Overall aim and objectives for todayAim:

• To explore sustainable development, linking this to the people being affected by environmental problems.

• Objectives:• By the end of the session you will hopefully…………

• Understand and be able to define the term, sustainable development.

• Be able to link sustainable development to the issues that were discussed at Rio 2012, i.e. jobs, energy, cities, food, water, oceans and disasters.

• Be aware of the significance of waste, where the environment is concerned.

• Be aware of the importance of recycling, and especially re-using.

• Be able to describe the relationship between social justice and sustainable development.

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Rio+20: the future we want

Rio de Janeiro, BrazilPHOTO: JENNY MATHEWS/ACTIONAID

And Flip Flops ??

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Rio+20: the future we want

In the next few slides, we will………………• Explore some of the themes of Rio+20: the United Nations

Conference on Sustainable Development (which was held in June 2012).

• Explore sustainable development and what it means.

• Investigate the issues discussed at Rio - jobs, energy, cities, food, water, oceans and disasters – from the perspective of people living in less economically developed countries (LEDCs).

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What I KNOW about sustainable

development

What I WOULD LIKE to know about sustainable

development

What I have LEARNT about sustainable

development

What do you know about sustainable development?

Complete the first two

columns of your KWL

grid

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Sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future

generations to meet their own needs.

Women, from Brazil, breaking open the coconuts of the Babassu palmPHOTO: LUCA ZANETTIACTIONAID

What is Rio+20?

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What do these images represent?

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Which issues do you think world leaders should be discussing at Rio+20?

1 in 5 people live on less

than $1.25 a day

The Earth’s natural

resources such as water and land are in demand

from growing populationsThe Earth’s

natural resources are under threat

from the impacts of

climate change

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Jobs

Rose Cicy, who’s farm was affected by flooding, has been provided seeds by the government to help restore her crops PHOTO: JAMES AKENA/ACTIONAID

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EnergyAshley Church of England School in Surrey now uses solar panels for hot water and electricityPHOTO: KRISTIAN BUUS/ACTIONAID

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Cities – The Wall Street Campaign

Over 40,000 children, men and women live on the streets of Chennai. They are seen as problem and get little or no support in their struggle for identity and rights.

The ‘Wall Street Campaign’ in Chennai, IndiaPHOTO: PARVINDER SINGH/ACTIONAID

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Food

Men on a cash for work programme building stone walls in Haiti for flood prevention PHOTO: CHARLES ECKERT/ACTIONAID

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“Collecting water is normal but it is far and the water is very dirty. Sometimes we have to chase animals away before we use the water.”

Justine, 15, Uganda

WaterJustine, 15, on her way to fetch waterPHOTO: GEORGIE SCOTT/ACTIONAID

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Oceans“Over the past few years, because there are not enough fish, more and more families are having to rely on collecting seafood, and it’s becoming muchmore difficult to survive just on this.”

Mama Codou N’Diaye Mama Codou N’Diaye collecting mussels and oysters, SenegalPHOTO: CANDACE FEIT/ACTIONAID

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DisastersLifeguards K. Anusha, G. Divya Rani, D. Divya Deepika and G. Vijayakumari, all aged between 12 to 13, from Andhra Pradesh, IndiaPHOTO: G M B AKASH/PANOS PICTURES/ACTIONAID

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Which are the best solutions?

a) Invest in renewable energy

b) Create more ‘green’ jobs

c) Run a campaign to get people to save

water

d) Provide training on flood risk

e) Make houses more energy efficient

f) Set more targets to limit carbon emissions

g) Help farmers to grow drought

resistant cropsh) Stop cars from driving in cities

i) Add your own solution

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Youth of the world: make some noise!

Human rights are guaranteed everywhere in this world! Where we appreciate people for

their values not money!Rawan, Jordan

All African children have access to quality

education, regardless of their parent’s economic

background.Tumisang, South Africa

The same opportunities for all people’s needs,

special or not.Sebastian who is visually

impaired, Ecuador

A world with equality, social

justice, and liberty for all.

Aaron, Canada

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What I KNOW about sustainable development

What I WOULD LIKE to know about sustainable

development

What I have LEARNT about sustainable development

What have you learnt about sustainable development?

Complete the last

column of your KWL

grid

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PowerDown... and save energy

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For further information visit www.actionaid.org.uk/schools

And now what to do with your flip

flop!!.....

Flip Flop Activity

In groups of 2 to 3, come up with as many uses for a flip flop as you can.

These could be funny uses, or they could be serious, and well…………… useful uses!!!!

You have 2.99 minutes!!

Flip-flop journey

Photo taken by UniquEco found at http://www.uniqueco-designs.com/Used with permission

"Flip Flotsam" Video

Activity Objectives:1. To relate the flip-flop’s travels to sustainable

development2. To look at the costs and benefits of this “flip flop

phenomenon!”3. To look at the relationship between sustainable

development and social justice.

Where does the flip-flop travel?Where is Kenya?

Map made by Ionut Cojocaru found at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Political_World_Map.jpgCreative Commons Licence

The flip-flop journey

Public Domain Map from the Central Intelligence Agency's World Factbook found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kenya-CIA_WFB_Map.png

What are the effects of the flip-flop’s journey?

• In pairs, Discuss what the negative and positive impacts of having flip-flops washed on to the beach are: – For the environment– For the local people– For social justice– For the local animals

Benefits of reusing the ‘waste’

• What are the benefits to the economy in Kenya? • How can reusing, recycling material have an

impact on people? • What are the environmental effects? • Do you think the reusing and recycling of the flip

flops is a good example of sustainable development?

Have we met our objectives?• You can hopefully now…………………

• Understand and be able to define the term, sustainable development.

• Be able to link sustainable development to the issues that were discussed at Rio 2012, i.e. jobs, energy, cities, food, water, oceans and disasters.

• Be aware of the significance of waste, where the environment is concerned.

• Be aware of the importance of recycling, and especially re-using.

• Be able to describe the relationship between social justice and sustainable development.