Laurence Brahm
Laurence J. Brahm (born March 31, 1961) an American international crisis mediator and lawyer, global activist, author and pioneer social entrepreneur. He is the founder of Himalayan Consensus, a NGO, and the African Consensus movement, both dedicated to protecting ethnic diversity through sustainable economics and the fight against climate disruption. Brahm is also founder and CEO of Shambhala Serai, one of Asia's first social enterprises.
As founder and executive director of Himalayan Consensus Institute he oversees the “Himalayan Consensus Process” that establishes a second track dialogue between stakeholders in the region toward combatting climate disruption and empowering communities facing climate impact. He is a member of the Himalaya – Third Pole Circle established by Iceland’s President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson and serves as policy advisor to ICIMOD’s Hindu Kush Himalayan Assessment Mapping Program.
He was NGO spokesperson to the United Nations Earth Summit 2012 (Rio+20) and selected by ScenaRio as one of the “100 Opinion Leaders Advising Rio +20”. In 2011 he led NGO side events at the UNFCCC Durban Cop 17 2010 he received the UNDP Award for Bio-Diversity and Cultural Protection in China presented by Jane Goodall.
