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Why Sustainable Development is Important:…

Why Sustainable Development is Important: Happiness and Wellbeing

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This chapter describes why the concept of sustainable development is so important, why it is so important that we orient towards the three objectives of prosperity,…

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Roots of Gender Inequality

From SDG Academy

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Gender inequality has its roots in differences between men and women in society. These result from social constructions of relations, which in turn stem from sexual…

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Markets and Supply Chains

From SDG Academy

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Price fluctuations happen as a result of the storage process from seasonal harvests and the working of the markets and the supply chain, as these harvests need to be…

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Conversation with Robert Lustig, Metabolical

From SDG Academy

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In this conversation, Professor Jeffrey Sachs and Dr. Robert Lustig discuss the relationship between nutrition and non-communicable disease, the dangers of processed…

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Corruption and Global Business

From SDG Academy

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Good governance is a tenet of development, and when governments are corrupt, economic development and individual sense of well-being within the government's reach…

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Hitting Planetary Boundaries

From SDG Academy

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The sixth wave of globalization is the one expected to characterize the 21st century. In this chapter, Professor Sachs provides an overview of the Planetary Boundaries…

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Health and Wellbeing

From SDG Academy

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs discusses the second key transformation, health and wellbeing. The many dimensions of achieving this transformation are considered,…

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Consumption and Diets

From SDG Academy

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This chapter discusses the current state of our diets and the dietary trends around the world. There are four things that are happening globally: people are consuming…

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The history of epidemics and their impact on…

The history of epidemics and their impact on society

From SDG Academy

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This is the first lecture in the course "The Covid-19 Pandemic: Virology, Public Health, and Economics," taught by Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University. …

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Demographic and Epidemiological Transitions

From SDG Academy

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How does global public health change throughout time? In this video, Professor K. Sinrath Reddy addresses this question, looking at how we predict the changes in public…

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Ideas of Poverty and Wellbeing

From SDG Academy

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Poverty has been an important part of the development agenda since the 1990s, but the way that we measure poverty has changed drastically over the years. Inequality is…

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Disasters and Public Health

From SDG Academy

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Disasters of various kinds, including hurricanes, monsoons, earthquakes, and landslides, poses a public health emergency. In this video, Professor K. Sinrath Reddy…

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A World Without Modern Energy

From SDG Academy

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Our most important mission and goal is to increase access to modern energy in poor places in the world so that simple daily tasks can be achieved much more easily and…

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Covid-19 Impacts on and Implications for the…

Covid-19 Impacts on and Implications for the Global Food System

From SDG Academy

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This is a guest lecture by Prof. Glenn Denning, Columbia University, in the course "The Covid-19 Pandemic: Virology, Public Health, and Economics," taught by…

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Sustainable Food: What Can I Do?

From SDG Academy

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This chapter serves as a conclusion to the course Feeding a Hungry Planet: Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainability. It takes people to make a change. Be an informed…

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Case Study: Rice

From SDG Academy

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This chapter talks about rice, the diversity of rice production systems, and challenges that the global rice sector faces. Rice is the oldest domesticated food crop and…

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