OECD High-Level Policy Forum "New Frontiers for Social Policy: Investing in the Future" attended; question asked in panel on Climate change and social policy

Yesterday I attended the OECD High-Level Policy Forum "New Frontiers for Social Policy: Investing in the Future" at the OECD headquarters in Paris. The Policy Forum is followed by a Ministerial Meeting on Friday February 14th.

At the Policy Forum, I got to ask a question towards the end of the fourth panel which had the theme "Climate change and social policy", which can be seen in recording here.

My question read like this: 

“I´m Morten Tønnessen, and I am professor of philosophy from the University of Stavanger in Norway. And research by Daniel O´Neill and colleagues has shown that no country at all currently meets the basic welfare needs for its citizens while simultaneously having a material resource use that is environmentally sustainable. So no country is a good enough role model currently. How do we achieve high welfare levels without having too high material resource use in terms of environmental impact?”

My question is heard at 43m35s-44m17s. You can listen to the replies of panelist Kumi Naidoo, former leader of Greenpeace International and Amnesty International at 44m22s-46m22s and Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, former Minister of Social Affairs and the Labour Market and former Minister of the Environment in Iceland, at 46m25s-46m58s.

This is the third OECD event I have attended - earlier I have attended the 2018 High-Level Policy Forum on Social Policy in Montreal, Canada, the second such Policy Forum (I have thus attended two of three of the OECD´s Policy Forums on social policy). The same year I also attended the 6th OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy, held in Incheon, South Korea. 

This was the first time I visited the OECD headquarters.

OECD webinar launching WISE watched

Today I have watched the OECD webinar involving a Virtual high-level roundtable at the occasion of the launch of the OECD Centre on Well-being, Inclusion, Sustainability and Equal Opportunity (WISE). Some 500 people attended the event.

Third, last day of the 6th OECD World Forum attended

After oversleeping, I arrived at the 6th OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy around 10 o´clock. The forum will close in a couple of hours. Today the "Perspectives on Global Development 2019" was launched. 

According to this news article, 3.200 people from more than 100 different countries have attended the forum.

Second day of 6th OECD World Forum attended

I have attended the 6th OECD World Forum on statistics, knowledge and policy since all day and will do so until 4 pm, before heading for the centre of Seoul for dinner. Among other things I have heard Jeffrey Sachs´ keynote address, where he had a quite harsh message about the state of current politics internationally, in the US and beyond.

Statistics Korea welcome dinner attended

Tonight I have attended the welcome dinner organized by Statistics Korea, at the 6th OECD World Forum for Statistics, Knowledge and Policy in Incheon.

First day at 6th OECD World Forum

Here in Incheon I am attending the first day of the 6th OECD World Forum for Statistics, Knowledge and Policy, at Songdo Convensia. Among other things I have heard the opening statement of OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría, and a press conference that involved Joseph Stiglitz and introduced the new report of the High-Level Expert Group on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress, "For good measure - advancing research on well-being metrics beyond GDP".

Arrived in Incheon for 6th OECD World Forum

Yesterday I flew from Stavanger via Amsterdam towards Incheon, South Korea, and today I have arrived. This is my first visit to East Asia.

I stay at Orakai Songdo Park Hotel, and have this afternoon registered on-site for the 6th OECD World Forum for Statistics, Knowledge and Policy, which starts tomorrow.

Registered for 6th OECD World Forum

I have now formally registered for the 6th OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy: The Future of Well-being, which will take place in Incheon, South Korea, November 27-29th.

In Canada

I am currently in Montreal, Canada - I arrived yesterday - attending the OECD Social Policy Forum: with the theme "Social policy for shared properity: Embracing the future". There´s about 300 people here (scholars and policymakers), including ministers of social policy who will take part in tomorrow´s ministerial meeting.

To attend 6th OECD World Forum

In late November, I will be attending the 6th OECD World Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy, with the theme "The future of Well-being", in South Korea.

To attend 2018 OECD Social Policy Ministerial

I have been registered for attending 2018 OECD Social Policy Ministerial, which has the theme "Social policy for shared prosperity: Embracing the future". The event, which will be held in Montréal, Canada, May 14-15th, will include a Policy Forum as well as ministerial meeting involving 35 ministers of social policy.