2. 18.Differentiate stability
from sustainability
19.Articulate models of
global sustainable
development
20.Define global food
security
21.Articulate a personal
definition of global
citizenship
22. Appreciate the ethical
obligation of global
citizenship
E X P E C T E D L E A R N I NG
O U T C O M E S
3. DEFINITION OF TERMS
Degrowth - a movement
advocating for lesser or
slower macroeconomic
growth as a way to achieve
development
Sustainable development -
economic development that
focuses on fulfilling the basic
needs of citizens rather than
amassing profits
4. DEFINITION OF TERMS
Food Security-
state that exists
when all citizens
and have a stable
and unhampered
access to
sufficient and
nutritious food
7. “The Earth has now left its natural geological epoch, the present
interglacial state called the Holocene. Human activities have
become so pervasive and profound that they rival the great forces
of Mother Nature…The earth is rapidly moving into a less
biologically diverse , less forested, much warmer, and probably
wetter and stormier state”
- Steffen, Cruzten and McNeill
Anthropocene- the epoch or era of humanity’s
domination of the Earth
8. T H E U N - S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y O F H U M A N I T Y ’ S
E A R T H - T R A N S F O R M I N G D O M I N AT I O N
Collapsing Financial
Market
Rising Unemployment
Shrinking Middle Class
Extreme Indebtedness
Climate Change
9. Stability - short term firmness
in position , permanence and
resistance to change,
especially in disruptive way
Sustainability - long term
capacities of a system to exist, not
its short-term resistance to change
10. The Unsustainability of Globalization
1. The western-centric
globalization is premised on
the idea of making everyone
live and consume like a
typical Westerner does.
11. DID YOU KNOW?
A typical American consumes 3, 750 calories
Per day as compared with Democratic Republic
Of the Congo’s 1, 590 calories.
It translated to a per capita carbon emissions of
16.4 metric tons vs the world average of just
4.991 metric tons
12.
13. 2. THE CURRENT TREND POINTS TO THE
GLOBAL RACE TO THE BOTTOM WITH
REGARDS TO WAGES AND COPORATE
TAX RATES
14. 3 . T H E C ON T I N UOUS
C OM M O DI F I C AT I ON O F
T H E WOR L D ’S
R E S OU R C E S - F R OM
WAT E R T O A I R , F R OM
M I N E R A L S T O F OR E ST
L A N D S - U N DE R T H E
C U R R E N T E C ONOM I C
S YST E M WOU L D
E X H AUST T H E
WOR L D ’S F I N I T E
R E S OU R C E S
21. Degrowth As An Alternative to Global Sustainable Development
A paradigm shift from profit motive and towards common good
From wants to needs
From luxury to simplicity
22. THINK OF AN IDEA/
CONCEPT ON HOW TO
ACHIEVE DEGROWTH
27. PA NC H A M A M A S O C I A L I S M A S A N
A LT E R NAT I V E M O D E L O F G L O BA L I Z AT I O N
28. PANCHAMAMA
AN INDIGENOUS EARTH GODDESS
EQUIVALENT TO MOTHER EARTH
- A BOLIVIAN CONCEPT OF
GIVING MOTHER EARTH AND ALL
CREATURES “ RIGHT”
29. BUEN VIVIR - AN ECUADOREAN CONCEPT BASED ON
THE QUECHA PEOPLE’S CONCEPT OF “ SUMAK KAWSAY”
“A WAY OF DOING THINGS THAT IS COMMUNITY-CENTRIC, ECOLOGICALLY-BALANCED AND
CULTURALLY SENSITIVE”
It promotes harmony among humans, and between human and nature.
Humans as the steward of the earth and never its owner
BUEN VIVIR AS AN ALTER-
GLOBALIZATION MOVEMENT
30. GREEN NEW DEALS
A GREEN PARTY THAT FOCUSES ON RENEWABLE
RELATED OR POWER RELATED INDUSTRIESAS ENGINES
OF SUSTAINABLE GROWTHAND DEVELOPMENT
35. Global Food Security remains a “ complex,
multidimensional and multi-sectoral problem
because of the effects of climate change
It does not only mean the capacity to produce
enough food for everyones needs. It concerns on the
capacity to ensure that every citizen gets affordable,
good and nutritious food on the table on a daily basis
with little or no disruption.
36. Threats to Global Food Security
1. Fossil Fuel Dependence of Industrial
Capitalism
2. High Price of Petroleum Products
3. Concentration and Centralization of
Agribusiness Capital
4. Monopoly of Landholding by Big Corporations
5. Fertilizer-Based Industrial Farming
6. Climate Change
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42. IMPACT OF GLOBAL FOOD WASTAGE
IN THE ENVIRONMENT
1. SQUANDERING OF RESOURCES
(water, labor, capital)
2. UNWARRANTED EMISSION OF
GREENHOUSE GASES
43. MAIN FACTOR AFFECTING
FOOD SECURITY IN THIRD
WORLD COUNTRIES
LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE
IN HARVESTING,
PROCESSING, STORING AND
TRANSPORTING FOOD
SUPPLIES
44. FAO PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO FOOD LOSS IN THE
THIRD WORLD
1. ST R E NGT H E N I NG T H E S U P P LY C H A I N
T H R O U G H A D I R E C T S U P P O RT O F
FA R M E R S
2 . I N V E ST M E N TS I N I N F R A ST R U C T U R E ,
T R A N S P O RTAT I O N , A N D E X PA N S I O N O F
T H E F O O D A N D PAC K AG I NG I N D U ST RY
3 . R A I S I NG AWA R E N E S S A M O NG T H E
I N D U ST R I E S , R E TA I L E R S A N D
C O N S U M E R S O N F O O D L O S S A N D
WA STAG E
46. Global citizenship is a way of living that responds to the
complexities of the modern world, acknowledging that
policies and actions have repercussions for people and
communities internationally, regionally, nationally, and locally.
47. A Global Citizen:
1. Understands the complexity of our
interconnected world
2. Understands our biggest challenges
49. A Global Citizen:
4. Displays
leadership and
teamwork
5. Solves problems
through innovation
and entrepreneurship
50. 1 7 S U S TA I N A B L E D E V E L O P M E N T G O A L S O F T H E U N I T E D N AT I O N S
P O V E RT Y R E D U C T I O N
P RO M O T I O N O F W E L L -
B E I NG
Q UA L I T Y E D U C AT I O N
P E AC E A N D J U S T I C E
E N V I RO N M E N TA L
S U S TA I NA B I L I T Y
PA RT N E R S H I P F O R A
M O R E I NC L U S I V E A N D
D E V E L O P E D S O C I E T Y