Sustainable Cities and Communities – Education resource for teachers and facilitators contains 3 activities, statistics and information to explore sustainability in our cities and communities, the making our living environment better as how working towards SDG11 will impact on all the global goals. The booklet includes statistics, three activities complete
Although we may be from different countries, speak different languages and have different cultures, the planet does not recognise the differences we see in each other. Something that happens in one part of the world can have a very real every real and profound effect on another part of the
Climate Change – Educational resource for teachers and facilitators contains activities, statistics and information to explore climate change – it’s causes and consequences. The resource activities give an opportunity to consider our own impact on the world around us, and the real-life impact on those living in poverty. The booklet
Conflict is an issue which we cannot seem to escape, whether it be a personal disagreement or turning on the news to hear about wars that are taking place in the world. Peace and stability are central to sustainable development. Whilst some regions enjoy sustained levels of peace, others fall
Clean Water and Sanitation – Educational resource for teachers and facilitators contains activities, statistics and information to explore issues around access to water– causes and consequences of water insecurity, and the link to climate change and gender inequality. The resource activities give an opportunity to consider how water impacts on
Gender Equality is an issue that affects us all, from Ireland to Malawi. Gender Equality – Education resource for teachers and facilitators contains activities, statistics and information to explore issues around gender equality– causes and consequences of gender inequality and how it is a driver in global poverty levels. The
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In a digital world packed with fake news and fact checkers, is there a need for another one? Before continuing any further, four reference points are worth noting. 83% of 26,000 people that took part in a European-wide Eurobarometer survey last year view ‘fake news is a danger to democracy’.
We’re big fans of the excellent website Our World in Data
Project Us hosts coffee conversations all over the island of Ireland, generating discussing and an exchange of ideas on how Ireland can contribute to a more sustainable world for all by 2030
2019 was a busy year on a whole range of issues, ranging in everything from climate strike events across the world to fact checks and fighting hoaxes. Here’s the top 20 resources from the resources library developmenteducation.ie used in 2019.
Ireland’s programme has a history as well as a politics. We need to have some appreciation of these if we are to protect, support and even expand it, especially in what are likely to be rocky and difficult times in the years immediately ahead.
County councils are vital as leaders in ethical practices in communities and as reminders of the global footprint of natural resources they use and the many people connected to that use, argues Tom Roche
4 facts and 4 graphics about the state of food in the world today
The Global YOUth – Journey to Act! and its 13 activities are designed to make it as easy as possible for you to look at the big issues with your group. No matter if you are short on time, or don’t feel you have enough knowledge – there is something
Political cartoonist Martyn Turner is one of the great chroniclers of modern Irish history
Nell Kelly of Aidlink presents a short guide on how schools can mark the occasion as part of water action month.
It’s not every week that your work gets selected to join an international event such as the World Expos. World exhibitions, which first emerged in 1851 as ‘World Fairs’ (the term ‘Expo’ was introduced in the 1960s) played an important role in bringing the world together at regular intervals to
What do ‘applied education’ and science projects look like in practice? Aisling Halligan reports on the Science for Development initiative led by Self Help Africa.
Fighters are using hunger as a weapon. It’s why South Sudan’s famine is man-made.
Global hunger is at record levels and rising, according to the latest figures from the UN.
Africa has a wealth of resources in its people and natural resources yet social protection programmes have very low coverage and are underfunded – an animation by Afrodad
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Share on email An infographic on World Food Day 2023, based on the latest data from the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Check out the World Food Day round-up by Ciara Regan, which includes new facts, features
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on whatsapp Share on email Sonraí: UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Check out the World Food Day round-up by Ciara Regan, which includes new facts, features and interactives for teaching and learning based on key drivers of world hunger
Curated content for: Higher Education Jump to: Resources Features Blog Posts Infographics Videos Resources More ‘Higher Education’ Resources Features Blog Posts Jan31 Punching above its weight Juan Acevedo-Ossa explores South Africa’s case against Israel as the latest example of its ability to act as a normative superpower, exceeding the great
It is not possible to talk about food in the world today without talking about conflict. From Gaza to Ukraine, explore cartoons on the issues
These briefing notes have been designed to remind us of the larger, more fundamental questions that underpin specific issue discussions. Do we have duties and responsibilities in the world
A few weeks ago we were treated to a letter by the The Irish Times’ new editor, Kevin O’Sullivan, welcoming the soon-to-take place birth of the 7 billionth person into our ‘work in progress’ unequal world. Cross-posted below in full, we think it is well worth a read. If you
4thought.tv is Channel 4’s daily moral and ethics opinion show and is on every day after the news. 4thought.tv states that it is about sharing diverse thoughts, ideas and points of view. Each week, a different theme is explored through short video clips covering a wide range of issues such
Overseas aid agendas of governments and proposed cuts in real spending on aid budgets are under review across donor countries. The prolonged global recession, rising unemployment and recovery difficulties ahve fueled many misconceptions, myths and stereotypes about aid and have made their way into classrooms, policy debates and recent ‘what
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