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Who’s Today’s Amazonian Population? duration 5 minutes 11 seconds Who’s Today’s Amazonian Population? Who’s Today’s Amazonian Population?	Who’s Today’s Amazonian Population? This lecture examines current Amazonian populations, highlighting that the Amazon today is home to more than 47 million people, 60% of which live in urban areas. There are nearly 2.2 million… culture +4 More From SDG Academy 0 plays
IsDB Projects: Kavaja General Hospital Project in… duration 3 minutes 7 seconds IsDB Projects: Kavaja General Hospital Project in… IsDB Projects: Kavaja General Hospital Project in Albania	IsDB Projects: Kavaja General Hospital Project in Albania Kavaja General Hospital Project in Albania was aimed to complement the efforts of the Government of Albania in maintaining appropriate health standards for the population and to specifically provide… islam +6 More From SDG Academy 0 plays
Social Security and Protection Against Risks duration 3 minutes 5 seconds Social Security and Protection Against Risks Social Security and Protection Against Risks	Social Security and Protection Against Risks Islamic social finance institutions can be developed to protect against the impact of negative shocks on poorer households. In the case of negative shocks, zakat can be used as debt relief for the… islam +8 More From SDG Academy 0 plays
Financial Inclusion duration 5 minutes 9 seconds Financial Inclusion Financial Inclusion	Financial Inclusion Financial exclusion can exist due to involuntary or voluntary reasons. Involuntary financial exclusion arises due to economic or social reasons as financial institutions are reluctant to provide… islam +5 More From SDG Academy 0 plays
Setting the scene: Water challenges in the… duration 7 minutes 45 seconds Setting the scene: Water challenges in the… Setting the scene: Water challenges in the Mediterranean	Setting the scene: Water challenges in the Mediterranean The aim of this chapter is to outline water challenges in the Mediterranean by describing some water related common problems, such as: concentration of population in coastal areas, degradation of… water management +8 More From SDG Academy 5 plays
Aquaculture and Mariculture duration 11 minutes 40 seconds Aquaculture and Mariculture Aquaculture and Mariculture	Aquaculture and Mariculture This lecture is about marine aquaculture, the fastest growing food sector in the world. You will learn in this lecture that eating tuna is actually like eating a wolf-eater, if it was an equivalent… sustainable development +9 More From SDG Academy 12 plays
Dance of the Plankton duration 52 seconds Dance of the Plankton Dance of the Plankton	Dance of the Plankton Learning about marine food webs is essential to understand how the ocean provides us with seafood. Enjoy the whiteboard animation before watching Chapter 4.2 "Dance of the Plankton." This… fisheries +7 More From SDG Academy 5 plays
Conversation with Peter Lindert, Making Social… duration 52 minutes 53 seconds Conversation with Peter Lindert, Making Social… Conversation with Peter Lindert, Making Social Spending Work	Conversation with Peter Lindert, Making Social Spending Work Jeffrey Sachs and Peter H. Lindert discuss Prof. Lindert’s new book: Making Social Spending Work. Lindert’s new work brilliantly examines the history of public social spending around… social spending +7 More From SDG Academy 196 plays
The evolution of the global middle class duration 11 minutes 25 seconds The evolution of the global middle class The evolution of the global middle class	The evolution of the global middle class The middle class which used to be a concept that was only relevant to a few countries in North America and in Europe has really shifted dramatically today to Asia. And that change in the composition… license_ccbync +6 More From SDG Academy 7 plays
Interview with Inger Andersen, UNEP duration 4 minutes 56 seconds Interview with Inger Andersen, UNEP Interview with Inger Andersen, UNEP	Interview with Inger Andersen, UNEP This video is the second 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… interview +9 More From SDG Academy 10 plays Date Uploaded 6 February, 2021
Brains for National Innovation duration 11 minutes 1 second Brains for National Innovation Brains for National Innovation	Brains for National Innovation During the initial stages of development, Korean society also faced a severe brain drain. A not insignificant number of people left to study abroad. Between 1953 and 1967, 7,958 people dropped out,… economics +9 More From SDG Academy 6 plays
Automation, Work and Wellbeing: Lessons from… duration 10 minutes 51 seconds Automation, Work and Wellbeing: Lessons from… Automation, Work and Wellbeing: Lessons from History	Automation, Work and Wellbeing: Lessons from History This lecture is about long run trends in automation and technological change and its impacts on work and well being for the population. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license. sdg8 +9 More From SDG Academy 11 plays
Q&A \| Nathanial Matthews \| 2019 Mar. 3 duration 47 minutes 41 seconds Q&A \| Nathanial Matthews \| 2019 Mar. 3 Q&A \| Nathanial Matthews \| 2019 Mar. 3	Q&A \| Nathanial Matthews \| 2019 Mar. 3 Nathanial Matthews of the Global Resilience Partnership answers questions on the water-energy nexus and how climate change, population growth and economic change will put increasing demands on both… water management +9 More From SDG Academy 2 plays
Sustainable Cities – Trailer duration 2 minutes 35 seconds Sustainable Cities – Trailer Sustainable Cities – Trailer	Sustainable Cities – Trailer Did you know that experts estimate an additional three billion people will live in cities by 2050? What will the impact be on the current world population – half of which currently lives in… course trailers +10 More From SDG Academy 36 plays
The challenge for Africa duration 14 minutes 25 seconds The challenge for Africa The challenge for Africa	The challenge for Africa This chapter serves as a recap for the importance of industrialization for African countries, particularly in view of the young and growing population, the four key drivers of industrialization, and… africa +9 More From SDG Academy 6 plays
Sustainable Farming Systems Under Environmental… duration 6 minutes 20 seconds Sustainable Farming Systems Under Environmental… Sustainable Farming Systems Under Environmental Constraints	Sustainable Farming Systems Under Environmental Constraints This chapter discusses challenges for sustainable farming globally and in the Mediterranean region. Dynamic population growth poses the first problem; by 2050, the world population will probably be… agriculture +6 More From SDG Academy 36 plays