Social & Environmental Changes p. 744-751. Globalization brings social and environmental issues to the world’s attention Poverty, disease, human rights,

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Social & Environmental Changes p

Globalization brings social and environmental issues to the world’s attention Poverty, disease, human rights, environmental threats start in a country, but have global dimension/need global solutions

Issues In the Developing World Poverty: 3 billion people living on less than $2 a day, hunger, disease Gap between rich and poor nations is huge and growing Causes: in debt, political upheavals, civil war, corruption, rapid population growth

Natural Disaster Affect Millions What are natural disasters? What are some examples of natural disasters? How can these disasters affect developing nations?

Japan, 2011 Earthquake & tsunami

Global Threats Epidemic: –HIV/AIDS in Africa –SARS, bird flu, West Nile virus –Influenza (1918) Between 50 and 300 million people died Famine

Human Rights What are some historic examples of when basic human rights were violated? –Holocaust, Equal Rights movement, Darfur, slavery, genocide, women’s voting, Egypt/Libya fight for democracy, Taliban in Afghanistan, gay marriage in US today Human rights abuses are not new, but globalization brings them to the attention of the world

Universal Declaration of Human Rights Created by the United Nations (UN) in 1948

Developed Nations What can developed nations do to assist developing nations? –How to end poverty? Hunger? Epidemic? –Help with the aftermath of natural disaster? –With the human rights issues? Stossel: Foreign Aid

Development & the Environment Industrialization and the world population explosion have increased the damage done to the environment What are some current environmental threats/issues? –Air and water pollution, global warming, deforestation Stossel: Global Warming

Development & the Environment Global Warming (Climate Change) Climate Change Definition - refers to any significant change in measures of climate (such as temperature, precipitation, or wind) lasting for an extended period (decades or longer)

Development & the Environment Climate change may result from: –natural factors, such as changes in the sun's intensity or slow changes in the Earth's orbit around the sun; –natural processes within the climate system (e.g. changes in ocean circulation); –human activities that change the atmosphere's composition (e.g. through burning fossil fuels) and the land surface (e.g. deforestation, reforestation, urbanization, desertification, etc.)

Development & the Environment