This module explores the basic shape of our world today: it highlights a range of key issues and challenges, how we see them and how others see them; it also explores a number of key debates around these issues. The module is designed to initiate debate and discussion about the issues – it is not exhaustive but is rather designed to stimulate enquiry and debate. The module will be expanded to include a range of additional information and topics over time.
Contents of this module:
- Climate Change & Development
- Resource Consumption & Development
- Life Dignity & Development
- Women’s Rights & Development: The New South Sudan
Positive and Negative Realities
- Population and sustainability
- Population growth and women’s rights
- What does it mean to be hungry?
- Who are the hungry?
- Where are the hungry?
- Some causes of hunger
- What can be done?
- Water and sanitation: quick facts
- The big water debate: to privatise or not to privatise?
- Case study: Bolivia
Shelter and the Rise of Cities
- The right to housing: a basic human right
- Expanding urban growth
- Some key issues explored
- Case study: Bangladesh
- Urbanisation and climate change
- Maternal health
- Child health
- Global health trends
- HIV and AIDS
- Malaria
- Tuberculosis
- Obesity
- The benefits of literacy
- The achievements so far
- But, we’re not there yet
- What can be done?
Climate Justice and Climate Change
- Climate disaster for the Developing World
- Climate justice
Does Global Inequality Matter?
- Worldwide
- In Ireland
- What is poverty in Ireland?
- Why is there poverty in Ireland?
- Global poverty
- The Multi-dimensional Poverty Index
- Wealth facts
- Child poverty