NAMA will be speaking at the Center for Earth Ethics in NYC on Saturday November 13. We will explore what development is truly for, reviewing the trajectory of fisheries policy, discussing the implications and consequences of the conventional use of “economic efficiency” and thinking together about the ways a quadruple-bottom line approach can help create a better global system.

We stand at a turning point in the direction of the United Nations’ development agenda that reflects a larger shift in consciousness about how we measure a successful life and community. 2015 provides real opportunities to shift from a narrow emphasis on short term economic growth to truly valuing the environment and social dimensions of development as well as the needs of future generations.

In September 2015, a Post 2015 UN development agenda will be adopted, focused on sustainable development goals. Ethical and spiritual perspectives provide guidance for the new measures needed to support a vision of society in which every human being can flourish and be a responsible steward of the natural world.

This course explores what development is truly for, reviewing the trajectory of development policy in the United Nations context, examining the implications and consequences of the conventional use of GDP, and thinking together about the ways that ethical and spiritual traditions can help create a better global system.