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USA: Mid Atlantic Regional Meeting
July, 26th, 2008: The US Association for the Club of Rome invited to a meeting which was introduced by
Ambassador John W. McDonald. Among the speakers, there were
- Pierre Armand: Poverty in Haiti and solutions underway
- Pavel Novácek (President of the Czech Association for the Club of Rome): A Global Marshall Plan for Haiti
- Francesco Stipo: Political Globalization and Solutions.
A short documentation is available for
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John Jacob Weaver passed away
July 5th, 2008: The US Association for the Club of Rome regrets to announce the death of an extremely valued member of USACOR, John Jacob Weaver.
An obituary is available for
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Harlan Cleveland passed away
May, 30th, 2008: The US Association for the Club of Rome regrets to announce the death of an extremely valued member of USACOR,
Harlan Cleveland. He worked tirelessly to understand the future and stem the tide of chaos of the human condition.
Harlan Cleveland was also Honorary Member of the Club of Rome International
An obituary from Anitra Thorhaug, President of USACOR, including quotes from Harlan Cleveland is available for
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Awards for USACOR Members Marty Talbot and Lee M. Talbot
May, 27th, 2008: At the International Society of Woman Geographers Triennial Meeting in Chicago, Marty Talbot received the Society’s
Outstanding Achievement Award. Marty is an internationally distinguished ecologist and conservationist who has made pioneering and lasting
contributions to the science of ecology, to geographic knowledge, to environmental conservation in many countries, and to conservation education.
She has an extraordinary and continuing 50 year record of exploration and other field work in over 50 countries. She is Co-Founder and Honorary
Director of the Student Conservation Association, the leading provider of student conservation service with
over 50,000 participants in its 50 year history. Marty also was elected President of the Society and she was
installed at the Triennial Meeting in Chicago
April 5th, 2008: The University of California 2008 Excellence in Achievement award was presented “to Ecologist and Geographer, Dr. Lee M. Talbot,
World-Renowned Environmentalist for pioneering work in developing ecosystem science, shaping national and international environmental
policies and principles, establishing an ecosystem basis for conservation, and conducting environmental work in 131 countries.”
The award was presented on at a black-tie U.C. Gala in San Francisco attended by over 1,100.
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USA: Video - Ambassador John W. McDonald
UN Water Day
March 22, 2008, UN Water Day - Ambassador John W. McDonald made a presentation at Johns Hopkins University's Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on Global Clean Water Initiatives.
Ambassador John W. McDonald spoke about the precarious issues raised by the world water supply and what led to the UN resolution
for the First UN Decade for Clean Drinking Water and Sanitation from 1981-1991 as well as how much was accomplished during that decade.
He then focused on the Second Decade (2005-2015), The 'Water for Life' Decade, which was launched on 22nd March 2005 by UN Secretary
General Kofi Annan. In addition, he talked about the Millennium Goals in this area. Ambassador McDonald also referred to the Water
for the Poor Act, a Bill which was signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 1, 2005, and which enhances the role of
global water and sanitation programs in U.S. foreign policy by authorizing the provision of foreign aid for promoting these efforts,
and also by directing the secretary of state to create a comprehensive strategy for the development of international programs
that increase safe water and sanitation access. "Global Water" and the
Institute for Multi-Track Diplomacy" are both working on future projects in Latin America and Africa.
The video is available on the external website.
Questions can be addressed to jmcdonald (at) imtd.org.
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