A continent of hopes | Sylvia Zimmerman del Castillo @ClubofRome

Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Latin America is a continent of hopes, deep experience and a future that will sustain life for the whole world. Sylvia Zimmerman del Castillo, co-president of the club of Rome, explains why it mattered to hold the organisation's Latin American conference in Buenos Aires: thinking systemically means working globally from local countries and societies. While born in Europe, the organisation thinks for all human beings in their difference and diversity. Zimmerman del Castillo brings a background in humanities, literature and philosophy to the era we now have to build.

A continent of hopes | Sylvia Zimmerman del Castillo

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