SUSTAINABILITY
This page is all about the Millennium Development Goals related to sustainability. There are plenty of activities and links listed below for you to explore.
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![]() Millennium Development Goal 7
· Cut in half the number of people who lack clean water, improve the lives of people who live in slums, and promote policies that respect the environment. ![]() Millennium Development Goal 8
· Promote greater cooperation among all nations, with special concern for fairer deals for poor countries in trade, aid, debt, new technologies, etc. Source of images: http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/
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First thing's first
Before you begin your exploration of Sustainability Issues, please navigate to the Environment Mind Map to view a mind map for this section.
On this mind map, you will find contributions already created by your classmates.
Reflecting on what you already know about various issues related to the environment and sustainability please contribute at least one of your own thoughts/ideas to each of the four sections of the mind map and/or build on things that have been added by your classmates. Remember, there are no 'wrong' answers in this activity, we are all brainstorming ideas together as a group to get us thinking about world health issues.
On this mind map, you will find contributions already created by your classmates.
Reflecting on what you already know about various issues related to the environment and sustainability please contribute at least one of your own thoughts/ideas to each of the four sections of the mind map and/or build on things that have been added by your classmates. Remember, there are no 'wrong' answers in this activity, we are all brainstorming ideas together as a group to get us thinking about world health issues.
Exploring the goals
Where are we now? How will we reach our goals?
Explore the elements of this section to learn more about each of the goals related to Sustainability Issues. How would you go about reaching these goals? What steps would you take? Who is responsible for making these changes happen?
As you explore each goal and reflect on them, please add to the conversations in the 'discussion forum' located at the bottom of this page.
Explore the elements of this section to learn more about each of the goals related to Sustainability Issues. How would you go about reaching these goals? What steps would you take? Who is responsible for making these changes happen?
As you explore each goal and reflect on them, please add to the conversations in the 'discussion forum' located at the bottom of this page.
GOAL #7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability This infographic shows the progress we have made since 1990 in achieving Millennium Development Goal #7. It also shows the need that still exist in our world. How might ensuring environmental sustainability impact our ability to achieve the other Millennium Development Goals? To find out more please read:
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To find out more please watch the following video. As you watch, think about what would have to be done in order to achieve environmental sustainability.
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Share Your Ideas on 'Ensuring Environmental Sustainability':
Please contribute any ideas/thoughts/resources related to ensuring environmental sustainability to the padlet for this goal section, located here.
Please contribute any ideas/thoughts/resources related to ensuring environmental sustainability to the padlet for this goal section, located here.
GOAL #8: Global Partnership for Development
This infographic shows the progress we have made since 1990 in achieving Millennium Development Goal #8. It also shows the need that exists for countries to help each other. Do you think developed countries like Canada have a responsibility to help developing countries? Why or why not? To find out more please read:
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To find out more please watch the following video. As you watch, think about the barriers and challenges to achieving global partnership.
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Share Your Ideas on 'Promoting Global Partnership for Development':
Please contribute any ideas/thoughts/resources related to promoting global partnership for development to the padlet for this goal section, located here.
Please contribute any ideas/thoughts/resources related to promoting global partnership for development to the padlet for this goal section, located here.
Sustainability Issues Related Games:
Image source: http://www.energyville.com/
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Energyville
In this game you will control the energy in a city and discover the relationship between economic, environmental and social impacts. Visit Energyville to play. |
Additional 'Sustainability Issues' Related Resources:
World Health Organization's page on MDG #7 - Ensure Environmental Sustainability
World Health Organization's page on MDG #8 - Global Partnership for Development
World Health Organization's page on MDG #7 - Ensure Environmental Sustainability
World Health Organization's page on MDG #8 - Global Partnership for Development
Discussion and Personal Reflection
Building on what you have learned/seen/heard/reflected on/discussed (etc.) in your exploration of Sustainability-related MDG goals, please contribute to any of the discussions started by the MOOC facilitator and your peers in the forums below.
You are encouraged to start your own conversations about the topics/ideas you have discovered on this page, add
any questions you may have about anything explored on this page and respond to questions/conversations posted by the MOOC facilitator and others in the course.
Additionally, please contribute a personal reflection in the "Discussion" forum in the section called "Sustainability Issues Reflection" and create a response to at least one reflection made by a classmate in this section.
Building on what you have learned/seen/heard/reflected on/discussed (etc.) in your exploration of Sustainability-related MDG goals, please contribute to any of the discussions started by the MOOC facilitator and your peers in the forums below.
You are encouraged to start your own conversations about the topics/ideas you have discovered on this page, add
any questions you may have about anything explored on this page and respond to questions/conversations posted by the MOOC facilitator and others in the course.
Additionally, please contribute a personal reflection in the "Discussion" forum in the section called "Sustainability Issues Reflection" and create a response to at least one reflection made by a classmate in this section.