Climate Cafe: Climate Change Conversations » clinton global initiative http://www.climatecafe.org/blog Climate Change: A blog to inspire action on Climate Change Tue, 24 Aug 2010 03:04:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 From Words to Action: Clinton Global Initiative – NYC, Sept 22-25, 2009 http://www.climatecafe.org/blog/2009/09/from-words-to-action-clinton-global-initiative-nyc-sept-22-25-2009/ http://www.climatecafe.org/blog/2009/09/from-words-to-action-clinton-global-initiative-nyc-sept-22-25-2009/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:04:05 +0000 Todd Lucier http://www.climatecafe.org/blog/?p=609 The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting 2009 is an invitation-only event for world leaders, entrepreneurs, philanthropists – visionaries  to come together to commit to ACTIONS and real SOLUTIONS to some of the most important issues people are facing around the world.  Timed to coincide with the annual opening session of the United Nations the event stands in sharp contrast by shifting the focus from WORDS to ACTIONS that address global economic, environmental, and social challenges.

Four Action Areas serve as points of collaboration and intervention for attendees to focus on:

  • Harnessing innovation for development
  • Strengthening infrastructure
  • Developing human capital
  • Financing a sustainable future

CGI members use their shared knowledge, skills, social and financial resources and enrepreneurial spirit to find economically sustainable solutions to global challenges in plenary sessions and workshops, but most importantly in roundtables where attendees make COMMITMENTS in the areas of education, energy and climate change, global health, and poverty.

The event also is the stage for awarding the Clinton Global Citizen Awards which recognize outstanding Global projects.

Bill Clinton explains why the Clinton Global Initiative matters.

]]> http://www.climatecafe.org/blog/2009/09/from-words-to-action-clinton-global-initiative-nyc-sept-22-25-2009/feed/ 0 Moving Beyond Words to Action: Clinton Global Initiative – NYC, Sept 22-24, 2009 http://www.climatecafe.org/blog/2009/09/clinton-global-initiative-nyc-sept-22-24-2009/ http://www.climatecafe.org/blog/2009/09/clinton-global-initiative-nyc-sept-22-24-2009/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:13:25 +0000 Todd Lucier http://www.climatecafe.org/blog/?p=603 The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting 2009 is an invitation-only event for world leaders, entrepreneurs, philanthropists – visionaries  to come together to commit to ACTIONS and real SOLUTIONS to some of the most important issues people are facing around the world.  Timed to coincide with the annual opening session of the United Nations the event stands in sharp contrast by shifting the focus from WORDS to ACTIONS that address global economic, environmental, and social challenges.

Four Action Areas serve as points of collaboration and intervention that attendees focus on:

  • Harnessing innovation for development
  • Strengthening infrastructure
  • Developing human capital
  • Financing a sustainable future

CGI members use their shared knowledge, skills, social and financial resources and enrepreneurial spirit to find economically sustainable solutions to global challenges in plenary sessions and workshops, but most importantly in roundtables where attendees make COMMITMENTS in the areas of education, energy and climate change, global health, and poverty.

The event also is the stage for awarding the Clinton Global Citizen Awards which recognize outstanding Global projects.

Bill Clinton explains why the Clinton Global Initiative matters.

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