Location: Rio de Janeiro
Date: 13 - 14 November, 2008

Context: This meeting was hosted by the Centro Brasileiro de Relações Internacionais (CEBRI) and convened by the University of Victoria’s Centre for Global Studies and the Centre for International Governance Innovation. The Chatham House rule meeting focused on the potential of the November 15th Washington leaders’ G20 meeting and Brazil’s role and contribution in future leaders’ level fora. Although the leaders’ G20 meeting was called to discuss the global financial crisis, it presented a significant opportunity for global governance innovations, particularly for nations such as Brazil.

Backgrounders

Ged Davis		Climate Chage Energy Solutions and Conundrums
Nancy Birdsall		The Perfect Storm: Food Fuel (and in 2008, Finance)
Ramesh Thakur		The Global Governance of Sustainable Development