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what is global governance

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the ways in which affairs affecting the whole world are managed

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how does global governance help civil conflict and who is involved

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UN peacekeepers- use global governance to end civil wars as they have NO AGENDA (national gov’s do)

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which global organisations are involved in the global reduction of poverty

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UN, WTO, world bank

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how does global governance help to reduce poverty

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governments in poorer countries don’t have the power/resources to do anything - so have to rely on groups such as the UN
richer countries would only normally be concerned with their own country

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how does global governance help to limit trade and investment inequality

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helps to limit human exploitation

can enforce trade embargoes - increase trade in some areas and decrease it in others

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which global organisation deals with human rights violations

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UN

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how does global governance help to deal with human rights violations

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the human rights of people manufacturing products eg: for Apple are being exploited- we need global governance to control this- means 1 TNC doesn’t control everything

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why is global governance needed to deal with environmental issues

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there is no point looking at large issues such as climate change on a national scale- have to look at it globally

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why is global governance needed to retain financial stability

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can maintain and control the global economy to keep it balanced (can take money from richer countries to give it to poorer countries)

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how many countries are in the UN

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193 out of 197 countries

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what is the UNDP

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united nations development programme

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what are the 3 main areas the UNDP focusses on

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sustainable development
democratic governance and peace-building
climate and disaster resilience

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what have the UNDP done to work more effectively on a regional scale

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20% of staff from new York have been relocated to regional hubs to strengthen support in country offices

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give 5 examples of the 17 millennium goals

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no poverty
peace and justice
no hunger
gender equality 
clean water and sanitation
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to what extent has the millennium goals been met- LINK TO POVERTY IN CHINA AND INDIA

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there has been progress on a global system- but what happens globally can be dominated by 1/2 countries. eg in 1990 62% of the world’s poorest people lived in china and india. a large fall in china’s poverty rate from 60% to 16% has thus had a large impact on global poverty rates

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what is the UNEP

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united nations environment programme

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where is UNEP headquarters

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Nairobi, Kenya

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what are the UNEP currently focussing on

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‘#beatpollution’ movement encouraging people to pledge to stop using single use plastic

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what does the UNEP do

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sets the global environmental agenda
promotes sustainable development
serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment

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what is the aim of the WTO

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to remove as many barriers to trade as possible whilst also ensuring the highest level of security

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how does the WTO cause equality (3 ways)

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LEDCs have more access to resources and medicine so can combat pressing diseases in their country eg HIV
LEDCs have a stronger voice in negotiations with global powers such as the USA and China
the WTO belongs to its members

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how does the WTO prevent equality (2 ways)

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benefits MEDCs more as it serves the purpose of MEDCs and TNCs
developing nations are pressed to open their markets- so domestic production cannot compete- can lead to large economic inequality

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what is the WSSD

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world summit on sustainable development

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what is the purpose of the WSSD

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bring together world governments, UN agencies, concerned citizens and financial institutions to assess global progress and develop and implementation plan

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who was at the Rio Earth Summit 1992

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172 governments participated with 108 sending their heads of state or government
2,400 representatives of NGOs attended

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what did the Rio Earth Summit 1992 result in

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‘Agenda 21’

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what issues did the Rio Earth Summit 1992 discuss

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production of toxic components
alternative renewable energy sources
encouraging use of public transport
the growing scarcity of water

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what is agenda 21

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a non-binding action plan of the United Nations with regard to sustainable development

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what are the 2 key features of the paris agreement (hint: how many countries signed it and what is it)

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195 countries signed the deal

first universal and LEGALLY BINDING global climate deal

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when will the 2015 paris agreement be implemented

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2020

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3 key agreements of the paris climate agreement

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limit temperature increase to 1.5 degrees celcius
global emissions need to peak as soon as possible (hard for developing countries)
undertake rapid reductions after the peak

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what did governments also agree to in the paris agreement in relation to transparency

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come together every 5 years to set more ambitious targets

report to each other and public on how well they are doing to implement their targets

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paris agreement: adaptation

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governments agreed to:
strengthen societies ability to deal with the impacts of climate change
provide continued support to developing countries

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what is an operational NGO

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NGOs that are primarily concerned with development projects

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what are advocacy NGOs

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NGOs which are primarily concerned with promoting a cause

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what is Wetlands International (an NGO) currently promoting

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the ‘Green Coasts’ model for ecosystem adaptation in West Africa (where many will be affected by SLR)

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