Global Futures Initiative

In reflecting on the challenges of global development, we put this question to the group: what new actions can universities take to advance the field of development? What are a university's specific strengths and responsibilities in this field? This could involve a focus on student orientation, core curricula, potential new research, alumni and leadership outreach, etc.

In his second Global Futures lecture at Georgetown on March 18, World Bank Group President Dr. Jim Kim presented a comprehensive and elaborate road map for action on climate change. In the question and answer section, the politics around international and local action was the focus, and in a Georgetown faculty panel later that day the question of what we, at Georgetown University, can and should do came into still sharper focus. This action challenge was the focus of the blog this week.

Highlights from Dr. Kim's Global Futures lecture are captured in an animated video produced by Global Futures Fellow Manny Fassihi. A full recording of the lecture is also available here.