In October 2013, I had the privilege of attending Opportunity Collaboration, an annual summit event in Mexico that deals with a subject that is very close to my heart. The summit gathered together amazing people: thought leaders, corporate innovators, academicians and NGO’s to deal with the paramount challenges of the 21st Century all focused on three pressing dimensions of poverty alleviation and sustainability: food, water and human care.
Clearly these are critical to the future of humanity. Right now, about one in eight of the human beings with whom we share this planet lives without adequate drinking water. Almost that many lack food security.
How to meet current needs, without compromising the prospects of generations who will follow, is a very complicated issue.
It was encouraging to see so many brilliant economists and development specialists working so hard on the collaborative innovations and ideas that can help us produce, distribute and use precious resources more efficiently and equitably for the populations we are entrusted with.
Collectively our work is essential because it will take all of us working with our unique capacities to solve the really difficult challenges ahead.