As part of the Environmental Justice and Gender Programme, the Development Dialogue successfully took place on 18-19 December 2008 at the Convent of S. Maria del Giglio, Bolsena, Italy. More than 80 participants from all over the world, including students from some 23 different countries actively participated in the debates. The topics and issues covered ranged from political ecology, environmental justice and the more innovative gender and climate change nexus. Alternatives to local/global development approaches were also discussed.