Closed-door meetings

Think-tanks, sustainable development brokers in a new multipolar world?

In 2023, the G20 has reasserted its commitment to the 2030 Agenda amidst changing geopolitics, emphasizing the need for enhanced multilateral development banks (MDBs). The addition of the African Union to the G20 raises expectations for more cohesive global growth. However, challenges persist with less than 15% of SDGs on track, middle-income countries facing debt constraints, and energy transitions lacking funding and governance. The G20 Brazil presidency prioritizes fighting poverty, addressing inequality, and addressing extreme hunger, with key events in 2024-25 highlighting global concerns. Think-tanks are seen as crucial for transformative responses to global challenges, necessitating new partnerships for systemic changes amid uncertainties.

In partnership with Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), this roundtable meeting explored how think-tanks can strengthen capabilities, act as bridges between global views, and facilitate cooperation between East/West and North/South, emphasizing alliances for real system transformations. Amid interconnected crises and rising social inequalities, the discussion asked how think tanks can work at the intersection of macro-economic, social, and environmental issues rather than within individual sectors.

Time:

11:00 am (BRT)

Language:

English

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In 2023, the G20 has reasserted its commitment to the 2030 Agenda amidst changing geopolitics, emphasizing the need for enhanced multilateral development banks (MDBs). The addition of the African Union to the G20 raises expectations for more cohesive global growth. However, challenges persist with less than 15% of SDGs on track, middle-income countries facing debt constraints, and energy transitions lacking funding and governance. The G20 Brazil presidency prioritizes fighting poverty, addressing inequality, and addressing extreme hunger, with key events in 2024-25 highlighting global concerns. Think-tanks are seen as crucial for transformative responses to global challenges, necessitating new partnerships for systemic changes amid uncertainties.

In partnership with Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), this roundtable meeting explored how think-tanks can strengthen capabilities, act as bridges between global views, and facilitate cooperation between East/West and North/South, emphasizing alliances for real system transformations. Amid interconnected crises and rising social inequalities, the discussion asked how think tanks can work at the intersection of macro-economic, social, and environmental issues rather than within individual sectors.

Opening and Moderation

Marcos Caramuru
International Advisory Board

Ambassador of Brazil to the People's Republic of China (2016-2018)

Participants

Fábio Veras
Director of International Studies at Ipea

Heerad Sabeti
Co-founder and CEO of The Fourth Sector Group

Holger Kuhle
Policy Advisor at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Izabella Teixeira
Trustee Emeritus

Co-Chair of the UN International Resource Panel and Minister of Environment (2010-2016)

Mamadou Biteye
Executive Secretary of the Africa Capacity Building Foundation (AfCBF)

Manish Chand
CEO at Center for Global India Insights (CGII)

Nicolas Buchoud
Senior Advisor of Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

Pedro Vormittag
Senior Researcher

Chief of Staff to State Congressman Eduardo Cavaliere at Rio de Janeiro’s State Legislature, Member of the International Relations Commission of the Brazilian Bar Association in São Paulo and a Researcher at the Government Laboratory of the University of São Paulo School of Law

Sachin Chaturvedi
Director General at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)

Tetsushi Sonobe
Dean and CEO of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI)

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