This is the video recording (1hr and 50mins) of the global launch of Mobilizing an Earth Governance Alliance (MEGA), which took place on March 26, 2024 as a hybrid event in Geneva.
The MEGA launch event was co-chaired by Rebecca Shoot (USA), Executive Director of Citizens for Global Solutions and Alyn Ware (New Zealand/Czech Republic), Program Director for World Federalist Movement – Institute for Global Policy. It included presentations and discussion from:
- Mary Robinson (Ireland), Chair, Climate Governance Commission. Former President of Ireland
- Maja Groff (Canada/Netherlands). Convenor, Climate Governance Commission
- John Vlasto (United Kingdom). Chair, World Federalist Movement – Institute for Global Policy
- Alexander Schmidt (Sweden). Head of Science, Sustainability, and Climate Research, Normative.
- Neshan Gunasekera (Sri Lanka/Sweden). Chair, Earth Trusteeship Initiative. Visiting Fellow at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law).
- Arthur Lyon Dahl (Switzerland). President of the International Environment Forum
- Margareta Kiener Nellen (Switzerland). Former Member of the Swiss Parliament. Council Member, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament. Former Head of the Swiss Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
For more information see A Coalition Capable of Meeting the Moment: Mobilizing Earth Governance Alliance (MEGA) launched in Geneva as a resounding answer to the challenges faced by Earth’s integrated ecosystems.
The opening presentation by Mary Robinson is available to watch as a stand-alone 5-minute video.
