World Future Council

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The World Future Council is an initiative started by Jakob von Uexkull to create a body to counterblance the short termism of current dominant system and would speak for the future generations and long term thinking.

[edit] Vision

According to World Future Council official statement:

"In today's world, the short-term gain of a few has become more important than the long-term well-being of the world. It's this kind of short-sightedness that has helped the market economy hijack global values.

We need to hear from experts with a global point of view that comes from ethics, experience and wisdom.

group of thinkers from around the world are working to make this happen by creating the World Future Council, a new global institution that will speak out about the things that matter most to everyone."

[edit] Founding Councilors

  • Hafsat Abiola
  • Ibrahim Abouleish
  • Hans Peter Duerr
  • Nicholas Dunlop
  • HRH Prince El Hassan Bin Talal
  • Olivier Giscard d'Estaing
  • Bianca Jagger
  • Manfred Max-Neef
  • Frances Moore-Lappe
  • Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah
  • Anita Roddick
  • Hermann Scheer
  • Vandana Shiva
  • Sulak Sivaraksa
  • Beate Weber

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