Attracting over 1900 participants from 70 countries, 200 speakers, among which Ministers, CEOs, trade unions, international organisations, civil society representatives and academia, the OECD Forum has emerged as a major high level conference on the most pressing social and economic challenges confronting society.

The OECD Forum 2015 will focus on Investment, Inclusive Growth, Innovation, the New Climate Economy and the Sustainable Development Goals. More information on the OECD Forum 2015 can be found here.

[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_original","fid":"5224","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"101","style":"width: 266px; height: 101px; margin: 5px; float: right;","width":"266"}}]]Based on its extensive research on the topics for the OECD Forum 2015, Clingendael has been invited to contribute as knowledge partner to this event. Recently, for example, Clingendael published “Beyond scares and tales; climate-proofing Dutch foreign policy” a study on whether Dutch foreign policies in the field of development  cooperation, foreign economic relations and security are climate-proof.

Also for the coming year the Clingendael Institute will be contributing to the debate on the topics discussed at the OECD Forum 2015. The challenges with regard to Inclusive Green Growth transitions in developing countries will receive special attention. In a 1,5 year project , Clingendael will, together with local partners, address the question how energy security can be a driver for green growth policy options in respectively Colombia, Kenya and Indonesia. In line with this research, the knowledge group on “EU in the World” will also continue its research on the EU’s contribution to Inclusive Green Growth and the international climate change agenda. In addition, the EU position in the international negotiations on the post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals will be scrunitised in order to give further insight in how the EU could use an increased understanding of emerging power’s perceptions of sustainable development in order to negotiate more effectively and strategically towards these countries.

Check our website regularly for updates on our research reports and events in this field, or contact Dr. Louise van Schaik (lschaik@clingendael.nl) for further information on research project and opportunities for cooperation.