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Introduction: The Oceans and Sustainable Development

The global ocean connects us all and provides our livelihoods, the oxygen we breathe, and transportation, among other things. The ocean is included in SDG 14. This course will try to provide a deeper understanding of the complex understanding of the ocean, environment, and climate system. Humans receive resources from the ocean, as well as risks. There will be weekly lectures on different topics, including the basic physics of ocean circulation, the ocean ecosystem, how the deep ocean works,…

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A Brief History of the SDGs

This chapter presents the origins of the SDGs, how they arose and why? The chapter conveys the core idea that clear goal-setting is essential for progress and examines the process through which the SDGs were established. Dr. Sachs begins a discussion of historic development by reaching back several decades to the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (1972) to the Millennium Development Goals to the present. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Social-Ecological Systems

Professor Carl Folke discusses a social-ecological system approach, in which people are looked at as being part of, and changing, the planet, in addition to being dependent on the Earth for resources and ecosystem services. Examples are given of ecosystem services including crop pollination, carbon sinks, etc.; and an example is given of Madagascar. Folke gives an example of a classic success story of collective action with the lobster in Maine. Resilience is divided into three parts:…

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Interview with Koen Doens, Director General DG-INTPA, European Commission

This video is the sixth video of unit 5.1 of the course Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience taught by Nathalie Doswald, Mikhail Fernandes, and Xinyue Gu. What are ‘Nature-based solutions’, or NbS? How can they help build resilience to disasters and climate change impacts? Why is NbS relevant? How can I apply NbS in my work and everyday life?In this online course, UNEP and environmental experts from around the world will provide you with answers to those…

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Growth on a Finite Planet: Is it Inherently Impossible?

This chapter discusses two important questions: is it feasible to have economic growth from this point forward and does economic growth even make sense on a finite planet? This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Conversation with Christopher J. Coyne, In Search of Monsters to Destroy

Watch the conversation between Jeffrey Sachs and Christopher J. Coyne, author of In Search of Monsters to Destroy: The Folly of American Empire and the Paths to Peace. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, the flagship education initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org.This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.

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Collective vs. Individual Rights

International human rights law focuses on the rights of individuals, and emphasis is on the protection of the individuals inherent dignity and worth. Collective discrimination is the root of a lot of inequality, however, and tools in law are skewed towards understanding the rights of the individual. Initially, there were three separate categories, or generations, of rights that are now considered obsolete: civil and political as the first; economic, social, and cultural rights as the second;…

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La macroéconomie écologique (Ecological macroeconomics)

Dans cette vidéo pédagogique, le professeur Thomas Lagoarde-Ségot (KEDGE Business School et SDSN France) présente la macroéconomie écologique à travers le modèle visuel du « double engrenage ». Les objectifs d'apprentissage sont les suivant : -Comprendre le fonctionnement global d'une économie de production monétaire -Comprendre le concept d'équilibre de circuit -Analyser les causes et les…

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Introducing SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

SDG 16 seeks to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels. The following video provides a look into three of the above targets: reduce illicit financial and arms flows, reduce corruption and bribery, and develop accountable and transparent institutions. The focus of the discussion is on how we should interpret SDG 16 and it provides another example of how the…