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Fortunately, he says there is increased rec-
ognition among business leaders that NOW
is the moment to start thinking and working
collaboratively to successfully address mas-
sive changes on the not-so-distant horizon.
Those changes include: billions more people
on earth, and many with increased buying
power, flowing into already burgeoning cities
that will be impacted by added strain; coping
with and confronting increasingly unpre-
dictable issues arising from climate change
and its global effects; and acknowledgement,
that when increased demand combines with
potential shortages, it amounts to greater
competition for resources worldwide. To
tackle these challenges, people are starting
to work together in new and different ways.
To move beyond the 21st Century, Mangan
The EcoPartners gather with Secretary Hillary Clinton, Minister Xie Zhenhua, Special Envoy for
Scientific Affairs Kerri-Ann Jones, and Special Representative for Global Int