“The World Economic Forum is not always everyone’s favorite global gathering, but it is a unique opportunity to bring global leaders together to talk about global issues. Yet our biggest human development challenges — and especially their impact on our youngest global citizens — are not still prioritized in these fora. It is young children within our communities that hold the key to radically transform our societies for the better. ”— Joe Waters
This week global leaders will meet in Davos, Switzerland at the World Economic Forum to engage in critical discussions about the world’s most pressing challenges. Under the theme “Cooperation in a fragmented world,” they will explore how to advance forward-leaning solutions to global issues and create multi-sector collaborations to tackle common challenges.
From dangerous planetary change, large-scale involuntary migration, and the erosion of social cohesion, young children and their families are particularly vulnerable to the global risks being discussed this week in Davos.
But investing in health, well-being, education, and flourishing in the earliest years of human development is also one of the most efficient and effective ways for the world’s leaders to take long-term responsibility, build resilience, and contribute to a “more positive, inclusive, and stable world” in the years ahead.
Capita catalyzes creative new solutions to some of the most pressing risks we face across our societies and communities. We have been working on many of the issues that are top of WEF’s agenda and how they impact children since our inception in 2018.
Here is recent analysis curated by Capita’s team to frame discussions:
Disorderly Climate Transition
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A Child-Centered Approach to Climate Crisis can no longer wait
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Think of the Children – survey of American parents
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Our youngest children: the missing piece of the climate puzzle
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Philanthropy can lead the way by connecting climate and early childhood
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Supporting Children’s Cultural Resilience in a Time of Climate Change