Programme
The Meeting addressed more than a dozen specific topics. Its format consisted of plenary sessions and a series of highly interactive roundtables.
Press Corner
Information on event access, press briefings/conferences and facilities for the media.
Key Participants
300 leading people with diverse backgrounds from around the globe participated in the Forum's first Annual Meeting.- Selected Participants' list
- All Participants' list (pdf, 72 KB)
Speeches and Presentations
The G8 Statement on Climate Change: Where is Climate Justice?
GENEVA, Switzerland, 10 July – The world's richest nations meeting at the G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit failed to put the necessary emphasis on the needs of those least responsible for climate chang...
Kofi Annan Launches Global Alliance for Climate Justice
GENEVA, 25 June 2008 – Kofi Annan said today at the first annual meeting of the Global Humanitarian Forum, which he presides, that a global allianc...
Energy for the Poor
GENEVA, 25 June – At least 1.6 billion people in the world have no access to electricity. What can be done to make clean, efficient energy available to them? Nobel Peace Prize winner, Rajendra P...
Solana versus Sachs
GENEVA, 25 June – The annual meeting reached a climax with a keynote debate between Javier Solana, the European Union's head of foreign and security policy, and Jeffery Sachs, a special adviser ...
Kofi Annan reveals the way forward
GENEVA, 25 June – As the main proceedings of the annual meeting drew to a close, the Forum’s President, Kofi Annan, summarised the conclusions of many of the roundtable discussions held ov...
New forms of urban life, new development forms
GENEVA, 25 June – The Chinese have the right idea when it comes to urban planning. That was the conclusion of a roundtable discussing what contribution smart design and urban planning make towar...
Are the right risks insured?
GENEVA, 24 June – Many developing countries lack any insurance coverage for climate risks but this could soon change. Insurance and development experts at this particular roundtable agreed that ...
Leading the way to climate justice
GENEVA, June 24 - The separate worlds of business and international organisations collided for the first time during the Annual Meeting during a debate on climate justice.
Prioritising Food Security in a Changing Climate
GENEVA, June 24 - Drought, changing rainfall patterns, insect infestations and other climate changes occupied participants at a roundtable on food security. Five strategies were proposed to help...
The Climate Security Nexus: Conflict or Cooperation?
GENEVA, June 24 - A roundtable discussed the link between climate change and security and how better cooperation could be encouraged among peoples and nations to avoid conflict. The group concluded th...
