The aim of the workshop is to emphasize the good environmental lessons from Bhutan and deliberate upon what can be done further to build more resilience for the twin environmental and developmental challenges of the future. This will be an opportunity both for highlighting what lessons there are for the wider world to learn from the Bhutanese experience, and for reflecting upon how Bhutan can best continue on its unique developmental trajectory that combines well-being and development with care for the environment.

The intention is to bring together Bhutanese from any domain of life – scholars, policymakers, professionals, businesspersons, parliamentarians, teachers, entrepreneurs, citizens active in media, non-governmental and civil society sector, students – to think about these challenges, share knowledge, experience and learning in a cooperative and non-partisan environment.