While the global issues examined in this study pose extraordinary risk, solutions do exist. Even if the global commons is under-managed today, it doesn’t have to be that way tomorrow. For each pitfall in the current multilateral system that is called out by skeptics, innovators have illustrated a way forward. These trends demonstrate that the future state of the planet is no longer only in the hands of nation states. Individuals can participate too. The time has come for all generations to work together and unite as a movement for global citizenship and responsible management of the global commons.
This paper is the start of something new, and an invitation for philanthropy to lead the way.
10.1 Philanthropy is Stepping Up
10.2 Rapid Scaling Is Possible