Global Problems

Follow up on week 1 - literature

• Auto/biographies – Kissinger, Albright, Clinton,

Obama…

• Classics – Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Hobbes…

• Fun fact books – Factfulness, On the Map…

Rich vs poor coutries?

• Landes, David S. The wealth and poverty of

nations: why some are so rich and some so

poor

• Kennedy, Paul. The Rise and Fall of the Great

Powers

• Diamond, Jared. Guns, Germs, and Steel

• Acemoglu, Daron & Robinson, James A. Why

Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity,

and Poverty

Global problems

• What global problems do you consider to be

the most urgent?

• Choose the most urgent one and think about:

– How to approach / solve it?

– What actors should participate?

https://www.gapminder.org/

B. Lomborg

• What does BL think about global problems?

• Which problems should be solved first and

why? On what does he base his

recommendation?

• What do you think about his approach?

MDGs?

MDGs

• Established after the Millennium Summit of the United Nations in 2000

– => United Nations Millennium Declaration

• Criticism: lack of analysis and justification, lack of measurements for some goals and uneven progress, local change through external innovations and financing, no participantsfrom developing countries => lack oflegitimacy

MDGs

1. To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

2. To achieve universal primary education

3. To promote gender equality and empower women

4. To reduce child mortality

5. To improve maternal health

6. To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases

7. To ensure environmental sustainability

8. To develop a global partnership for development

More details available at:

http://www.unmillenniumproject.or

g/goals/gti.htm#goal1

MDGs

• Failed to consider root causes of poverty

• Overlooked gender inequality and universal need for development that works for all people

• No mention of human rights

• X economic development

• In theory applied to all countries, in reality targets for poor countries to achieve, with finance from developed states

MDGs - videos

• Millennium Development Goals– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hA81oaCNXk

• 8 Millennium Development Goals: What We Met And Missed– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5giOGjj5X8

• Transitioning from the MDGs to the SDGs– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hLuEui6ww

• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) explained– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkAv9L1_r1M

• Infographics– http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/multimedia.sht

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SDGs

• Accepted at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in 2012

• Adopted on 25 September 2015 (2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development)

• All three dimensions of sustainable development(environmental, social, and economic) included

• It applies to all countries, promotes peaceful and inclusive societies, creates better jobs and tackles the environmental challenges — particularly climate change– http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/sdgoverview.ht

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• Criticism: too many, messy, misconceived, no localcontext…

SDGs1. Poverty - End poverty in all its forms everywhere

2. Food - End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

3. Health - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

4. Education - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

5. Women - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

6. Water - Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all

7. Energy - Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

8. Economy - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

9. Infrastructure - Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation

10. Inequality - Reduce inequality within and among countries

11. Habitation - Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

12. Consumption - Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

13. Climate - Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

14. Marine-ecosystems - Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development

15. Ecosystems - Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

16. Institutions - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

17. Sustainability - Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development

SDGs – until 2030

http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/mdgoverview/post-2015-development-agenda.html

The Most Valuable Celebrity Charity

Relationships

• http://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygree

nburg/2011/11/30/most-valuable-celebrity-

charity-relationships-bon-jovi-paul-mccartney-

bono-u2-justin-bieber/#26a447827d23

• http://www.forbes.com/pictures/eeel45gjje/1

-bon-jovi-2/

Videos

• First World Problems

– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN2WzQzxuo

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• Top 10 First World Problems

– https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeMjgEqgGs

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