challenges. The seminar series was for business and government leaders on the future state of the world, emerging global strategies, dynamics of globalization and sustainability.
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 Third International Roundtable on Constructing Peace Deconstructing Terror, November 2006
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| Intro Paragraph: The Third Roundtable on Constructing Peace Deconstructing Terrormarked the concluding inter-faith and academic exchange launched by SFG on this topic. The Roundtable was endorsed by the League of Arab States. It engaged important public institutions from the Western and Islamic worlds and the group of eminent leaders now numbered at 40 who attended the conference came up with 5 main solutions to bridge the gap between the West and Islamic nations.
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 Second International Roundtable on Constructing Peace Deconstructing Terror, June 2005
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Intro Paragraph: Held in collaboration with the Alliance of Liberal and Democrats for Europe in the European Parliament and Friedrich Naumann Stiftung, the second roundtable looked toward more concrete objectives while dealing with the issue of terrorism. 35 eminent leaders from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America contributed to the outcome of the report.
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 First International Roundtable on Constructing Peace Deconstructing Terror, June 2004
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The First International Roundtable on Constructing Peace Deconstructing Terror marked SFG's preliminary efforts at bridging the divide between West -Islam relations post 9/11. The conference aimed at eliminating several misconceptions about terrorism and focused on identifying the root causes and solutions to this problem in the future.
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