4. Global Governance & 5. Global Commons

Question 1

global governance

Answer 1

refers to the rules, norms and laws that regulate and form global systems

Question 2

why is global governance important

Answer 2

as the world becomes more interdependent, must be sustainable development across all nations, especially a global response to issues with the global commons

Question 3

recently global governance has focused on

Answer 3

environmental issues, trade and investment inequalities, poverty reduction, human rights violations, civil conflicts, financial instability

Question 4

global commons

Answer 4

the earths shared resources or areas that lie outside of the political reach of any one nation

Question 5

glocalisation

Answer 5

describe products/services that are distributed globally but which are fashioned to appeal to the consumers in a local market

Question 6

environmental sustainability

Answer 6

a state in which the demands placed on the environment can be met without reducing the quality of the environ. for the future

Question 7

NGOs

Answer 7

any non-profit, voluntary citizens group with common interest, which is organised on a local, national, int’n level

Question 8

united nations

Answer 8

an int’n organisation made up of 193 member states whose aim is to promote int’n peace and cooperation

Question 9

4 global commons

Answer 9

high seas, atmosphere, antarctica, outer space

Question 10

antarctic convergence

Answer 10

a curve continuously encircling antarctica where cold northward flowing antarctic waters meet the relatively warmer waters of the sub-antarctic

Question 11

adaptation

Answer 11

any alteration or adjustment in the structure or function of an organism/system which enables it to survive better in changing environ. conditions

Question 12

mitigation

Answer 12

includes any actions, strategies, measures or projects undertaken (by mankind) to offset the known detrimental impacts of a process

Question 13

resilience (ecological)

Answer 13

the amount of disturbance that an ecosystem can withstand without changing existing structures and processes

Question 14

why is global governance difficult to achieve

Answer 14

different levels of development/ ideologies and political objectives/societies and cultures
scarcity of resources will raise the stakes in terms of what countries are prepared to do to secure more resources for themselves