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A Call to Action for Future Generations��Taking Irish Leadership on Intergenerational Equity Forward

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https://zoe-institut.de/en/news/reflecting-on-the-history-of-the-movement-to-care-for-future-generations/

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Our Common Agenda Policy Brief 1 To Think and Act for Future Generations To Think and Act for Future Generations MARCH 2023

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A Call to Action for Future Generations – Launched September 2024

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COMMIT NOW TO ESTABLISHING A FUTURE GENERATIONS COMMISSIONER FOR IRELAND SIGNALLING ITS INTENT TO ENSURE ADEQUATE AUTONOMY AND RESOURCES.

RAISE AWARENESS OF THE CONCEPT AND ITS MERITS ACROSS GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC THROUGH AUTHENTIC, CREATIVE AND INCLUSIVE MEANS TO WIN HEARTS AND MINDS.

LEVERAGE THE PRECEDENTS OFFERED IN THIS REPORT AS PATHWAYS TO CONSIDER IN FAST-TRACKING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FGC.

EMBARK IMMEDIATELY ON THE DUE DILIGENCE, INCLUDING A SCOPING STUDY, TO SCOPE THE REMIT AND GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE FGC ROLE AND OFFICE.

ENGAGE KEY STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS CIVIL SOCIETY, IN DESIGNING, ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A FGC.

BUILD ON IRELAND’S ESTABLISHED LEADERSHIP ON INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY, THE PROMINENCE GIVEN IT IN THE 2030 AGENDA, AND ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE WORLD.

29 Interviews

Thought Leaders

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Political sphere

Coalition 2030

Just Do It

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  • Translate long-established commitments to future generations into reality
  • Mary Robinson -a tireless champion of intergenerational equity
  • Proposed (2017) “Global Guardians for Future Generations”
  • Agenda 2030 - bold and transformative actions were required across the three dimensions of sustainable development to “support the needs of present and future generations”.

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  • This Call to Action is an opportunity for Ireland to act in the interests of future generations. This is the right time to do the right thing, to act on promises and commitments given and to help to build a better future for all.

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Foreword – David Donoghue

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Credit to Coalition 2030 Coordinator David Rossiter for advancing these elements and securing positive visibility.

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Thank you.��infocoalition2030@gmail.com��catherine.carty@mtu.ie (Coalition 2030 Steering Committee Member)

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