RC/RR’s Talking Points for Panel Discussion at Australia Awards South and West Asia - 2018 Regional Alumni Workshop we look at the future, we see the world in a state of ominous uncertainty. “When Human activities have led to imbalance in nature and ecological shifts that cause His Majesty the growing problems like climate change and natural calamities.”- King. Salutations: Colleagues from Australian High Commission Colleagues in Development from South and West Asia, Ladies and Gentlemen. Three key messages I have three key messages today: which roughly translates here in Bhutan as Sem-dha No-sam Thing-go: combine mind and heart thinking with action… As much as possible, we the UN wish to look for ways to do holistic development and this often looks like combining heart and mind thinking with action and looking at the financial costs of not taking – action. Partnerships needs to drive 21st century development What can the world learn from Bhutan? Sem-dha No-sam Thing-go Approach From a Buddhist point of view, we know that wisdom and compassion are two wings of a bird. When it comes to Climate Change, as much as possible, we must look at it like combining mind and heart thinking with action. Within the UN, our thinking has shifted and some would say there is a need – to shift more to what is called the Triple Bottom Line….when we assess, – whether a project deserves our support, it needs to have a
RC/RR’s Talking Points for Panel Discussion at Australia Awards South and West Asia - 2018 Regional Alumni Workshop “When we look at the future, we see the world in a state of ominous uncertainty. Human activities have led to imbalance in nature and ecological shifts that cause growing problems like climate change and natural calamities.”- His Majesty the King. Salutations: Colleagues from Australian High Commission Colleagues in Development from South and West Asia, Ladies and Gentlemen. Three key messages I have three key messages today: Sem-dha No-sam Thing-go: which roughly translates here in Bhutan as combine mind and heart thinking with action… As much as possible, we the UN wish to look for ways to do holistic development and this often looks like combining heart and mind thinking with action – and looking at the financial costs of not taking action. Partnerships needs to drive 21st century development What can the world learn from Bhutan? Sem-dha No-sam Thing-go Approach From a Buddhist point of view, we know that wisdom and compassion are two wings of a bird. When it comes to Climate Change, as much as possible, we must look at it like combining mind and heart thinking with action. Within the UN, our thinking has shifted – and some would say there is a need to shift more – to what is called the Triple Bottom Line….when we assess, whether a project deserves our support, it needs to have a