CBS Breaks Climate Silence With Panel Connecting Climate Change To Extreme Weather The first impression arriving Sunday in Stockholm was GREAT... The World WaterWeek (wwweek) Welcome its guests with a public transportation pass: to be used during all the week and the Stockholm public transportation is really very good!...First impressions from the Conference...We're around 3000 people from business, government, civil society, academy and social business.Even though NGOs and governments have good presence here it's good to see that business are increasing it's presence beyond risks evaluation....And the WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) brought here a good agenda through the team, the blog, twitter, events focusing on business and also the launch of important publication:"Business guide for water valuation" and the"Pledge for access to safe WASH at the workplace".This is time for Action and good moment for defining what are potential solutions to the challenge we're facing. #Action2020More to come!.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSTw5ol5oEYApril 2014 - From 7th to 11th in Montreux, SwitzerlandThe World Busisness Council for Sustainable Development Liaison Delegate this year main focus from Action2020 was the priority area Climate Change. Definitons about the next steps and potential business solutions. Not only this priority area was discussed but, all the nine priority areas.Natural Capital, Social Capital and also the new project Redefining Value - were discussed in Montreux - with companies and third parties.The meeting was a great invitation: To increase collaboration in order to scalle up the potential solutions, especially considering the urgency we're facing now - more clear than never, after the IPCC Report.We started already and the Commitment is done: Let's increase clean water access, sanitation and health (WASH) while optimizing irrigation across the world. Directly from WBCSD, #Montreux2013Wake up call from science community pave the way to build the must havesThe base:InternationalTransparentScience basedInformation that help to build the path"Exponential pressures on the planet reach a level making making humanity a geological force of change - welcome to Antropocene !" Policy-informing concept:-The planetary boundaries (OECD use this process too)- Future Earth - research for global sustainabilityForth areas to focus:Climate changeEcosystems (restore 15%)Release of nutrientsRelease of chemicalUnified framework: sustainability & growthMust Haves: 1. Meeting humanity's basic needs- access to water, energy, food2. Education created value and stability3.Tackling inequality worldwide4. Innovation 5. Rethink the infrastructure Sustainable Development Goals After 24 hs travelling from US to Asia, I landed in Singapore!!...It was Monday 1:20am here but still 12:20 pm Sunday in Missouri...And today, at this Garden-country, discussing with University and a local chapter of global NGO food security and sustainable agriculture it seems to be clear why here it's ahead of Americas - in terms of hours at least!...More of the half of the world's population here at East Asia...Asia holds 20% of the world's biodiversity, 14% of the world's tropical forest and 34% of global coral resources in the world. However the management of region's ecological systems is still a big challenge.But, a lot of effort have been done and next days we will be talking about it!... The WBCSD blog can help to give a great overview about the main