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Conversation with Prof. Glenn Diesen, The Ukraine War and the Eurasian World Order

Join Professor Jeffrey Sachs and political scientist Glenn Diesen as they discuss Professor Diesen’s new book, The Ukraine War & the Eurasian World Order. Professor Diesen explains Europe’s fractured security framework which he believes has steered the continent toward conflict with no clear way to reverse course. The conversation focuses on Ukraine - a nation itself divided within a divided Europe, and a pivotal piece in the deadly geopolitical chess game between NATO and…

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Six Major Globalizations

This chapter is an introduction to the course Globalization: Past and Future. Jeffrey Sachs provides an overview of the six major waves of globalization: the Great Dispersal, the Neolithic Revolution, Land-Based Globalization, Ocean-Based Globalization, the Anglo-American World, and the New Globalization. He discusses the factors that shape globalization and covers the concept of "diffusion," or the dispersal of concepts, inventions, etc. from one place to others. He briefly addresses…

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The Greenhouse Gases and Feedbacks

This chapter discusses anthropogenic greenhouse gases and climate forcing. It is important to note that carbon dioxide and other emitted gases mix with the atmosphere and have an effect on global atmospheric concentrations in a uniform way. Methane is emitted mainly from agriculture and landfills, or as escaped gas from natural gas pipelines’ nitrous oxide comes from fertilizer use and other industrial processes; HFCs and other industrial pollutants are used in such limited amounts that…

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Towards a New Virtue Ethics for Sustainable Development

I think it's important that the the fundamental teachings of Buddhism include interrelatedness. We call it "dependent origination." Buddhist economics is in contrast to the modern economics. Profit maximization, maximum margin, desire, is not in conformity with the Buddhist principles. So, in order to overcome suffering poverty, I believe that this notion, approach, and virtue—not focusing on profit maximization but surrendering and emptying ourselves—practicing…

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What is Globalization?

This chapter focuses on globalization and the interconnection of the evolving world economy. Globalization is a multi-dimensional process of goods and services, financial flows, information, ideas and technology, and people. There are five major epochs of globalization, with the first starting 70,000 years ago with the first dispersal of Homo sapiens out of Africa. The second wave is that of the ancient world with the Chinese, Romans, and East Africans. The third wave came when the old world…

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Measures of well-being

Societal progress is about improvements in the well-being of people and households. Assessing such progress requires looking not only at the functioning of the economic system but also at the diverse experiences and living conditions of people. Learn about measures of well-being in this video. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Intangible cultural heritage and preventing and solving disputes

This chapter reflects on how living heritage can help to prevent and resolve disputes. By way of diverse examples, learners see how communities have created over centuries highly elaborated systems and local social practices to respond to specific social and environmental contexts, to help regulate access to shared spaces and natural resources, to reduce inequalities as well as to enable people to live peacefully together. The cultural relevance of these systems and practices to enhance…

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Case Study: Blood Chocolate: Cacao and Conflict in Cote d'Ivoire

While acknowledging that there were a variety of factors that led to the outbreak and conduct of Cote d’Ivoire’s two civil wars, this chapter specifically considers how rebels exploited cacao to fund these wars. It reviews the brief history of cacao cultivation to provide some context for its unmatched role in Cote d’Ivoire’s economy, and examines how the dynamics of risk and opportunity presented by the nation’s diamond and cacao sectors have shifted over time. …

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Reflection on Taking Action in the Anthropocene

This video is a collection of perspectives regarding tipping points and planetary boundaries. This course on planetary boundaries and human opportunities is the first time we summarize the latest science on our understanding of our human impacts on the Earth system, and combine it with the story of redefining sustainable development and a future where humanity prospers within a safe, just, and resilient Earth system. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

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An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

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This video serves as a crash course in artificial intelligence, or AI, looking at what it is, where the field is today, and what lies ahead. This video is licensed…
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work

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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work

Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work

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This video will discuss how technology may reshape the labour market, looking forward, and how governments and policymakers can respond to make sure that the future of…
Lifelong learning: Developing skills for life and…

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Lifelong learning: Developing skills for life and…

Lifelong learning: Developing skills for life and work

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In our fast-paced world, outdated 20th-century educational methods are no longer effective. We need a contemporary 21st-century approach to education that equips…

Domestic Violence Awareness in Cameroon: A…

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Domestic Violence Awareness in Cameroon: A…

Domestic Violence Awareness in Cameroon: A Project by ICRIDEV

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The international Centre for Research, Inter-Religious Dialogue and Development joins the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon to say “No to Domestic Violence”.…
Project Tujenge: Solar-powered water purification

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Project Tujenge: Solar-powered water purification

Project Tujenge: Solar-powered water purification

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In 2022, the University of Pretoria's "Team Tujenge" earned second place in the international student competition “Universities for Goal 13”…
International Student Leader Meeting for SDGs

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International Student Leader Meeting for SDGs

International Student Leader Meeting for SDGs

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The UI GreenMetric World University Rankings and the SDGs Center Universitas Diponegoro recently launched a new student program entitled the "1st International…

Introducing Sustainable Development

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Introducing Sustainable Development

Introducing Sustainable Development

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In this chapter, Professor Jeffrey Sachs introduces the course "Sustainable Development: the Post-Capitalist Order" and defines sustainable development. This…
Measures of well-being

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Measures of well-being

Measures of well-being

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Societal progress is about improvements in the well-being of people and households. Assessing such progress requires looking not only at the functioning of the economic…
Six Major Globalizations

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Six Major Globalizations

Six Major Globalizations

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This chapter is an introduction to the course Globalization: Past and Future. Jeffrey Sachs provides an overview of the six major waves of globalization: the Great…