by Chiara Rusconi | Jul 16, 2026 | Opinion
Africa’s supposed choice between conservation and development is not natural. It is inherited. For decades, the continent has been asked to choose between protecting its natural wealth and pursuing the economic growth its people deserve. Under this framing, protected...
by Chiara Rusconi | Jun 3, 2026 | Opinion
I have come to believe that the most urgent work of our time is not technological, nor even economic – it is relational. It is the work of reconciling worldviews. In my engagement with the Club of Rome and its articulation of The Fifth Element, I find language...
by Chiara Rusconi | Apr 30, 2026 | Opinion
Africa contributes less than 4% of global greenhouse emissions, yet its youth live with the daily consequences of a crisis they did not create. Floods, droughts and food insecurity define not only landscapes but also futures. Across the...
by Chiara Rusconi | Apr 16, 2026 | Opinion
From energy swap to system redesign: Insights from China’s transformation and ancient wisdom When we gather at forums like the one organised by the Club of Rome in Suzhou, China, in November 2025 to explore how to advance ecological civilisations, questions of energy...
by Chiara Rusconi | Feb 25, 2026 | Opinion
The longer I work across systems, from finance to governance to large language models (AI), the more convinced I become of the uncomfortable truth: solutions exist, but they cannot take root until we learn to speak across the worldviews that shape how we see the...
