Global IssuesGlobal Issues What are the issues What are the issues that matter most in that matter most in today's world?today's world?

What is a Global What is a Global Issue?Issue?

A global issue is a broad A global issue is a broad description that is often used to description that is often used to explain matters of great social explain matters of great social concern that affect human concern that affect human populations locally and that are populations locally and that are shared among diverse human shared among diverse human societies within our global societies within our global community.community.

Key wordsKey words

DEFORESTATION

DESTRUCTION OF HABITATS

ENDAREGED SPECIESTHE EXPLOITATION OF WOMEN

FAMINE FLOODINGGLOBAL WARMING

THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT MALNUTRITION

NATURAL DISASTERS

OVERPOPULATION

POVERTY

FamineFamineA

1.5 BILLION MORE PEOPLE BY 2020

B

Every 6 seconds one kid dies of hunger

In Latin America about 31% of urban people are classified as living in slums.

In Latin America about 31% of urban people are classified as living in slums.

C

D

E

F

STILL UNDERPAID

ON BRINK OF EXTINCTIONON BRINK OF EXTINCTION

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G

H

How would you solve these issues………..?

What would you do if What would you do if you could make a you could make a difference?difference? In groups imagine that you are a new charity In groups imagine that you are a new charity

and that you have a budget on 10 million and that you have a budget on 10 million pounds to spend, what would you do with the pounds to spend, what would you do with the money?money?

Name of the charity….Name of the charity…. Aim of your charity….Aim of your charity…. Distribution of your budget….Distribution of your budget…. What would you do first….What would you do first…. How would you spend the money…How would you spend the money… Which country would you help and why….Which country would you help and why….