Online pre-conference
The first document and debate to be lauched here at the online pre-conference, is linked to one of our key note speakers Mr. Saamah Abdallah, New Economics Foundation (NEF).
NEF has produced the Happy planet Index 2.0. In a summary comment NEF challenges us all: “In an age of uncertainty, society globally needs a new compass to set it on a path of real progress. ”
Prof. Helmut K. Anhier has submitted a key note paper for the conference, on the effects of the current financial crisis. Read it and give us your opinions.
Find out more of what the Happy planet Index 2.0 says and give us your thoughts here!
Mr. Saamah Abdallah has also published some intereresting remarks on French president Sarkozy proposal to make Happy planet index to be a part of national accounting. Find it here
2 Responses to “Online pre-conference”
ludvig on: september 4th, 2009 at 9:12
Welcome to this webpage, which we call, “Online pre-conference”. Here we will open discussions on different subjects that will be treated in the conference. We invite any one to take part in the ongoing debates, or to start a new debate here.
We will take out any profane or irrelevant material that is entered here.
Our warmest welcome to this conference!
Ludvig Sandberg
Conference coordinator
Saamah on: september 13th, 2009 at 14:55
Hello,
The Happy Planet Index is intended as an overall measure of progress - it measures the well-being of a population in terms of its life expectancy and its reported satisfaction with life, and it measures the resources they use to achieve that well-being. In short it is a measure of sustainable well-being - a measure of how successful we are at achieving good lives that don’t cost the Earth.
It does not measure everything directly, but the intention is that most things that are important to us will effect the overall HPI score and its distribution across the population somehow. For example, increasing democratic participation for example should lead to better political decisions leading to more satisfied healthier people and care for the environment. Reducing income inequality should lead to less well-being inequality and less extreme consumption.
How might your work or your NGO’s work impact on the HPI? And what impacts of the social progress you are trying to achieve in the world does the HPI capture that GDP doesn’t?
Also, what one specific change would you like to see in your country or in the world overall that would take us closer to achieving good lives that don’t cost the Earth?
Looking forward to your comments, and to seeing you in Örebro
Saamah
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