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FACING GLOBALCHALLENGESTHE ROUND TABLE FOR

PEOPLE AND THE PLANET

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOOD SECURITY FINANCIAL SYSTEMS SUSTAINABLE WORLD CITIZENSH

YEARBOOK

2010


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WORLDCONNECTORS 20102

Looking back, 2010 was a year o ups and downs. Teworld united around the soccer World Cup with South-A rica as its global centre. Te slow recovery rom thenancial crisis showed the banks behaving as i nothinghad happened, with their high bonus driven culture.Whilst the economic all out is continuing to affectmillions: particularly people in in ormal jobs such aswomen and migrants. Te billions o dollars used to savethe banks and corporates are now the reason or cut backsin public spending in most countries around the world:education and health services are reduced most. Teinternational community discussed strategies to tackleclimate change issues and to urther the efforts toreaching the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.Te challenge is how to get agreements and promises

rom paper to reality. Te earthquackes in Haiti and theoods in Pakistan were the worst o many disasters. Tecombination o unpredictable climate conditions, bio ueland speculation has le ood prices soaring. Now morethan a billion people, mostly women and their children,sick and elderly, are trying to survive in a state o chronichunger. In the Gul o Mexico 4,9 million barrels o oilwere spilled. In Belarus un air elections led to protests

which were violently repressed. In the Netherlands,elections lead to the rst minority government andgrave concern about the increasing polarisation andxenophobia in our society.

Tese events conrm the need to address global issuesand combat eelings o mistrust on both global and locallevels. It is the Worldconnectors view that we are seeingthe end o a societal model. Te industrial and competitivemodel o the 20th century is not solving the challenges othe 21st century: how to preserve our global commonssuch as the environment, how to create more democraticand economic opportunity or all. Many people areworried about the uture and a raid to loose what theyhave gained. We need introspection and trans ormation,on both personal and societal levels. Only then can wereach an in-depth understanding o current developmentsand search or new solutions. Te Worldconnectors aimis to act as a constructive orce by connecting differentgenerations and stakeholders, by stimulating dialogue,innovative thinking and voice: across and beyondborders. Te uture o the Netherlands is intrinsiclyconnected to the global ups and downs o climate change

and economic as well as democratic developmentelsewhere in the world.

Global issues such as poverty, climate change andinequality, need urgent action: not only in the South.Local issues like healthcare, education, sa ety andemployment need our attention. Tere is an enormouspotential within communities to contribute to positiveglobal change: a new sustainable and social economicmodel can be developed. For example, in various placesin the world citizens are setting up ransition owns as alocal sel -led answer to climate change and scarcities,whilst other individuals start online viral campaigns toraise awareness or human rights. As Worldconnectors,our aim is to hear ideas rom many sides, show thebroader picture and help nd new solutions. Tese aretimes in which the efforts o individuals, governments,business and media together are needed to build bridges,both locally and globally. Our challenge is to develop theability to hear the voices, also o the excluded, and tocreate the energy to connect, cross bridges, trans orm andnd our common human voice and uture: to build aworld that is just, peace ul and sustainable or all.

Sylvia Borren and Herman Wijffels

Welcome

English or Dutch?A large part of the Worldconnectorscommunication is in English, as is thisYearbook. As the name Worldconnectorsimplies, our goal is to connect differentworlds and to connect the Netherlandswith the rest of the world. Communicatingin English makes the ideas and activitiesof the Worldconnectors accessible toeveryone. It also gives non-Dutch speakersthe opportunity to participate and ensuresthat information can be shared withinternational colleagues and guestspeakers. Media communication directedat a Dutch audience is, however, alwaysformulated in Dutch.

CONTENT 3 Introduction to the Worldconnectors

4 Events in 2010

6 Media coverage in 2010

8 THEME Financial Systems

9 THEME Sustainable World Citizenship

10 Meet the Worldconnectors

12 THEME The future of InternationalCooperation

14 THEME Food Security

16 Youth & Young ProfessionalWorldconnectors

17 Worldconnectors taking action

18 In Memoriam Hans Dijkstal

19 Behind the scenes

20 Looking forward to 2011

From the co-chairs

A VOICE BEYOND BORDERS


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WORLDCONNECTORS 2010 3

Introduction to the Worldconnectors

ABOUT THEWORLDCONNECTORS

ROUNDTABLETHEMES 2006First Round Table Meeting on New Leader-ship on Global Governance

20071. Migration and Development2. Global Human Security3. Millennium Development Goals4. Policy Coherence on Aid, Trade &

Investments

2008 1. Sustainable Development & Climate

Change2. Connection of Civilisations3. New Scarcities

20091. Europe in the World2. Sustainable World Citizenship3. Gender and Diversity4. Financial Systems

20101. The Future of International Cooperation2. Ten Years Earth Charter3. Political Developments & the National

Budget for International Cooperation4. Food Security

The EarthCharterThe Earth Charter is an important sourceof inspiration for the Worldconnectors. Itis a declaration of fundamental principlesfor building a just, sustainable and peace-ful global society for the 21st century. TheEarth Charter was created by global civilsociety and has been endorsed by thou-sands of organisations and institutions.The Charter is not only a call to action,but a motivating source inspiring changein the world. See what you can do onwww.earthcharter.nl orwww.earthcharterinaction.org.

MilleniumdevelopmentgoalsIn 2015...

The Worldconnectors are inspired by theUN Millennium Declaration. They feel thatthe UN Millennium Development Goals(MDGs) are a crucial collective programmein the global ght against poverty, hungerand disease.

ERADICATEEXTREME POVERTYAND HUNGER

ACHIEVE UNIVERSALPRIMARY EDUCATION

PROMOTE GENDEREQUALITY ANDEMPOWER WOMEN

REDUCE CHILDMORTALITY

IMPROVE MATERNALHEALTH

ENSUREENVIRONMENTALSUSTAINABILITY

GLOBALPARTNERSHIP FORDEVELOPMENT

COMBAT HIV/AIDSMALARIA AND OTHERDISEASES

How it startedTe initiative or the Worldconnectors was taken in 2006by Ruud Lubbers, SID NL, NCDO and DPRN. Teybelieved that the Netherlands needed to play a morepositive and active role in international cooperation andglobal sustainable development. o this end they broughttogether a group o women and men in inuentialpositions, who were rom different age groups and sectorso society. Tey created a dynamic network: the World-connectors Round able or People and the Planet.

Who we areTe Worldconnectors are opinion leaders in the public,

business, policy, civil society and political arena. Inspiredby the UN Millennium Declaration and the EarthCharter, we all share the ambition to build a sustainableand peace ul global society. We critically analyse currenttrends and introduce new and innovative views to tackleglobal challenges. We emphasise global interdependence:the connections between all members o local, nationaland global society.

Our missionTe mission o the Worldconnectors Round able is toencourage and enhance the role o the Netherlands - inall dimensions o society - as a key player in the globalcommunity o nations and peoples, with the urgent aimo working towards a just, sustainable, inclusive andpeace ul world. Te Round able will be both a catalystand an actor or an open, tolerant, optimistic andpro-active Netherlands that, in all its diversity, is a globalactor in the world.

What we doTe Worldconnectors meet our times a year at a Round

able Meeting to engage in cross-sector dialogue onrelevant themes. We speak out within our own networksand in public on matters related to international solidarity,global sustainable development and universal responsibility.We put effort into inspiring a global perspective in thepolitical agenda and the policy debate in the Netherlands.We also aim to rein orce a global mindset amongst theDutch public.

How we do itIn preparation or each Round able Meeting, a group

o Worldconnectors and a number o external expertswith a special interest in a particular theme collaboratein a Working Group. We generally dra a centralStatement or discussion document, which explains our vision on a specic theme, what the added value o theWorldconnectors could be and how this vision couldappeal to a wider public. Te Statement incorporates theperspectives o different stakeholders, including those indeveloping countries.Some Working Groups choose other means o stimulatingthe debate, such as organising public outreach activitiesor initiating direct dialogue with politicians, journalistsand other opinion leaders. Others might do both. Mosto us participate in public events or media activities toraise attention or the themes. Furthermore, our websiteis used as a plat orm or dialogue with people interestedin Worldconnectors and their issues. In order to alsoexchange ideas with people rom developing countries adiscussion orum has been set up in collaboration withVoiceOver 2015, a network o people rom all over theworld who aim to contribute to the Dutch debate ondevelopment cooperation. Statements are published andare a subject o discussion on the online orum. We alsopresent our activities and comment on news in weblogs.Tis yearbook 2010 gives an overview o the World-connectors activities in 2010.


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08/5 Mothers Night

12/5 Co-creation event Sustainable World CitizenshipTee up for the future! with Lester Brown

26/5 - 28/5

GRI Global Conference

27/5 Round Table Meeting on 10 years EarthCharter

27/1 Worldconnectors speak at IFFR duringthe festival programme Where is Africa(27 jan 7 feb)

10/2 Public debate on the future of Internationalcooperation

Events in 2010

WORLDCONNECTORS

AT A GLANCETo engage the wider public,Worldconnectors organise publicevents and media activities. In additionto these events, Worldconnectors areoften invited to participate in eventsarranged by other organisationsin order to share their thoughts.This year the Worldconnectors hadmany thematic discussions with

experts, but they also connected topeople at festivals and conferences.during informal dinners and throughnetworking events.

Public events organised by Worldconnectorsand closed Round Table Meetings

Co-production public activities

Public events organised by externalorganisations in which Worldconnectorsparticipated

06/3 Tipping Point Table Sessions on Genderand Diversity at WOMEN Inc. festival

RINDERT DE GROOTWhether youre able to change theworld for the better does not dependon whether or not you are organised,want to make prot or possess formal power. Its all about being knowledge-

able about actions and the conse-quences they have in the long run;and about the exibility with which you can relate to others and theirinterests.

Keep an eye on the agenda onwww.worldconnectors.nl forinformation about upcomingevents in 2011

Would you like to invite a World-connector to your event, email usat [email protected]

Geef jouw mening opWWW.WORLDCONNECTORS.NL

HOE ZORG JIJ ERVOOR DATMEER VROUWEN ACHTERHET STUUR KOMEN?

12/2 Mind Our Business! Meeting on the EarthCharter for young people

16/2 Round Table Meeting on the WRR report

23/2 Worldconnectors Financial Systems event withyoung bankers in Rotterdam


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04/10 Round Table Meeting on Political Devel-opments & National Budget for InternationalCooperation

04/10 Inspiration at the dining table Worldconnec-tors meet with young refugees

24/10 UN&me, International United NationsDay in The Hague

28/10 Inspiration at the dining table Worldconnectorsmeet with young entrepreneurs

Events in 2010

06/12 Round Table Meeting on Food Security

06/12 Jerome Roos wins Food Essay Contest onFood Security (sponsored by RabobankFoundation)

10/12 Belarus Connection, an event about the roleof the Netherlands with regard to democracy anddevelopment in Belarus.

17/9 1% Event with Worldconnectors speed-date session

27/9 Diner Pensant with women listedin Sustainable 100 and WOMEN Inc. Talkshow

29/6 10 Years Earth Charter event in PeacePalace, The Hague

NANNO KLEITERPOne thing is clear: funding for devel-opment cooperation will be scarce inthe coming years. We need to use thisscarcity to focus on quality and a moreefficient use of funds. In order to view

development from a business stand- point, another mindset is needed.

DIRK ELSENWith the new political reality justaround the corner, its more crucialthan ever to fan the ames of meaning- ful debate, learn lessons and, for achange, not put the interest of ones ownorganisation and support base rst.

SYLVIA BORRENWe can and will increase our local-to- global citizens movement, working in partnership with responsible businessand political leaders in order to trans- form our economic and social landscape from winner takes all to justice for all.

01/12 Karen Oudenhoven-van der Zee presentsher book Grenze(n)loos Vertrouwen at theRoyal Tropical Institute

ERIK THIJSWEDERSHOVEN

It is up to us to hold our leaders

accountable for their promises - particularly in times of crisis andelections, looking the other way isnot an option.

30/9 SID Senate Conference Common Goodsin a Divided World


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Media coverage in 2010

IN THE MEDIA

Worldconnectors on radio and television On June 27th, Teresa Fogelberg spoke about the 10

year anniversary o the Earth Charter in the radioshow Atlas (Radio 1).

On December 22nd, Nederland 2 broadcast thedocumentary Proel: Herman Wijffels on Herman

Wijffels devotion to sustainability. Worldconnectorsco-chair Sylvia Borren also contributed to thedocumentary.

On December 25th, Hans Eenhoorn informed thelisteners o EO radio about the recommendationsthat Worldconnectors made to the government onthe issue o ood security and agriculture.

Worldconnectors in the newspapersIn addition to the publications related to the themes o2010, the Worldconnectors were interviewed and wroteopinion articles about other topics as well. Below anoverview o some o these publications. In the rst half of 2010 Herman Wij els and Annick

de Wit shared their views with each other in themonthly groene blaadjes correspondence in ISmagazine.

Grijp nu de kans om duurzamer te bankieren, anarticle by Ruud Lubbers and Paul van Seters inTrouw, 29 January 2010.

What makes Millennials tick?, interview withSayida Vanenburg in Sybille Student Magazine.

Ontwikkelingswerkers als ondernemers an opinionarticle by Dirk Elsen, 11 March 2010.

De Millenniumdoelen zijn beter dan niets, interviewwith Sylvia Borren about the MDGs in Vice VersaMagazine, April 2010.

Geef president ECB stem bij begrotingsbeleidlidstaten, opinion article by Ruud Lubbers and Paul van Seters in Financile Dagblad, 28 May 2010.

10 aanbevelingen voor een herstel van nancieel vertrouwen, article by Herman Mulder in GewoonDoen! magazine, June 2010.

Wat voor mens wil je zijn, interview with AnnaChojnacka in NRC Next, 29 July 2010. Als de wereld verandert, moet ontwikkelingssamen -

werking ook anders, opinion article by Sandra vanBeest, Karien van Gennip, Herman Wijffels andRene Grotenhuis in rouw, 18 August 2010.

De schande van mondiale loze belo en, opinionarticle by Hans Eenhoorn, Sylvia Borren and AnnaChojnacka in Nederlands Dagblad, 22 September2010.

Er wordt zoveel hulp versnipperd, interview withAnna Chojnacka in rouw, 14 December 2010.

In 2010 Worldconnectors spoke out in order to raise awareness on severalissues by means of opinion articles, interviews and radio shows. Theseactivities were all seized upon as opportunities to stimulate dialogueand to draw the wider public into the debate on global issues. The World-connectors were particularly active in the written media, but also onradio and television and through social media. With these efforts theyreached almost 1 million people in the Netherlands!

Worldconnectors in the ranking lists For the second year in a row Herman Wij els

headed the list, put together by the newspaperrouw, o the 100 most inuential sustainable

Dutch men and women. Worldconnectors RuudLubbers (21), Johan van de Gronden (49), Sylvia

Borren (77) and Teresa Fogelberg (95) also appearedon the list again. New to the list in 2010 are AnnaChojnacka (29) and Carin Ten Hage (75).

e Dutch womens magazine Viva published a listo the 400 most success ul young women in theNetherlands. Lynn Zebeda, the newest YoungPro essional Worldconnector, was named asupcoming talent.

Worldconnectors on the internetBesides the activity o Worldconnectors on the World-connectors website through weblogs and news-items,Worldconnectors also shared their views and ideasthrough social media. On Youtube Worldconnectors have their own

channel with over 30 videos. Worldconnectors wrote more than 20 weblogs on

the website. Worldconnectors are active on Twitter, with 611

ollowers, and on the 1%CLUB website. 119 people registered on the Worldconnectors

website to become a Worldconnection 79 people joined the Worldconnectors Sustainable

World Citizenship Facebook page.

02 INHOUDVAKBLAD OVER ONTWIKKELINGSSAMENWERKING JAARGANG 442010

ENQUTEWie biedt starters carrireperspectief?

DE NIEUWE GENERATIEONTWIKKELINGSWERKERSWij moeten onszlf serieuzer nemen

MILLENNIUMDORPENDe omstreden laboratoria van Jeffrey Sachs

ANNA CHOJNACKA(1%CLUB) EN EELCO FORTUIJN(GOEDE WAAR&CO)Echte vernieuwing gaat veel verder dan samenwerken

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KARI POSTMA Communication advisor NCDOTe media are o en only interested in publication whenthe Worldconnectors handle a topical issue rom adifferent and innovative perspective. Fortunately this hasbeen the case on many occasions!


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Media coverage in 2010

We kunnen het tij nog ten goede kerenDe mensheid toont zich een slecht rentmeester van Gods aarde. Deze tijd vraag meer respect voorzijn schepping en mededogen voor de medemens.

Jezus vat in Matthes 22 de tien geboden samen: Godliefhebben met heel uw hart, met heel uw ziel en met heeluw verstand en heb uw naaste lief als uzelf. Ondanks detheorien van Friedrich Nietzsche en Stephen Hawking, dieGod dood verklaard hebben, mogen wij blijven geloven datGod hemel en aarde geschapen heeft en dat wij die aardemogen beheren als rentmeesters.

We hebben ons slechte rentmeesters getoond.Klimaatverandering, milieuvervuiling, uitputting van niet-vervangbare grondstoffen en afbraak van de biodiversiteitzorgen voor ongekende problemen, en bedreigen Godsschepping.

Jezus heeft ons ook geleerd dat we ieder mens als onzenaaste dienen te beschouwen. Als we ons realiseren dat ereen miljard mensen op onze aarde leven die gebrek

hebben aan alles, lijkt het dat we ook het tweede gebod niet erg goed begrepen hebben. Ik vind hetonaanvaardbaar dat zoveel mensen chronisch gebrek aan voedsel hebben, terwijl evenveel mensendoor een teveel aan voedsel kampen met welvaartsziekten, zoals obesitas en hart- en vaatziekten.

Een dergelijke wereld is een instabiele en niet-duurzame wereld. Helaas is er genoeg bewijs datpolitieke instabiliteit en honger en armoede hand in hand gaan.

In 2008 werd de wereld opgeschrikt door een voedsel- enenergiecrisis, waarbij prijzen voor voedsel en brandstof met tientallen procenten toenamen, met voedselrellen inmeer dan dertig landen tot gevolg. De klimaat- enmilieucrisis was al langer een punt van zorg, evenals hetwereldwijd terrorisme en gewapende conflicten. Definancile crisis kwam daar nog eens overheen en houdtons zo bezig dat we al die andere crises lijken tevergeten. En dat terwijl de crisis de komende jarenopgelost zal worden, terwijl de voedselcrisis vanwege dehardnekkigheid van de onderliggende oorzaken, nog voorgrote problemen zal zorgen.

De wereldbevolking zal van de huidige 6,7 miljard mensen groeien naar ongeveer 9 miljard in 2050.De Verenigde Naties schatten dat de productie van voedsel wereldwijd minstens met 70 procentmoet toenemen om aan de vraag in 2050 te voldoen.

Economische groei in ontwikkelingslanden zorgt voor hogere inkomens voor honderden miljoenenmensen, hetgeen tot gevolg heeft dat zij meer gaan eten en ook hun dieet veranderen en meer vleesconsumeren. Dit proces is al aan de gang in opkomende economien als China en India.Voedingsgewoonten waarbij meer vlees wordt geconsumeerd,zullen de vraag naar granen

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Deze zomerportretteert nrc.next hedendaagsewereldverbeteraars. Hoe kwamen ze op hun idee,wat willen ze en hoe willen ze dat bereiken?

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Herman Wijffels (1942)was onder meer voorzittervanRabobank ende SERenbewindvoerder bijdeWereldbank. Nu is hij co-voorzitter vandeWorldconnectors.

W at hebben rijke landen te verber- gen? Onlangs verzetten onderandere Amerika en Japan zichbinnen de Wereldhandelsorganisatie (WTO)tegen een onderzoek naar protectionisme tij-dens de nancile crisis. Arme en opkomendelanden vermoeden dat de pompen-of-verzui-

pen-maatregelen van rijke landen hun eigenbanken en bedrijven beschermden ten kostevan buitenlandse. Dit is tegen de WTO-afspraken, en dus willen arme landen naderonderzoek. Vergeet het maar, zeggen de rijkelanden, de WTO gaat helemaal niets onder-

zoeken. Wat een kinnesinne, kun je denken. Westersebedrijven dreigden kopje onder te gaan en nu

zeuren arme landen dat minister Wouter Bosof president Barack Obama een reddingsboeitoewierpen. Zijn ze jaloers? Of hadden opko-mende landen graag gezien dat ING Bank ofGeneral Motors failliet gingen, zodat zij meerkansen hebben? Wellicht. Toch is er meer dan genoeg redenom te vermoeden dat arme landen last heb-ben van de westerse steunoperaties. Neemalleen al de steun aan banken. Ministers van

Financin redden met miljarden aan belas-tinggeld de met pek-en-veren besmeurde ban-kiers en kregen tegelijkertijd boze e-mails vanhun kiezers dat zij nog steeds geen leningenkonden krijgen. Het is haast ondenkbaar datde ministers niet tegen de bankiers hebben

gezegd: Leen in eigen land meer geld uit,desnoods ten koste van je buitenlandse klan-ten. In ieder geval uitte WTO-chef Pascal

Lamy deze vrees vorig jaar al. Belangrijker isdat het verzet van de rijke landen het vertrou-wen in de WTO ondermijnt. Internationalehandel en kredietstromen behoren tot debelangrijkste motoren achter ontwikkeling veel belangrijker dan hulp, zoals de Weten-

schappelijke Raad voor Regeringsbeleid ookconstateerde in haar geruchtmakende rap-

port. Elke regeringsleider bezwoer tijdens decrisis dat protectionisme uit den boze was.

Maar nu de economische storm wat lijkt te gaan liggen, is onderzoek onbespreekbaar. Dom. Want zonder vertrouwen is handelonmogelijk, en dat betekent geven en nemen.Waarom zouden arme landen nog geloven inde Doha Ontwikkelingsronde, die vrijerewereldhandel mogelijk moet maken?

EvertNieuwenhuisschreefDeGroteGlobalise- ringsgids vanAandeel- houder totZapatista . VoorIS belichthijelkemaand eenactuelemondialekwestie.Vragenofideen? Mailzenaar Chef Globalisering: [email protected]

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Evolutie Groene blaadjes Duurzamedenkers Annick deWitten

Herman Wijffels schrijven elkaarelkemaand een brief omvan gedachtentewisselen overeen groenetoekomst.

Annick deWitt(1978)doetaan deVrijeUniversiteitpromotie-onderzoek naar derelatietussenwereldbeeldenenduurzameontwikkeling.

BesteAnnick ,Deze brief komt uit Nieuw-Zeeland, waar mijn vrouw en ik een paarmaanden verblijven bij onze oudste zoon en onze kleinkinderen. Hierheb ik ook gelegenheid om (bij) te lezen. Zo heb ik net twee totaal ver-schillende auteurs kunnen lezen over een belangrijk onderwerp: empa-thie. De Britse religiewetenschapper Karen Armstrong beargumenteertdat de kern van elk tijdperk neerkomt op het ontwikkelen van ideen enmethoden om onderlinge menselijke betrokkenheid en mededogen teverankeren in de cultuur. Zij heeft daartoe religieuze en niet-religieuzelevensbeschouwingen bestudeerd vanaf de steentijd tot heden. Opbasis van de gemeenschappelijke elementen die zij aantrof in al dielevensvisies, ontwikkelde zij haar nu befaamde Charter for Compassion.De Nederlandse primatoloog Frans de Waal - werkzaam in de VS -betoogt dat empathie zelfs ingebakken zit in het evolutionaire proces.Hij toont aan dat empathie en zorg in de dierenwereld op uitgebreideschaal voorkomen. De idee van evolutie als overleving van de sterksteberust volgens hem dan ook op een misverstand. Dit geldt dus ook voorhet sociaal darwinisme, dat een belangrijke drijfveer bleek voor de ont-wikkeling van onze huidige westerse concurrentie-economie.Mijn conclusie is dat we er evolutionair gezien aan toe zij n om empathieopnieuw en nu op mondiaal niveau, in onze cultuur te verankeren. A callto bring the world together , zeg maar. Alleen op die manier kunnen weeen duurzame mondiale samenleving realiseren. Een essentileopdracht voor iedereen als we het leven op een goede manier willendoorgeven aan volgende generaties. Ook voor een opa en oma metkleinkinderen in Nieuw Zeeland.Met hartelijke groet, Herman

Dag Herman, Heb je het nieuwe boek van Jeremy Rifkin dan ook al gelezen? TheEmphatic Civilization. The race to global consciousness in a world incrisis onderbouwt namelijk precies jouw stelling.Rifkin schrijft een geschiedenis van een zich steeds verder uitbreidendvermogen om je als mens in een ander in te leven en de pijn en hetgeluk van een ander te ervaren als van jezelf. Eerst beperkte die empa-thie zich tot mensen binnen de eigen stam, vervolgens binnen de eigenreligie, streek en met de opkomst van de natiestaat, tot mensen in heteigen land. Nu verruimt het zich geleidelijk naar mensen aan de anderekant van de planeet, en gaat het zelfs voorbij de eigen soort om al het

leven te omvatten: de dieren, planten, de aarde zelf.Deze verschuiving wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door de internetrevo-lutie, aldus Rifkin. Communicatierevoluties breiden het centrale zenuw-stelsel van individuen en maatschappijen uit, zodat compassie kan rij-pen en bewustzijn kan groeien. Als ik naar mijn eigen leven kijk, zie ikdat heel duidelijk: via internet kom ik steeds weer in contact metnieuwe ideen en nieuwe werelden, waardoor mijn bewustzijn wordtopgerekt en mijn hart uitgedaagd zich met steeds meer van het leven teverbinden.Daarnaast valt de internetrevolutie samen met de opkomst van her-nieuwbare energie, en dat maakt het ontstaan van een duurzame, mon-diaal verbonden en lokaal beheerde, post-CO 2-economie mogelijk: met je laptopje op zonne-energie in touch met de hele wereld wow! En daar begint ons grote groene hart te kloppen, zich bewust van hetfeit dat elke dagelijkse handeling ons gebruik van grondstoffen, ener-gie, onze afvalproductie uiteindelijk al het andere leven op aarde ben-vloedt.Hartelijke groeten,Annick

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IMPROVINGTHE DUTCHBANKINGSECTOR

THEME Financial Systems

The Worldconnectors have set up a special Working Group FinancialSystems in order to formulate recommendations for more comprehensiveand future-oriented commercial and risk management policies for the Dutchbanking sector. In carrying out this task the Working Group has limiteditself to those issues which have to date received little attention in the pub-lic d bat o r formi g th a cial s ctor: corporat social r spo sibilityand sustainability. The Worldconnectors acknowledge that Dutch bankshav ta importa t i itiativ s i this ar a, but th crisis of co d cin the banking sector, as well as the urgency of addressing public goodsand the role of business therein, require more priority and urgency.

Te nancial crisis, which began in the United States andthen spread to Europe, has now become global. Te crisisitsel stems, mainly, rom poorly regulated nancialmarkets in rich countries, which allowed risky andcomplex nancial products to develop, skewing nancialows and creating unsustainable global imbalances. Withworld trade plummeting and industrial production

alling drastically, the economic crisis has affecteddeveloping countries through declining trade, privatenancial ows and remittances. As the banking sector hasplayed an important role in the aggravation o thenancial crisis, the Worldconnectors eel that banks needto change their policies in an ethical and sustainable way.Te ull recommendations o the Working Group can beread in the statement Financial Systems that is an annexto this Worldconnectors Yearbook.

RUUD LUBBERS working group memberIt is great that the nancial crisis in the Netherlands isbeing investigated so thoroughly. However, the twocommissions that are carrying out the investigation arepaying too much attention to the national situation,which is not the measure or avoiding the next globalcrisis. o realise a genuine re orm o the global nancialsystem, banks need to become permeated with a truesense o sustainability.

The Working GroupWorldconnectors:Herman Wijffels, Ruud Lubbers, Herman Mulder,Nanno Kleiterp, ineke Lambooy, Adrian de Groot Ruizand Leontien Peeters.

Advisor:Paul van Seters.

Supporters:Alide Roerink, Iem Roos, Roeland Muskens and Gabi Spitz.

HERMAN WIJFFELS working group chairTe largest gain in recent times, is the return o ethics ineconomy. Te biggest threat, on the other hand, is that wewill return to business as usual, once the crisis is over.

Public OutreachIn January 2010, the Working Group met with the Com -missie de Wit, a commission set up by the government toinvestigate the underlying causes o the nancial crisisand the need to re orm the Dutch nancial system.During this closed meeting the Worldconnectors pointedout that not enough attention is being given to issuesconcerning corporate social responsibility. Furthermore,they made recommendations or specic re orms in thebanking sector which were well received by the commission.

Te members o the nancial systems working grouphave been working together with FIER, a community oyoung bankers who want nancial institutions to increasetheir sense o responsibility. FIER and the Worldconnectorsco-organised a debate or young bankers in cooperationwith the Rabobank. Ruud Lubbers and ineke Lambooytook part in a panel led by ellow working group memberLeontien Peeters and exchanged ideas with over y

young pro essionals rom the Dutch banking sector. In2011 the cooperation between Worldconnectors andFIER will be continued.

Ruud Lubbers and Paul van Seters raised awareness on theneed to change the banking sector by publishing severalopinion articles, amongst others in the newspaper rouw.


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IT STARTSWITH ONE

THEMESustainable World Citizenship

In 2010 the Working Group Sustainable World Citizenship continued thework that they started in 2009. This Working Group was set up to in-vestigate how to mobilise and activate citizens to contribute to a moresustainable world. The globalisation problems that the world faces, suchas the large economic differences between the North and the South, theclimate crisis and the scarcities of natural resources cannot be tackledby governments alone. In the opinion of the Working Group, individualscan and must make a difference by applying a sustainable lifestyle to alllevels of their daily life, rather than just at home or at work. The World-connectors are therefore inspired by the slogan of Ten Years EarthCharter It starts with one.

Years Earth Charter in the Peace Palace in Te Hague lastJune. In order to further elaborate on ways to stimulatesustainable world citizenship and to strengthen theWorldconnectors role as a catalyst or change, theWorking Group is currently working on a plan o action.

ANNA CHOJNACKA working group memberA group o individuals can do more than a single membero a group on their own. In order to make real changes, youhave to set aside your ego and thats a hard thing to do.

Public OutreachIn May 2010 the Working Group cooperated with theCentre or Global Human Emergence in the organisationo the con erence ee up or the Future with LesterBrown, providing ollow-up to the Worldconnectors boattrip or young sustainable leaders that took place in 2009.During the con erence a working method called Meshworkwas used to structure the activities. According to HermanWijffels Meshworking is one o the most hope ul innova-tions I have seen or dealing with the complex globalchallenges humanity is acing today. Te combination o

ace-to- ace collaboration processes with leading-edgeonline technology enables stakeholders to sel -organiseacross sectors rapidly and effectively or large scale impact.

Earlier last year, in January, the Worldconnectorsco-organised the youth network event Mind Our Busi-ness, in collaboration with the Earth Charter Youth

Network, Move Your World, VU University and PlanNetherlands. Te aim o the meeting was to bringtogether different young leaders who contribute to theircommunities and to the planet, in order to exchangelessons and experiences using the Earth Charter as astarting point. Masooma Yousu zai asked the participantsabout their experiences, creating common tipping points

or change. Many young leaders said that using creativemethods and the arts helps to get people on board, as wellas identi ying global commons, to which everyone canconnect. Emphasising that there is a personal connectionto global issues is probably the most important part omaking a difference. Te participants suggested simula-tion games and a more intensive integration o theEC-Netherlands into the world community.

The Working GroupWorldconnectors:Ineke Bakker, Sandra van Beest, Louk de la Rive Box,Anna Chojnacka, Rindert de Groot (co-chair), Carin tenHage, Herman Mulder (co-chair), Michel Scholte andAwraham Soetendorp.

Advisors:om van de Beek (MGMC) and Willemijn Kemp (Vital

Interest).

Supporters:Koen Kusters, Ellen Lammers, Alide Roerink, Iem Roosand Gabi Spitz.

AWRAHAM SOETENDORP working group memberIn the global village, a personal story can become thetalk o the day in a blink o an eye. Sharing perspectiveand hope can open hearts and ampli y the whisper otruth. And when that happens, nothing is impossible!

Te Working Group was involved in researching ways tostrengthen the online network o the Worldconnectors,which led to the development o an online pilot plat orm

or dialogue. Trough technical developments, peoplearound the world can now communicate more easily andstand up or what they eel is important. Sharingknowledge and developing solutions in an inclusive waycan lead to innovative and effective strategies or solvingglobal problems. In this regard, the commitment andleadership o individual citizens becomes crucial. TeWorking Group developed a special statement It StartsWith One that served as input or the celebration o 10


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Meet the Worldconnectors

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MEET THEWORLDCONNECTORSThe Worldconnectors inspire and connect, both with each otherand with third parties to build a just, sustainable and peacefulglobal society. Every year a number of Worldconnectors giveway to new members with fresh views and different networks.Meet this group of inspiring people on www.worldconnectors.nl.

SYLVIA BORRENCo-chair o the Worldconnectors and,

amongst other unctions, co-chair oGCAP (the Global Call to Actionagainst Poverty) and its Dutch chapterEEN, member o the Advisory Councilon International Affairs (IAV) or theDutch government. As o February2011 Executive Director o GreenpeaceNetherlands.

HERMAN WIJFFELSCo-chair o the Worldconnectors and

Pro essor Sustainability and SocialChange at the University o Utrecht.Previous unctions include head o theRabobank, Dutch Representative at theWorld Bank and leader o thenegotiations or the Dutch cabinetformation in 2007.

HANS EENHOORNFormer top manager at UNILEVER,

ormer member o the UN ask Forceon Hunger and Associate Pro essor oFood Security and Entrepreneurship atWageningen University. He is initiatorand chair o the School FeedingInitiative Ghana Te Netherlands,SIGN.

KARIEN VAN GENNIPDirector o European and InternationalAffairs at ING and ormer StateSecretary o Economic Affairs.

CARIN TEN HAGEProgramme Director Planet Me at

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HANS VAN GINKELChair o the Supervisory Board o theInstitute or Social Studies, Te Hagueand o the Zentrum r EntwicklungsForschung, Bonn and an honorarypro essor in Human Geography andPlanning at Utrecht University. He is

ormer Rector o the United NationsUniversity, okyo.

INEKE BAKKERDirector o development organisationOikos and ormer General Secretary othe Council o Churches in theNetherlands.

HALLEH GHORASHIPro essor o Management and Diversityat the Vrije Universiteit (VU) inAmsterdam.

AWRAHAM SOETENDORPe former Rabbi of the Reform JewishCommunity, chair of the JacobSoetendorp Institute on Human Valuesand Earth Charter Commissioner.

PAUL HOEBINKAssociate Pro essor o DevelopmentIssues at the University o Nijmegen.

KAREN VAN OUDEN-HOVEN - VAN DER ZEEPro essor o Organisational Psychology,Cultural Diversity and Integration atthe University o Groningen anddirector o the Institute or Integrationand Social Efficacy.

NANNO KLEITERPChairman o the Management Board othe Netherlands Development FinanceCompany (FMO).

TINEKE LAMBOOYLawyer and University Lecturer/Researcher at Nyenrode BusinessUniversity and Utrecht University, witha ocus on corporate socialresponsibility.

CHARLOTTE LEMMENSCharlotte Lemmens is director o theKeukenho Castle and Estate in Lisseand member o the Social Council oImmigration and Integration o theIND.

SAYIDA VANENBURGConsultant Operational Excellence atCap Gemini and ormer YouthRepresentative o the Netherlands atthe UN Commission on SustainableDevelopment.

KATHALIJNE BUITENWEGFormer member o the Europeanparliament or GroenLinks.

RUUD LUBBERSOne o the initiators and rst chair othe Worldconnectors, an activemember o the Earth CharterCommission, ormer Prime Minister othe Netherlands and ormer UNCommissioner or Re ugees.

AD MELKERTUN Envoy in Iraq and ormer Ministero Social Affairs and Employment.

JAN PRONK Pro essor Teory and Practice oInternational Development at theInstitute o Social Studies in the Hagueand ormer Minister o DevelopmentCooperation and the Environment. Heis chair o SID International.

JORIS VOORHOEVEPro essor o InternationalOrganisations at Leiden University,Pro essor o International Security atthe Netherlands De ence Academy andmember o the Council o State. He is a

ormer Minister o De ence.

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ALPHA BARRYInternational Aid / Cooperation Officerat EuropeAid, European Commission

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DIRK ELSENChie Executive at SNV NetherlandsDevelopment Organisation.

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KEES BROEREKees Broere is the A rica correspondentor the Dutch newspaper de Volkskrant

and or the NOS, the Dutchbroadcasting corporation. He is basedin Nairobi, Kenya.

PIETER BROERTJESFormer Editor in Chie o deVolkskrant, a national newspaper.

ANNA CHOJNACKADirector o the 1%CLUB and ormerYouth Representative o theNetherlands to the General Assemblyo the United Nations.

RINDERT DE GROOTEditor, moderator and writer orEmpowerplant.

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JANNET VAESSENManaging Director o thecontemporary womens plat ormWOMEN Inc.

LUCIA VAN WESTERLAAKPolicy Advisor with the FNV radeUnions Con ederation.

Meet the Worldconnectors

Former Worldconnectors:

JAN BERTELINGFormer Ambassador o the

Netherlands to the FAO and boardmember o SID Netherlands.

TON DIETZask orce member o DPRN, one o the

initiators o the Worldconnectors,Pro essor o Human Geography andDirector o the A rica Study Centre.

FRANS VAN DEN BOOMExecutive director o NCDO.

LLEMIJN AERDTSarcher with an LL.M. degree in

national Public Law and a MAe in International Relations romht University. She is ormer Youthsentative to the United Nationsral Assembly Special Session on

dren.

JOAN BOERInspector at the Inspection andEvaluation Unit o the Ministry oForeigen Affairs o the Netherlands.Former Ambassador o theNetherlands to the Organisation orEconomic Cooperation andDevelopment (OECD).

JOKE BRANDTDirector-General o the Department oInternational Cooperation at the Minis-try o Foreign Affairs.

RUUD TREFFERSRuud reffers is the Executive Directorat the World Bank. Until October 2008he was Director-General oInternational Cooperation at the Minis-try o Foreign Affairs.

ROEL VAN DER VEENAcademic Advisor at the DutchMinistry o Foreign Affairs.

MONIKA SIE DHIAN HODirector o the Wiardi BeckmanFoundation.

ROB VISSERAnthropologist and ormer ChieScientist at the Ministry o ForeignAffairs.

DY RABBINGEo (Rudy) Rabbinge is Pro essorinable Development and Foodrity at Wageningen University and

mer member o the Dutch Senate orabour Party.

DOEKLE TERPSTRAPresident o the NetherlandsAssociation o Universities o AppliedSciences, HBO -Raad.

TARIQ RAMADANPro essor o Islamic Studies at theFaculty o Teology at Ox ordUniversity.

ANNELIES ZOOMERSPro essor o Development Geography(IDS) at Utrecht University andPro essor o International Migration atthe Radboud University in Nijmegen.

DR VENEMAN Veneman is corporate directorinability at AkzoNobel andman o the Supervisory Board outch Institute or Sustainable

e (IDH)

JOS VAN GENNIPPresident o SID Netherlands (until

May 17th 2010) and NCDO andVice-President o SID International. Heis one o the initiators o theWorldconnectors and a ormerMember o the Senate.

REN GROTENHUISDirector o the international

development organisation Cordaid andPresident o SID Netherlands ( romMay 17th 2010).

HERMAN MULDERNCDO board member, independent

advisor and ormer Senior ExecutiveVice-President Group RiskManagement o the ABN AMRO Bank.

NDRA VAN BEESTent European and Internationalat the Radboud Universityegen and ormer official Youthesentative o the Netherlands toeneral Assembly o the Unitedns.

ADRIAN DE GROOT RUIZPhD candidate in Economics at theCentre or Experimental Economicsand Political Decision Making at theUniversity o Amsterdam.

ZITA SCHELLEKENSFormer Political Advisor to theMinister o International rade.

ERIK THIJS WEDER-SHOVENMaster o Public Affairs Candidate atSciences Po Paris, the University o

okyo and London School oEconomics and Political Science andboard member o the WPF. He is

ormer UN Youth Representative to theUN General Assembly.

MICHEL SCHOLTEMichel Scholte is ounder o Noen andresearch master student in Sociology atthe VU University o Amsterdam.

LYNN ZEBEDALynn Zebeda works as a consultant inthe eld o leadership development/social entrepreneurship and is involvedin the Night o the ips (Nacht van deFooi).

MASOOMA YOUSUFZAIHistory student at Groningen RoyalUniversity and ormer YouthRepresentative to UNESCO.

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RESA FOGELBERGor Director Business Engagementtakeholder Relations o the Globalrting Initiative.

JOHAN VAN DE GRONDENChie Executive Officer o WorldWildli e Funds (WWF) in theNetherlands.

LEONTIEN PEETERSCommunication Director or theBernard van Leer Foundation.

MIRIYAM AOURAGHPETER BAKKERHANS DIJKSTAL LOUISE GROENEMANHENNY HELMICHROEL JANSSENMARC KLEIN ESSINK

BEN KNAPENWIM KOKJELTJE VAN NIEUWENHOVENLOUK DE LA RIVE BOXPAUL ROSENMLLERERIC SMALINGROB DE VOS

An agreement for the continuation or terminationof Worldconnector membership is made inprinciple for one year. The Worldconnectors havebeen active since 2006. In the last few years,several Worldconnectors have decided, by mutualagreement, to discontinue their membershipbecause of availablity issues, a long stay abroad orfor health reasons.


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In January 2010, the Dutch Scien-ti c Cou cil for Gov r m t Policy(WRR) presented a report entitledL ss Pr t sio , Mor Ambitio :Develop ment Aid that Makes a

Difference, recommending funda-mental changes in the organisationof Dutch development aid as wellas more structural attention forglobal public goods. The reportstirred up the debate on the futureof international cooperation inthe Netherlands and gave theWorldconnectors an opportunityto present their views duringthe process of policy making andth r by to truly i u c policy.

Civil SocietyIn the WRR report there is little attention or the role ocivil society in development. Also, in its paragraphs oncivil society, the report ocuses on the organisational andnancial set-up o Dutch civil society. Te World-connectors believe that the report lacks a reection on the

undamental role that civil society plays, in each and

every society, in the processes o social and societaldevelopment. With a second document, entitled CivilSocietys Role in Development, the Worldconnectorswanted to draw attention to civil societys crucial andautonomous role in development processes and in theshaping o a just and sustainable world, a role that iscoming under increasing pressure.

REN GROTENHUISchair working group civil society

Civil society organisations working in development havea role to play in creating an open society, in which thenotion o global citizenship is the cornerstone o ourliving together in the diverse reality o todays world.

Vision documentTe third and nal document o the triptych is theWorldconnectors Vision Document. In this documentthe Worldconnectors link these issues with previousthemes and highlight the important role o civil societyand the private sector as well as the key position owomen.

THEME The future of international cooperation

INFLUENCING POLICYOn 16 February 2010, the Worldconnectors organised aRoundtable to examine how they perceived this report andto take the rst steps towards a common reaction. Duringthis Worldconnectors Round able, it was decided that,under the coordination of Jos van Gennip, a number ofconstituent sectors o the World connectors would provideinput or a joint comment on the WRR Report. Tis

resulted in the creation o three documents, each preparedby a different Working Group, which contain severalrecommendations that complement each other.

Business & Development CooperationHerman Mulder and Nanno Kleiterp chaired theWorking Group that ocused on Business & Develop-ment Cooperation. Tis led to the document Moreentrepreneurship, coalitions and ambition, in whichrecommendations are given or a new comprehensive

ocus and a new governance model.

HERMAN MULDER chair working groupTe WRR report correctly ocuses on the importance oeconomic growth or developing countries. Withoutgrowth, there is no development and no means to reducepoverty. Te business sector is the most important driver

or realising economic growth and the creation o jobs. Bystimulating entrepreneurship in an environmentally andsocially sustainable way, people will be given theopportunity o becoming sel -sufficient.


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Te future of international cooperation

ELVIRA HELENA BROCKMENDOZAVoiceOver memberMaking choices concerning development aid has many

problems. First o all how can it be possible to decidewhich country does need more aid. Tis sounds terriblyunhuman because some countries require investmentsin one thing or another... and all o those needs implyhuman needs and imply human li es. How can youchoose who lives and who not?? At the same time... thinking that A rica only requiresdevelopment is not true. Many countries still requirehelp inclusively in Europe who are struggling with manyissues. Latinamerica or example many countries arebetter but have the legacy o conict or tragedies andworking towards their growth may take years and years.Finally ocusing on only ten countries... implies prioritiz-ing some countries but politically may sound aspre erence and ar away rom being air.I would only consider this possibility i actually Nether-lands will commit with Fair rade with all the countrieswho are struggling against subsidies and barriers...theni they take out away the aid...countries may stillsurvive with exports arriving to all the corners oEurope.

SYLVIA BORRENdocument drafter

We know that particularly women, when given hal achance, will work hard or the uture o their children:creating economic and social progress and stability. Solvingthe gender gap and stimulating womens leader ship at local,national and global level must be a central element o thenew Dutch international policies or the management anddevelopment o the global commons.

The Working GroupBusinessWorldconnectors: Herman Mulder (chair) and NannoKleiterp (chair), consultations with Ren Grotenhuis,Johan van de Gronden, Hans Eenhoorn, Leontien Peetersand Ruud Lubbers, Andr Veneman, Dirk Elsen.Advisors: Te Business Working Group included repre-sentatives rom the ollowing companies, or organisa-tions: AKZO Nobel, Unilever, Ahold, N , Philips, Shell,Rabo Foundation, VNO, IDH, BiD, SNV, FMO and EZ.In addition, in ormal consultations took place with i.a.Bert Koenders, Frank Heemskerk, Alexander RinnooyKan, Maarten Brouwer (DGIS); Bernard Wientjes (VNO)

Civil SocietyWorldconnectors: Ren Grotenhuis (chair), SylviaBorren, Jos van Gennip, Ineke Bakker, Teresa FogelbergAdvisors: Alexander Kohnstamm (Partos), Kees Biekart(ISS), Lau Schulpen (CIDIN).

Vision documentDocument dra ers: Sylvia Borren and Koen Kusters.

SupportersAlide Roerink and Pamela Moore (NCDO), Afe deGroot and Iem Roos (SID), Koen Kusters (DPRN).

Public OutreachThe BrokerTe debate surrounding the WRR Report on the innova-tion o international cooperation has been acilitated byTe Broker. A number o Worldconnectors contributed tothe debate on this online plat orm. For contributions byRuud Lubbers, Jos van Gennip, Herman Mulder, SylviaBorren, Johan van de Gronden, Ton Dietz, Paul Hoebinkand many others, please see: http://www.thebrokeronline.eu/en/Special-Reports/ owards-a-global-development-strategy.

VoiceOver forumOn the VoiceOver orum, several members rom develop-ing countries reacted to the ollowing statement posted byWorldconnectors: According to the WRR report, theNetherlands should bring more ocus into their policyregarding development aid. Aid should be limited to 10instead of 36 countries. Do you agree? Read the reactionson www.politiek2015.nl/voiceover.

Public debateOn February 10th, NCDO in collaboration with IS,VoiceOver 2015, the Worldconnectors, Wereldpodium,Lux/Global and lokaalmondiaal organised a discussionon the WRR report in Pakhuis de Zwijger, Amsterdam.Te primary aim o the meeting was to get a Southernperspective on the main conclusions o the WRR report.For this reason around 20 guests rom developingcountries participated in the discussion. Worldconnectors

on Dietz and Louk de la Rive Box shared their reec-tions with the audience and pointed out that in thecurrent globalised world, no country is capable o solvingits problems in isolation. Globalisation means mutualinuence and mutual responsibility.


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According to the FAO, ood security exists when allpeople, at all times, have physical and economic access tosufficient, sa e and nutritious ood to meet their dietaryneeds and ood pre erences or an active and healthy li e.Tis stands in stark contrast with todays reality. Be orethe ood crisis, 850 million people worldwide wereestimated to be chronically hungry. oday, their numberis more than one billion. Based on the contributions o awide range o experts, the Working Group there orerecommends a drastic increase o the budget or globalagricultural development and ood security, with along-term commitment o at least ten years. Te Dutchgovernment should use the ODA budget to allocate atleast one billion Euros per year to this eld.

Public OutreachEssay contestTe consultation rounds did not only reach the ormalexperts in the eld o ood security. In order to makesure every good idea would be heard, the Worldconnectorsorganised an essay contest in cooperation with UnitedAcademics and the Rabobank Foundation. Participantswere asked to answer the ollowing question. Imagine:the Dutch government offers 1 billion euros per year foragricultural development to contribute to food securityand the eradication of hunger in the world. How would you utilise this money? Jerome Roos, a 25 year oldstudent rom Amsterdam, won the competition and wasinvited to the Round able. He presented his thoughtsand delivered valuable input or the recommendationsthat ollowed the consultation rounds.

THEME Food Security

FIGHTINGGLOBALHUNGERSince the food price crisis of 2007-2008, the issue of food securityonce again features prominently on international policy and researchagendas. For the Worldconnectors this is also an important theme,since it is interconnected with many other global issues such asclimat cha g , th a cial crisis a d global huma s curity. ThWorldconnectors believe that the urgency of the issues at stakerequires immediate action from the Dutch government. But how andwhere should the Dutch government invest? In search of the answerto this question, a Worldconnectors Working Group on food securitygathered expert opinions related to the direction set out by Dutchgov r m t polici s i th ld of agricultur for th purpos of globaldevelopment and food security.

TON DIETZchair working group

One billion Euros is a lot o money, but against thebackdrop o one billion chronically hungry people it

represents only one Euro per human being per year, or oneEuro cent per chronically hungry A rican per day. Can theNetherlands a ord to do less?


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RecommendationsWith the input gathered, the Worldconnectors WorkingGroup on Food Security ormulated a series o recom-mendations or the Dutch governments internationalpolicy on agriculture and ood security that were sent tothe secretaries o state Dr Bleker (Ministry o EconomicAffairs, Agriculture and Innovation) and Dr Knapen(Ministry o Foreign Affairs).

Recommended ramework or the 1billion ODAbudget targeted at agriculture or global ood securityand climate-smart, air and sustainable growth:

1. en percent o the budget or research andresearch collaboration.

2. Forty percent o the total budget to support aselection o global institutions (global oodsecurity organisations or emergency aid,

existing UN organisations and recently estab-lished institutions such as the Global FoodSecurity rust Fund and the Alliance or a GreenRevolution in A rica).

3. Fi y percent o the total budget or assistance in alimited number o ocus areas (or hubs), mostlyin A rica. Tese hubs are located around the majorurban centres o demand. Hal o this budgetshould go to supporting long-term PPPs in theelds o agriculture and water (and related S-S-Nlearning). Tis includes efforts to support exportzones in becoming more air and sustainable andefforts to put pressure on the EU to diminish tradebarriers. Tirty percent o this budget could bespent on more short-term poverty alleviationgoals directed at subsistence-oriented smallholders.Finally, twenty percent should be directed atagricultural education and extension.

Food Security

Growing Againstthe GrainInvesting in Smart Subsidies, Agricultural R&Dand Market Infrastructure to Eradicate WorldHunger and Achieve Global Food Securitywinning essay by Jerome E. Roos

Summary:Te challenge o eradicating world hunger and achievingglobal ood security is undoubtedly one o the mostpressing issues acing humanity in the 21st century. Withan estimated 925 million people going hungry in 2010(FAO 2010) and with the world population expected toincrease by at least another 2.3 billion people in the next 40years, the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisa-tion has estimated that global ood production will need toincrease at least 70 percent by 2050 (FAO 2009). In thewake of the 2007-08 food crisis, it is becoming ever clearer

that eradicating hunger and achieving ood security willrequire an ambitious two-pronged approach: (1) a short-term action plan to allow the hungry o the world to eedthemselves; and (2) a longer-term commitment to continue

The Working Group

expanding global ood production in the ace o rapidpopulation growth, protracted economic crisis andcommodity price volatility, aggravated climate shocks,diminishing water supplies and increased competition orscarce arable land. I the Dutch government were tocommit 1 billion per year to help developing countriesrise up to this challenge, it should invest the money notalong the lines o theoretical or ideological blueprints, buton the basis o practical lessons learned rom the past and

adapted to the widely divergent geographical, cultural andinstitutional contexts ound in the developing world.

Read the complete essay on www.worldconnectors.nl

Worldconnectors:on Dietz (co-chair), Willemijn Aerdts (co-chair),

Jan Berteling, Hans Eenhoorn, Jos van Gennip, SayidaVanenburg, Erik Tijs Wedershoven, Lynn Zebeda,Annelies Zoomers, Rudy Rabbinge, eresa Fogelberg,Dirk Elsen, ineke Lambooy.

Advisors:Hedwig Bruggeman (Agri-ProFocus), Han de Groot(U Z certied), Pierre van Hedel (RabobankFoundation), Bram Huijsman (Wageningen University),Arie Kuyvenhoven (Wageningen University), RutgerSchilpzand (Schuttelaar & Partners), Frans Verberne

(E C Foundation), Harm-Evert Waalkens ( ormerparliamentarian in the Dutch Parliament), Eric Smaling(member o the Dutch Senate).

Observers:Minette Kits Nieuwenkamp and Sophie Neve(Ministry o Economic Affairs, Agriculture andInnovation).

Supporters:Pamela Moore, Gabi Spitz and Alide Roerink (NCDO),Iem Roos (SID), Koen Kusters (DPRN) and EllenLammers (WiW Global Research and Reporting).


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Youth & Young Professional Worldconnectors

The Worldconnectors deal with themes that are of great importancenot only to the current, but in particular to future generations. Youth &You g Prof ssio al Worldco ctors co ct th world of you g p oplto the worlds of more experienced members. Lynn Zebeda and MichelScholt , who both joi d th Rou d Tabl i 2010, loo bac o th ir rstyear as Worldconnector.

InSPIRInGGENERATIONS

Lynn:One o our Round able Meetings coincided with theheated electoral struggle in the run-up to the Dutchgeneral elections. In our meeting we discussed the limitedscope o the public debate so ar; which politician was hiding

the sustainable long-term vision and the internationalperspective? ats when we decided to come with theKijk Verder / Look Beyond campaign. I loved how, in notime, a small group o committed people managed totranslate spontaneous thought into well thought-throughaction. Tat was one o the best moments o my rst yearas a Worldconnector!

Michel:I think Worldconnectors try to link global challengeswith global solutions. Not surprisingly, as a newcomerI learned a lot about both challenges and solutions.

As a follow-up to their mission to Washington DCand New York in 2009, the Youth and YoungProfessional Worldconnectors organised twoInspiration Dinings. A group of young refugeesand a group of young entrepreneurs were invitedfor an informal dinner with several expertWorldconnectors to exchange ideas and aboveall: to connect.

In the political capital o the Netherlands, Te Hague,young re ugees dined with Masooma Yousu zai, Karen van Oudenhovenvan der Zee and Ruud Lubbers todiscuss the current situation o re ugees all over the worldand, more specically, in the Netherlands. Tis in ormalgathering was co-hosted by FUSION, the CSR departmento the Hotelschool Te Hague. Te dinner was dividedinto three courses and three different themes: Identity,Trust and Wishes for the future .

Participant from FUSIONDuring the main course rust was the main theme.Every guest was asked i they trust the country in whichthey live and what could be changed in order to develop ahigher degree o trust. It evolved that norms and valuesare the same all over the world. In act, the ways they areexpressed is more varied within a country than it isbetween different religions. We concluded that the

government plays a big role in developing trust betweencitizen and citizen as well as between citizen and re ugee.

Te dinner or Young Entrepreneurs took place at the1%CLUBs office in Amsterdam. At the table were World-connectors Herman Mulder, Anna Chojnacka, MichelScholte and seven young entrepreneurs. Te inspirationalsetting enhanced the exchange o ideas: with each otherand with Worldconnectors.

Herman Mulder and Anna Chojnacka shared theirpersonal experiences and answered questions posed bythe young entrepreneurs. During the evening theentrepreneurs talked about their own business case anddiscussed trends in technology and issues involving thepursuit o social change.

KATHELIJN VOETSparticipant

It was an absolutely inspirational evening. I met wonder-ul and very ambitious people. Tanks or the great

organisation Michel.

Lynn Zebeda works asa consultant in theeld of leadershipdevelopment/socialentrepreneurship andis involved in theNight of the Tips(Nacht van de Fooi).

Lynns personalsloganThe future belongsto those who believein the beauty of theirdreams Eleanor Roosevelt

LYNN ZEBEDA MICHEL SCHOLTEMichel Scholte isco-founder of Noenand student of theResearch Master inSociology at the VUGraduate School forSocial Sciences

Michels personalsloganTie your laces toconnect the world

In terms o global challenges, I learned that the currentand uture crises that we are acing are immenselycomplex. It takes knowledge and perseverance to graspthe dilemmas that occur when currently 7 billion people,and in 2050 9 billion people, are making use o ood,

energy, water, orest and biodiversity.

In terms o effective solutions, I learned that the road toa sustainable and just world is bumpy and unsignposted.However, whether we drive ast or walk slowly, by car or onbare eet, we should anticipate and, most o all, keep going.

Lynn:I believe that the strength o the Worldconnectors is acombination o the sincere dedication o each individualto make a positive difference in the world, collectiveanalytical capacity and power ul networks.

Michel:And that they have key positions in our political,business and other social networks, so they can unctionrelatively easily as network brokers. Tis means that theycan connect ideas rom one network with resources romother networks. And we, as Youth & Young Pro essionalWorldconnectors, are one o these networks.

I think involving young people is equally as important asinvolving any other group o people, because the World-connectors is a collective enterprise that transcendsgenerations. I personally involve young people simplybecause I can reach them easily, as most o my riends areyoung.

A er my rst year as a Worldconnector, my conclusion isthat with willpower and a good plan we can releasebutteries, throw stones in calm streams and create thechange resonance needed or the challenges o the 21stcentury!

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Worldconnectors taking action

WORLDCONNECTORSTAKING ACTIONApart from the themes they select at the beginning of each year, Worldconnectors are on the look out fortopical events which call for immediate action.

Powerful women forsustainabilityA er last years success ul publication, rouw this year composed a new Sustainable op100: a list o the 100 most inuential people in the eld o sustainability. Worldconnectorswere pleased to see their co-chair Herman Wijffels in the nr 1 spot, but regretted the meagrenumber o women on the list. Tey elt action was required. o stimulate the contribution

o women on the issue o sustainability, the Worldconnectors working group Gender &Diversity organised a diner pensant with Herman Wijffels and the women on the list.During the meeting the sustainable women and men discussed the ways in which they cansupport and encourage more women to become leaders in the eld o sustainability, orinstance by coaching them and by recommending emale experts.

Look BeyondOne o this years important events in the Netherlandswas the election period. Even though many internationalissues need urgent attention, the political parties mainly

ocussed on internal affairs. Worldconnectors stronglyelt the need to step up and take action. And with the use

o social media, weblogs and videos they urged the Dutchpublic to Look beyond. Teir ull testimonials can still beread and watched on the Worldconnectors website.

SANDRA VAN BEESTIs it not utterly shame ul that currently one billionpeople are still living below the poverty line and that,now our economy is less prosperous, we pay them nomind during our political debates.

ALPHA BARRYAll the interesting points raised in a recent report by theDutch Scientic Council or Government Policy on thematter are barely touched upon in the campaign.

LYNN ZEBEDASustainability and international cooperation are certainlynot meant to be issues or back-to-nature reaks andtree-hugging hippies to bleat on about. Tese are PRE-CISELY the issues that concern each and every one o us.

SYLVIA BORRENTe Netherlands should play a positive international rolein the worldwide preservation and development o theglobal commons, i.e. clean air, sufficient ood and water,the orests, cultural and bio-diversity.these belong to alland should benet all.

MASOOMA YOUSUFZAIJournalists should be responsibly trained and above all,they must remain critical. It is not making news that isthe most important thing, but rather commitment and aconstructive criticism o (inter)national issues.

JANNET VAESSENSo many pressing issues present themselves at the moment that we must out onecessity solve all these crises simultaneously, which results in our being unable asindividuals to come to grips with the situation. For this reason, the WorldconnectorsGender & Diversity Statement is split up according to domain. In this way, everyonecan immediately see how he or she can make a contribution rom the perspective otheir own particular background. Tis was the purpose o the dinner: to investigate

rom the perspective o each o the participants how to propose concrete actions thatare benecial to sustainability whilst using gender and diversity as a starting point.


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In Memoriam

Tributes from theWorldconnectorsHalleh GhorashiHans Dijkstal was a liberal in heart and soul, someonewho was always open or dialogue and above all acceptedeveryone or who they were. He was annoyed by thegrowing trend towards populism and remained a rmbeliever in the positive contribution o individuals to

society. Even a er his active political career he dedicatedhimsel with enormous engagement to combating thehardening o society. As a result o this he became asource o inspiration or many who would not allowthemselves to be prisoners o the upcoming negativism.

Awraham Soetendorp() In the togetherness beyond without words, beyondarguments and disputes, in the menschlichkeit he could

eel at ease. In this inclusive seless search or justice andmercy he was a true Worldconnector. In a world desperatelyin need o synergy and empathy, how much we needapolitical political leaders the like o Hans Dijkstal.

Naema TahirI only met Hans Dijkstal during the Worldconnectorsmeetings and was touched by the way he engaged withand encouraged each and all o us, young or old, well-known or not so well-known, inuential or not. For himthere was no difference. Tat was and is an inspiration.

Johan van de GrondenIn Hans Dijkstal we have lost a capable and versatilepolitician who, guided by his power ul personal compass,did not give in to populist nonsense and remained true tohis liberal principles at precisely the time when it wasmost needed.

Karen van Oudenhoven-van der Zee oday is a day o grie . Hans Dijkstal, who I think can beconsidered one o the protagonists o a subtle andintelligent societal debate and or respect ul relationshipsbetween citizens o different cultural backgrounds, has

passed away. What was special about his perspective wasthe rational way in which he approached these issues,always pointing out the importance o the constitutionand particularly o Article 1. He regarded the principle oequal treatment or all as a leading principle in a pluri ormsociety. Hans was deeply concerned about developmentsin this country that make emotions rather than constitu-tional principles the basis or policies and practices. Ithink his ideas have stimulated us as Worldconnectors inthe past and I hope and expect that they will continuedoing so in the uture.

Karen van Oudenhoven - vander Zee interviewed Hans Dijkstal

or her book Grenze(n)loos vertrouwen when he was alreadyill. Te book presentation wasorganised in cooperation with theWorldconnectors Round able onthe rst o December at the Royal

ropical Institute.

IN MEMORIAMHANS DIJKSTALIt was with great sadness that the Worldconnectors received the newsthat Hans Dijkstal had passed away on the 9th of May 2010. His dedicatedinvolvement as a Worldconnector and his motivation was an inspirationfor all. Interesting about the Worldconnectors, Hans Dijkstal said in hispersonal Worldconnector video, is the diverse group around the tablefrom different backgrounds and ages, stressing the need for a broadcooperation to reach the Millennium Goals and to raise support in allsocieties, in our case the Netherlands, to get everyone on the bandwagon. With Hans Dijkstal, the Worldconnectors have lost an activemember, one who is still missed.


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Looking forward to 2011

ColophonWORLDCONNECTORS Facing Global ChallengesYearbook 2010is published by NCDO, March 2011

NCDOPO Box 940201090 GA Amsterdamwww.ncdo.nlwww.worldconnectors.nlroundtable@worldconnectors.nl

Authors: Anne-Katrien Denissen andGabi Spitz

Final editor: Lonneke van Genugten

English editor: Pamela Moore

Design: Roquefort Ontwerpers

Photos: Ed Lonnee, Lonneke van Genugten,UNPhoto, Tino van Dam, Gabi Spitz andSuzanne Bruins.

With special thanks to:Alide Roerink, Herman Wijffels, SylviaBorren, Nanno Kleiterp, Erik ThijsWedershoven, Rindert de Groot, DirkElsen, Kari Postma, Ruud Lubbers, AnnaChojnacka, Awraham Soetendorp, RenGrotenhuis, Ton Dietz, Jerome Roos,Lynn Zebeda, Michel Scholte, MasoomaYousufzai, Alpha Barry, Sandra van Beest,Jannet Vaessen, Namea Tahir, Johan vande Gronden, Karen van Oudenhoven van der Zee, Willemijn Aerdts and Jos vanGennip.

Printer:Libertas, Bunnik

As Worldconnectors we aim to be a uni ying orce in aworld that is divided by poverty, scarcity and distrust. Teuni-polar world is coming to an end while global issues,such a climate change and the ood crisis, are becomingmore and more urgent. aking care o global commongoods is the most important and most pressing challengeo this century. Common goods are not something thatcan be given by one person to another, or that can beensured by one person alone. Common goods are theresult o collective efforts, not only o the

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