22 Jan 2020

Davos at 50: Leaders to focus on sustainability

From Nine To Noon, 9:25 am on 22 January 2020
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a session at the Congress center during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 21, 2020.

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg attends a session at the Congress center during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 21, 2020. Photo: Fabrice Coffrini / AFP

Global leaders have begun their annual World Economic Forum meeting in the Swiss ski resort of Davos. The 3000-strong participants have been joined by hundreds of protesters calling on them to take action on climate change. Among those participating this year is New Zealander Shruthi Vijayakumar who's a member of the Forum's Global Shapers Community, which was set up by the Forum's founder Professor Klaus Schwab as a way of bringing younger people together to address local, regional and global challenges. She'll tell Lynn about the workshop she's hosting at Davos.