Institute For Ecological Civilization

ECOCIV PROMOTES LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS FOR THE WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.

ECOCIVS WORK IN WATER SECURITY IS CENTERED AROUND THE W12+ PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE FIVE DISTINCT, YET COMPLEMENTARY PROGRAMS THAT ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES TO GLOBAL WATER SECURITY. ADMINISTERED JOINTLY BY THE U.S.-BASED NONPROFIT INSTITUTE FOR ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION (ECOCIV) AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN-BASED NONPROFIT SAVE OUR SCHOOLS NPO (SOS) SINCE 2019, W12+ CONTINUES TO 1) CONNECT LOCAL LEADERS WITH ACCESS TO INFORMATION ABOUT PROVEN WATER SECURITY SOLUTIONS, 2) TO INCUBATE PILOT PROJECTS THAT PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF THOSE APPROACHES, AND 3) PROVIDE CAPACITY BUILDING FOR LOCAL, REGIONAL, COUNTRY-SPECIFIC AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ACHIEVE WATER SECURITY ACROSS THE GLOBE.

HUMAN FLOURISHING IN THE ANTHROPOCENE IS A PROJECT COMPLETED BY ECOCIV FOR THE JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION (JTF). TOGETHER WITH JTF, WE ESTABLISHED THE TOP RESEARCH PRIORITIES FOR TWELVE SECTORS THAT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO FACILITATE THE TRANSITION TO A MORE EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE WORLD. EMPLOYING A THREE-ROUND DELPHI METHODOLOGY (TWO ROUNDS OF SURVEYS AND ONE ROUND OF ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS), WE ENGAGED MORE THAN 200 EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE FINAL REPORT INCLUDES MORE THAN 400 EXPERT-PROVIDED RESEARCH PRIORITIES THAT WILL BE USED BY THE FOUNDATION AS IT DECIDES HOW AND WHERE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF ITS FUNDING WILL BE SPENT IN THE COMING YEARS.

ECONOMIES SHOULD RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE AND THE PLANET, RATHER THAN PEOPLE AND THE PLANET SERVING THE ECONOMY. A WELLBEING ECONOMY IS ONE THAT PROMOTES THE FLOURISHING OF LIFE IN ALL ITS FORMS. IT IS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE RADICAL CONCENTRATION OF WEALTH, EXPLOITATION OF WORKERS, AND DEGRADATION OF THE PLANET THAT WE FIND IN CURRENT ECONOMIC SYSTEMS. AN ECONOMY THAT WORKS FOR ALL PEOPLE AND SUPPORTS LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY, A WELLBEING ECONOMY, IS A VITAL COMPONENT OF AN ECOLOGICAL CIVILIZATION. ECOCIV WORKS WITH THE WELLBEING ECONOMY ALLIANCE (WEALL), A UK-BASED CHARITY, TO HOST THE WEALL CALIFORNIA HUB. WE ARE CURRENTLY PILOTING WEALL'S POLICY DESIGN GUIDE IN POMONA, CALIFORNIA, WHERE WE ARE WORKING WITH A GROUP OF LOCAL LEADERS TO IMPLEMENT POLICY PROPOSALS AND TRIAL PROJECTS TOWARD ECONOMIC WELLBEING, SUCH AS A WORKER-OWNED COOPERATIVE MODEL