Source: Seychelles Nation - 29.01.2007
Environment principal secretary Rolph Payet has been chosen as a Young Global Leader 2007 by the World Economic Forum.
Every year the Forum recognizes and acknowledges the top 250 young leaders – all aged 40 or younger -- from around the world.
Professor Klaus Schwab, executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, told Dr Payet in a letter he had been chosen “in recognition of your record of accomplishments, your commitment to society and your potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world”.
Commenting on his nomination, Dr Payet said: “The announcement has made me realize that as an islander, I can make a difference globally.
“Islands face a spectrum of threats today and tomorrow, and while our present and future generations will continue to strive to preserve the paradise we live in, the hope for the future of islanders appears bleak with the looming threats of climate change and biodiversity loss”.
Dr Payet said he would use his appointment to bring island issues to the attention of world economic leaders. He said that the Global Island Partnership initiated by President James Michel and former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the Mauritius International Meeting on Small Island States in January 2005 would serve as his strategic platform to bring the plight of the islands of the world.
Drawn from a pool of over 4000 candidates, the Young Global Leaders nominated in 2007 have been chosen by a committee of 34 eminent international media leaders. The list includes 125 business leaders, as well as leaders from governments, academia, media and society at large from nearly 70 countries.
They join the Forum of Young Global Leaders which currently comprises 416 members from 90 countries.
Established in 2004 by Prof. Schwab, the Forum of Young Global Leaders is, according to a press release from the World Economic Forum, “a unique, multistakeholder community of the world’s most extraordinary young leaders who dedicate a part of their time to jointly address global challenges and who are committed to devote part of their knowledge and energy to collectively work towards a better future”.
Prof. Schwab added: “Confronting and tackling global challenges will require fresh, strategic thinking from global leaders, as well as innovative and truly international solutions based on global collaboration. This is why I created The Forum of Young Global Leaders – to be a voice for the future in global thought processes… Together they form a powerful international force for the global common good.
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