Radical new thinking was missing from Davos, 31 January
Discussions at the World Economic Forum meeting focused largely on growth and left sustainable transformation at the periphery, says Chandran Nair.
2012
The Press Room contains a selection of news articles written about GIFT programmes, including footage from news channels across Asia and televised interviews with Chandran Nair talking about globalisation, consumption and leadership in Asia. It also includes press releases published by GIFT about each of our programmes and project partners from the past five years to the present day.
A World Community in Denial, 31 January 2012
The world community refuses to face the harsh realities of constraints and limits to growth, explains Chandran Nair, founder of the Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT). This is especially troublesome given the mounting evidence that many natural systems are at the breaking point.
Davos grapples with surging demand for fuel, food, 25 January 2012 Business Recorder
While economic gloom in the eurozone is the most immediate concern of delegates gathered here for the annual Davos forum, the challenge of feeding and powering an ever expanding planet is the main long-term headache.
Global Institute for Tomorrow: Resource Scarcity at Davos, 22 January 2012
During the Annual Meeting, which will convene under the theme “The Great Transformation: Shaping New Models” for global, national and business decision-making, Chandran Nair will be engaged as a panelist and moderator on the key issues of sustainability, resource scarcity and the implications for a fast growing Asia.
A fresh Asian perspective on constraints to growth at Davos World Economic Forum 25 to 29 January 2012, 18 January 2012
“Asian governments will need to wake up to the realities of a resource constrained 21st century. To rely on the market to correct the inefficiencies in the allocation of resources is at best naïve and at worst plain dishonest,” Chandran Nair stressed.
Using Mongolia’s wealth to spur social development, 17 January 2012
Mongolia is now commonly called “Minegolia”. This Central Asian country sits on vast natural resources. Besides its abundant forests and fisheries, mines contain major deposits of coal (at Tavan Tolgoi), gold (Boroo and Gatsuurt), copper (Oyu Tolgoi and Erdenet) and uranium (Martha and Saddle Hills).
Capitalism in crisis: Perilous path to prosperity, 16 January 2012
The implosion in 2008 of the financial system in the US and Europe and last year’s European sovereign debt crisis have accelerated the shift of economic momentum to Asia. David Pilling interviews Richard Koo, chief economist at the Nomura Research Institute, Chandran Nair, CEO and Founder of GIFT and Changyong Rhee, chief economist at the Asian Development Bank.
Global business leaders link with Cambodia’s water issue, 6 January 2012
Access to clean water is still an issue for much of the population, especially the 80% of Cambodians who live in rural areas. GIFT is working with one of Cambodia's first venture capital funds through its Global Young Leaders Programme, to help create a plan which ultimately seeks to provide rural households with greater access to safe water.