Lecture Notes on Global Citizenship and SDGs

Flashcards for vocabulary review on global citizenship, sustainability, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Global Citizenship

When united, we can make a difference and rid the world of discrimination, social injustice, food insecurity, and environmental degradation.

The Bruntland Report (World Commission on Environment and Development (1987)

Prepared for the United Nations in 1987, it is about responsible use of resources.

Solidarity

Unity regardless of interest, implying necessity for everybody to unite for survival.

True Meaning of Solidarity

The results of action done in unity.

Global Citizenship Education

A set of values and attitudes focused on improving the world, engaging with diverse groups and being interconnected with people and issues of the world.

21st-century education

Includes cultural awareness, problem-solving, and productivity.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Objectives shared by nations for peace and prosperity, adopted by the United Nations in September 2015.

Who should be involved for the SDG to be met?

Individuals, governments, voluntary organizations, and private companies

Gender Equality

Providing women equal access to education, health care and decent work.

Decent work and economic growth

Allow people to have quality job opportunities and decent working conditions

Partnerships for the Goals

Partnerships between governments, the private sector, and civil society.

Climate Change

Typhoons and catastrophes washing away most of the crops and rendering them inedible.

Land Degradation

Fertile lands become exhausted because of an unending cycle of production

Global Water Crisis

Underwater reserves and bodies of water are also subject to undergoing massive pollution brought about by irresponsible chemical waste disposals by factories and other manufacturing agencies

Greedy Land Deals

Agrarian lots allocated for food production are replaced with concrete structures rendering farmers powerless to use the land for its original purpose

Greedy Land Deals

Mankind has mastered the art of exploiting the land for maximum profit without taking a step back and asking themselves what is the true cost of all these advancements

SDG

Sustainable Development Goals

Stability (IMF Definition)

Avoiding large swings in economic activity, high inflation, and excessive volatility in exchange rates and financial markets

Sustainable Development

Countries in the Global South are considered to be developing

Proactive Solution to Goal 14

Educating people to work to clean the ocean and help the environment.

ESD

Education for Sustainable Development

Climate Change

Extreme changes in temperature result in massive fish kills affecting the harvest of fisherfolks.

Air pollution

A dangerous form of pollution, especially one to goes hand in hand with urbanization caused mainly due to chimneys, factory stacks, vehicles, and other smoke released into the air making it toxic.

Greenhouse Effect

Heat radiates from Earth towards space, some of this heat is trapped by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, keeping the Earth warm enough to sustain life, and Human activities such as burning fossil fuels, agriculture, and land clearing are increasing the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere

Greenhouse Effect

A natural process that warms the Earth's surface. When the Sun's energy reaches the Earth's atmosphere some of it is reflected to space and the rest is absorbed and re-radiated by greenhouse gases.

Global warming

Refers to the billions of tons of carbon dioxide and other gases accumulating in the atmosphere

3 Objectives of the Global Goals

End extreme poverty, fight injustice, fix climate change

The future we want

Cities of opportunities for all with access to basic services.

decent work and economic growth

Economic growth must be inclusive to provide sustainable jobs and promote equality.

Good health and well-being

Many efforts are needed to fully eradicate diseases and emerging health issues

Climate action

A global challenge that does not respect borders

The SDGs are due to expire

2030

SDG Logo

Logo represent Sustainable Development Goals

What is the aim of this Goal 1

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

Equality issues are specifically mentioned

In three of them: Goal 4 on education, Goal 5 on gender, and Goal 10 on reducing inequality within and among countries

What can individuals do to help realize the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

Create projects and partnerships of their own and participate in existing initiatives to help achieve one or more of the goals, Hold their governments and the private sector accountable and support reputable civil society organizations