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Geography Paper 2 - Human Geography > Section C - Migration, Identity, and Sovereignty - EQ3 - What are the Impacts of Global Organisations on Managing Global Issues and Conflicts? > Flashcards

Section C - Migration, Identity, and Sovereignty - EQ3 - What are the Impacts of Global Organisations on Managing Global Issues and Conflicts? Flashcards

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Environmental IGOs - UNCLOS - What is it and what problem is it addressing?

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United Nations Convention om the Law of the Sea - Law and order in the world’s oceans and seas

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Environmental IGOs - UNCLOS - How have they attempted to resolve the issue?

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Set up legal framework for all ocean activities and have details rules and highlighted rights and responsibilities of those who operate in the oceans

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Environmental IGOs - UNCLOS - Successes

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Protection of maritime environment and conservation of maritime resources and reduce conflict in the sea

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Environmental IGOs - UNCLOS - Failures

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Non universal ratification EG US and illegal fishing

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Environmental IGOs - Montreal Protocol - What is it and what problem is it addressing?

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An international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion

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Environmental IGOs - Montreal Protocol - How have they attempted to resolve the problem?

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A faze out of ozone depleting substances and control methods on consumption production and trade on ozone depleting substances

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Environmental IGOs - Montreal Protocol - Successes

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Ozone layer recovery, global cooperation, technical advancements in the field

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Environmental IGOs - Montreal Protocol - Failures

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Some countries who are part of the protocol are struggling to meet their goals and some countries are concerned that financial help is not fair and equal

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Environmental IGOs - CITES - What is CITES and what problem is it addressing

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Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species and Flora and Fauna

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Environmental IGOs - CITES - How have they attempted to resolve the problem?

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Licensing, trade bans, species protection

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Environmental IGOs - CITES - Successes

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35,000 animals and plants are protected by the conventions

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Environmental IGOs - CITES - Failures

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Consists of gov decisions and its decision making is rooted in the political and economic situation of member states

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Environmental IGOs - UN Water Convention - What is it and what problem is it seeking to resolve?

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1997 more than 100 nations gathered to adopt a flexible convention that established basic rules and cooperation between watercourse states on the use, management and protection of international water sources

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Environmental IGOs - UN Water Convention - How is it attempting to resolve the issue?

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Secure water sources by facilitating negotiations

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Environmental IGOs - UN Water Convention - Successes

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Has mostly seen good uptake and respect with 39 signatories

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Environmental IGOs - UN Water Convention - Failures

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Neither China nor India have ratified the agreement, so rivers that supply 1.4 billion people are not part of the convention

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Environmental IGOs - Millennium Ecosystem Assessment - What is it and what problems is it seeking to address?

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Rising levels of global warming negatively impacting the world’s ecosystems

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Environmental IGOs - Millennium Ecosystem Assessment - How is it attempting to stop the issue?

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Conducting a global assessment of the earth’s ecosystems and the services they provide before issuing warning that we need to act now before it is too late

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Environmental IGOs - Millennium Ecosystem Assessment - Successes

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Was a thorough report conducted by 1300 experts that issues detailed warnings about the future of climate change

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Environmental IGOs - Millennium Ecosystem Assessment - Failures

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Largely been ignored

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Environmental IGOs - Antarctic Treaty - What is it and what problems is it seeking to address?

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Trying to get actors to use Antarctica as an area of scientific advancement and cooperation and prevent international discord and territorial claims

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Environmental IGOs - Antarctic Treaty - How is it attempting to address the issue?

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The treaty states that Antarctica should be used exclusively for peaceful purposes, bans military practices, promotes international scientific cooperation, prohibits nuclear tests, and more

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Environmental IGOs - Antarctic Treaty - Successes

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The Treaty now has 53 signatories and the terms of the treaty have never been violated – one of the most successful international treaties around

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Environmental IGOs - Antarctic Treaty - Failures

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Due to run out in 2048 so will have to figure out what to do with that

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Economic and social IGOs - UN - What problem is it addressing?

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Tackles human rights, environmental, health and economic problems

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Economic and social IGOs - UN - How is it seeking to resolve the issue?

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Peacekeeping force, make programmes or organisations to deal with specific issues

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Economic and social IGOs - UN - Successes

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Lots of successful incentives, programmes, etc, effective peacekeeping force EG DRC

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Economic and social IGOs - UN - Failures

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The United Nations’ incompetence in preventing the genocide of the Bosnian Muslims, and the great powers’ hesitance to intervene cost the world the lives of more than 100,000 Bosniaks

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Economic and social IGOs - World Bank - What is it and what problems is it seeking to address?

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International financial institution that provides loans and grants to the govs of low and middle income countries for the purpose of pursing capital projects

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Economic and social IGOs - World Bank - How have they attempted to resolve the issue?

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They provide loans and grants to developing nations to allow them to use this fund to increase economic activity

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Economic and social IGOs - World Bank - Successes

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  • Low interest loans
  • Gender equality
  • Removing poverty
  • Funding gov projects
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Economic and social IGOs - World Bank - Failures

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  • Creates a climate where high levels of lending are good
  • Disregard for the environment and indigenous pops
  • Promotes inflation
  • Unfair work and labour conditions
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Economic and social IGOs - WTO - What is it and what problems is it seeking to address?

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Promoting fair and free trade, reducing trade barriers and supporting economic development around the world

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Economic and social IGOs - WTO - How is it attempting to solve the issue?

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Negotiating trade agreements, monitoring and enforcing trade rules, providing technical assistance and encouraging transparency and info-sharing

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Economic and social IGOs - WTO - Successes

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  • Promotion of fair trade
  • Resolved trade disputes
  • Reduction of trade barriers
  • Expansion of membership
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Economic and social IGOs - WTO - Failures

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  • Unequal benefits
  • Lack of progress in negotiations
  • Dispute settlement challenges
  • Criticism of accountability and transparency
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Economic and social IGOs - African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Trade Bloc - What is it and what problems is it seeking to resolve?

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Trade relations between Sub-Saharan African nations and the US

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Economic and social IGOs - African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Trade Bloc - How is it attempting to resolve the issue?

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Provides 36 sub-Saharan African countries with duty-free access to the US market

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Economic and social IGOs - African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Trade Bloc - Successes

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Only 12 of the potential 48 beneficiaries have opted out of AGOA – shows large uptake – the countries who have taken it up have seen an increase in their economic fortunes

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Economic and social IGOs - African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Trade Bloc - Failures

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Good governance is a quality to qualify for AGOA and not all countries have done this

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Economic and social IGOs - NAFTA - What is it and what problems is it seeking to address?

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  • North American Free Trade Association
  • Seeking to eliminate trade barriers between countries and promote investment in trading industries while increasing economic growth for participating countries
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Economic and social IGOs - NAFTA - How is it attempting to resolve the issue?

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Tariff elimination, streamlined regulations, investment protections, improved transportation, enhanced cooperation

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Economic and social IGOs - NAFTA - Successes

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Indirect reduction of employment in the IS

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Economic and social IGOs - NAFTA - Failures

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NAFTA doesn’t consider human rights violations/labour standards

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Jamaica and the SAPs

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  • In the 1970s Jamaica built up debt paying for social programmes and in the 1980s inflation soared
  • IMF and World Bank imposed Structural Adjustment Programmes (SAPs) in return for loans to stabilise the Jamaican economy
  • However SAPs failed to achieve their goal of economic development for Jamaica and by the end of the 1980s Jamaica’s debt had risen to 180% of GDP whereas it was only 61% of GDP in 1979
  • Shows ineffectiveness of IGOs such as the IMF and World Bank

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