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A Brief History of the SDGs

A Brief History of the SDGs

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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…
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The Ages of Globalization

The Ages of Globalization

From SDG Academy on 19 June, 2020

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Today’s most urgent problems are fundamentally global. They require nothing less than concerted, planet-wide action if we are to secure a long-term future. But…
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Six Major Globalizations

Six Major Globalizations

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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…
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The history of epidemics and their impact on…

The history of epidemics and their impact on society

From SDG Academy on 21 October, 2020

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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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The Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals

From SDG Academy on 27 August, 2019

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This lecture looks at the 40 year history of sustainable development on the international stage and the development of the SDGs from past failures of attempts to…
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Conversation with Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred…

Conversation with Rashid Khalidi, The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

From SDG Academy on 24 March, 2021

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This conversation with Rashid Khalidi took place on March 24, 2021, as part of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs. They discussed Khalidi's book The Hundred…
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Conversation with Martin Sherwin, Gambling with…

Conversation with Martin Sherwin, Gambling with Armageddon

From SDG Academy on 28 January, 2021

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This conversation with Martin Sherwin took place on January 28, 2021, as part of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs. They discussed Sherwin's book Gambling with…
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Hitting Planetary Boundaries

Hitting Planetary Boundaries

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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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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Conversation with Rick Perlstein, Reaganland

Conversation with Rick Perlstein, Reaganland

From SDG Academy on 27 July, 2021

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In this session of the Book Club, Professor Jeffrey Sachs and historian Rick Perlstein discuss his book Reaganland, the "Southernization" of American politics,…
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From the MDGs to the SDGs

From the MDGs to the SDGs

From SDG Academy on 27 August, 2019

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This lecture tells the story of the Millennium Development Goals and their evolution into the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting key conferences and events that…
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Prime Drivers of Globalization

Prime Drivers of Globalization

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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What are the prime drivers of globalization? Where do they come from and how do they diffuse? And what are the fundamental patterns of global scale change that affect…
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Conversation with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Not…

Conversation with Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Not "a Nation of Immigrants"

From SDG Academy on 26 August, 2021

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This meeting of the Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs took place on August 26, 2021. Prof. Sachs met with renowned historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz to discuss her newest book…
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Introduction and History of Public Health

Introduction and History of Public Health

From SDG Academy on 9 August, 2019

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This video serves as an introduction to the "Global Public Health" course and addresses the questions of 'what is global public health' and 'how…
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The Origins of the Boundary Concept

The Origins of the Boundary Concept

From SDG Academy on 27 August, 2019

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This lecture introduces the concept of planetary boundaries, or a set of limits or safe parameters within which humans should maintain their economics activity.…
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The Quest for Sustainable Development

The Quest for Sustainable Development

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Professor Sachs talks about needing new forms of governance and global cooperation. In a world of environmental threats and widening inequalities,…
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The History of Sustainable Development and the…

The History of Sustainable Development and the SDGs

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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Jeffrey Sachs outlines 50 years of sustainable development history and its alignment with papal encyclicals regarding social challenges, culminating with Laudato…

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