Dialogforen mit Ankerländern

Global Governance in flux
Arising perspectives through 'new drivers of global change'

On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and in cooperation with the German Development Institute (DIE), the Development Policy Forum of InWEnt - Capacity Building International, Germany, is convening the International Academic Dialogue on 'Global Governance in flux: Arising perspectives through 'new drivers of global change'. The dialogue will be held on 19-20 March 2007 in Berlin.

The conference will provide a platform for academics and policy makers from Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa as well as from Germany, Europe and other G8 countries to exchange views concerning the opportunities and challenges facing the 'new drivers of global change' in the framework of a fast changing global governance architecture. It will bring together the leading experts on global governance and development cooperation. The debate further aims at providing inputs for the German G8 focus on initiating dialogues with new global players.

Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa have become strong global players, a development that has changed the global governance architecture. Their importance results not only from their geographical and demographic size, but also from their increasing economic and political weight. Hence, these 'new drivers of global change' are to play a more dominant role in global governance institutions and negotiation processes, which creates opportunities for them to voice their own needs and agendas in the international arenas. While the complexity and scope of global governance has increased in recent years, the increased multilateralism that global governance will have to pursue in order to account for the 'new drivers of global change' constitutes an enormous challenge. Moreover, global challenges such as achieving the MDGs, managing global resources use and reducing CO2 emissions, building and maintaining a secure financial architecture and achieving peace and stability will only be tackled sufficiently in strategic cooperation with new global players. They are indispensable partners in solving global problems and shaping globalisation. Their respective contributions and impacts will be discussed along following topics:

Media representatives will be invited to the concluding panel, which aims at providing an opportunity to discuss possible policy recommendations and initiatives that should be considered in the German G8 agenda and beyond.

Participation is by invitation only.