The World Economic Forum’s Global Redesign Initiative wrapped up its second country hearing on global cooperation and energy security in Doha, Qatar. The two-day meeting was the second of a series of three country hearings held in Geneva, Doha and Singapore.

The 35 experts discussed how stronger international governance can effectively address the interlinked issues of energy security, economic growth and climate change. The meeting also addressed the nexus of energy and water – both being abundant locally but scarce globally – and the need for long-term nuclear security.

You can watch the opening session with Abdulaziz Alansari (Director of Industrial Security Affairs at the Ministry of Energy and Industry of Qatar), Richard Samans (Managing Director at the World Economic Forum) and Mohammed Abdulla M. Al Rumaihi (Assistant Foreign Minister of Follow-Up Affairs of Qatar) here.

Watch an interview with Lord Malloch-Brown, Senior Adviser to the Global Redesign Initiative at the World Economic Forum.

The Global Redesign Initiative (GRI) is a multistakeholder dialogue addressing the challenges of the 21st century. The interdisciplinary and cross-civilizational dialogue aims to develop recommendations to support the adaption, evolution and improvement of the structures and systems of international cooperation. The initiative was launched by the World Economic Forum in early 2009 under the patronage of the governments of Qatar, Singapore and Switzerland.

Among those contributing will be the Forum’s Network of Global Agenda Councils – over 1,000 experts representing more than 50 thematic areas of international cooperation (e.g. Water Security, Pandemics, Migration). An estimated 3,000 leaders drawn from across the World Economic Forum’s industry, governmental, civil society, academic and media communities will provide input into this process through their participation in GRI-related sessions during the Forum’s regional, global and community meetings during 2009-2010. These will be supplemented by "hearings" hosted by each of the patron governments.