The Project in Action
Programs
- The Shared Societies Project
- The G20 in a Post Crisis World
- Women's Political Participation and Leadership
- Energy and Climate Change
- Global Leadership for Haiti Reconstruction
- Political Leadership for Democratic Transition in Kyrgyzstan
- Freedom of Association in the MENA
- The Political Dimensions of the World Economic Crisis
- Political Leadership for Democratic Development
- Democracy, Security and Terrorism
- General Assemblies and Annual Conferences
Club de Madrid calls for a Global Leadership on Climate Action at COP17 |
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Three Members of the Club de Madrid, Cassam Uteem (President of Mauritius, 1992-2002), Mary Robinson, (President of Ireland, 1990-1997), and Luisa Diogo (Prime Minister of Mozambique, 2004-2010), made a strong call to achieve ambitious results in Durban. |
Club de Madrid in support of the Climate Vulnerable Countries in the Dhaka ministerial Forum |
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Club de Madrid Contribution to Rio+20 |
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Four Members of the Club de Madrid, Wim Kok (Prime Minister of The Netherlands, 1994-2002), Jennifer Mary Shipley (Prime Minister of New Zealand, 1997-1999), Ricardo Lagos (President of Chile , 2000-2006), and Luisa Diogo (Prime Minister of Mozambique, 2004-2010), offered their point of view of the key issues under the UNCSD negotiation process. Program of the Debate (pdf) Recommendations (pdf) |
Highlighting the links between Climate Change, Agriculture and Green Economy in Latin America |
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The Club de Madrid presents its Recommendations to the G20 |
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A New Era of Social Justice |
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“Lessons from the recent crisis for building sustainable and shared societies: Implications for the ILO” on Tuesday, 14 June “The need for a new era of social justice” on Wednesday, 15 June |
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Access to Clean Energy and Green Growth Implementation: Key Answers to the Climate Change Challenge |
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The Club de Madrid Supports the Role of Cities in Climate Action |
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The Club de Madrid moves forward along with the International sustainable development agenda |
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Policies for cities fighting climate change |
 Jorge Quiroga (President of Bolivia, 2001-2002) represented the Club of Madrid at the Global Urban Development Forum hosted by the International Economic Club of China in Beijing (5-7 January). The theme of this year’s forum was “New Energy, New Technology, Smart City and Sustainable Development”. President Quiroga centred his speech on adaptation and mitigation policies for cities fighting climate change, and presenting the Club of Madrid recommendations produced in this respect. As China is taking the lead in urban development this new millennium and has, in fact, become the world’s number one investor in clean energy and technology, this was a key opportunity that allowed us to open a door for further work with Chinese authorities – key players in future negotiations in the international agenda. |
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The Club de Madrid organized an official 
Dhaka, 14 November 2011 – The Club de Madrid Member, José María Figueres (President of Costa Rica, 1994-1998) supported the common position of the Climate Vulnerable Forum together with UN Secretary General, Ban-Ki Moon in Bangladesh.
The Club de Madrid organized together with the Friederich Ebert Stiftung on 10 November 2011 a debate on the issues at stake of the UN Conference on Sustainable Development on the UN Headquarters in NY.
The Club de Madrid Member Jorge Quiroga, President of Bolivia (2001-2002) provided an integral vision of the important synergies between Agriculture, Climate Change and Green Economy in the Latin American region, during the Climate Change and Agriculture in Latin America Seminar that took place on 13 and 14 October in Brasilia.
Paris, 9 September 2011 – In view of the grave and anxious economic and political situation the world is presently experiencing, the next G20 summit will pay particular attention to the search for and application of solutions to these issues. At this summit, 19 countries will arrange to meet, as well as the European Union, as an economic bloc, which represents 85% of the world’s economy and two thirds of the world’s population. 
15 June 2011, Geneva, Switzerland – Five Members of the Club de Madrid (Former heads of state and government from Ecuador, Ghana, Nigeria, Yemen and the Netherlands) addressed the need for a new era of social justice and sustainable and shared societies in the wake of the global financial and jobs crisis during two special events held at 
13 June 2011, Bonn, Germany – Energy use has caused climate change; but it has also increased human welfare on this planet. This development pattern has to change. We need to reduce CO2 by more than 50% while increasing energy use by more than 50%. In order to do this, we need to make the global economy energy efficient; invest in renewable energy; we need a shift to green growth strategies. Access to clean energy and the implementation of green growth strategies are linked solutions to two key human problems, climate change and poverty. 
June 2, 2011, Sao Paolo, Brazil - Andrés Pastrana, President of Colombia (1998-2002) and Member of the Club de Madrid, moderated a high level panel during the 
The Club de Madrid welcomes the progress achieved during the last round of international climate negotiations that took place in Bangkok, Thailand, 3-8 April, where an agreement on the agenda for the negotiations towards COP17 in Durban, South Africa, at the end of 2011, was reached. The next Climate Talks will take place in Bonn, Germany, on 6-17 June 2011, and the Club de Madrid, plans to organise a side event where the messages for an equitable and fair post-2012 climate regime are strengthened, including the support to the most vulnerable countries and the advocacy for the missing Millennium Development Goal “universal clean energy access”.