The document discusses the concepts of global citizenship and sustainability, highlighting the differences between stability and sustainability, and defining key terms like degrowth and global food security. It critiques the unsustainability of globalization while proposing alternatives such as degrowth and the concept of 'buen vivir' that emphasize ecological balance and community-centric approaches. Additionally, it outlines practical strategies to improve global food security and underscores the ethical responsibilities of global citizens in addressing these challenges.

1. TOWARD GLOBAL
CITIZENSHIP AND
SUSTAINABILITY
SS023 (Contemporary World)
Roy D. Perfuma, Facilitator

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

5. Global Citizenship -
citizenship that puts emphasis
on one’s responsibilities to
the international community
Definition of Terms

6. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
AND DEGROWTH

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

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

15. THE UNSUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBALIZATION

16. THE UNSUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBALIZATION

19. THE UNSUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBALIZATION

20. THE UNSUSTAINABILITY OF GLOBALIZATION

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

23. Bicycles and Bicycle Lanes

24. Car-pooling
The convenience and its benefits

25. Vegetarianism

26. O RG A N I C FA R M I N G

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

31. RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

32. GREEN PARTIES PROMOTE A
SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY THAT IS
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND
ECONOMICALLY VIABLE & SOCIALLY
RESPONSIBLE

33. GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY

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

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

45. GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP

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

48. A Global Citizen:
✤3. Knows our
social, ethical,
and political
responsibilities

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