Coulson-Thomas, Colin (2025) Africa Asia Scholars Global Network: Creating a sustainable future. In: Awards Gala Dinner, Africa Asia Scholar's Global Network, 18th July, 2025, Cholmondeley Room and Terrace, House of Lords, London.

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Abstract

Our warming planet cannot cope with us and our growing population. Perspectives on the global north and the global south need to change to accommodate contemporary realities and likely future trends. Past greenhouse gas emissions are history. Our collective survival now depends on current and future incremental changes. Most of the world’s young people reside in the Global South. Their futures will be prejudiced by a resurgence of drilling for oil and gas and the mining of coal. Moving to different and less materialistic and scarce resource hungry development models in the south could be decisive. Rather than imitate and follow, the south could initiate and lead collective responses to common challenges, global risks and existential threats. The global south could collaborate to create more resilient communities and infrastructures and offer young people the prospects of living in harmony with the natural world. The global south could champion more sustainable, inclusive and responsible development, pioneer healthier, less stressful and more fulfilling lifestyles, and become the first post-industrial societies.

Item Type:	Conference or Conference Paper (Speech)
Additional Information:	Note by Author: "At the end of the evening Prof Colin Coulson-Thomas was presented with a Global South Leadership Award. Speech delivered to Africa Asia Scholar's Global Network."
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sustainable development, Global South, Global risks, polarisation, geopolitical fragmentation, resilience, infrastructure, fragility, marginalisation, multilateralism, leadership, incremental changes, post-industrial societies
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Greenwich Business School Greenwich Business School > School of Business, Operations and Strategy
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Last Modified:	21 Jul 2025 12:48
URI:	https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/50843

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