Concepts
What is world economy?
Which one was earlier: the MDGs or the SDGs?
MDGs
Originally, which regions belonged to the TRIAD?
Japan, the EU, US
It is the imitative of the UN to solve global issues by 2030. What is this?
SDG
Dagobert is the key actor in this cartoon. He is very rich but stingy. Which cartoon is it?
Duck Tales
What is the difference between GNI and GDP?
Residency of the economic actor
How many SDGs there are?
17
Out of the original three TRIAD countries, we often change two countries (one out, one in). Which are these two countries?
Japan, China
Tell us an example how global challenges are interconnected.
E.g. poverty -> unsatisfaction -> terrorism
Some animals leave the zoo in Central Park of New York to explore the world. Which cartoon is it?
Madagascar
Impact: global
Solution: global cooperation
Which 4 groups can be defined for the SDGs?
Economic, Environmental, Social, Institutional (global cooperation)
Tell 3 factors that contribute to the underdevelopment of developing countries.
E.g. low level of capital, population growth, inadequate education and health services
Explain why fast fashion is a global challenge.
Environmental impacts, social impacts, without global cooperation we cannot solve it.
This movie raises the attention to the problems of population growth. It is built on the novel of Dan Brown.
Inferno
What is fast fashion?
Cheap clothes with low quality, produced in developing countries
What can be the reasons that we cannot attain the SDGs?
COVID
LIC, LMIC, UMIC, HIC
What are the reasons that aid to developing countries has limited impacts?
Donor interests; low commitment
This is the novel that was many times mentioned by the lecturer. The novel was written by Ken Follett. What is the title?
Never
What can be the challenges (disadvantages) of the lists of happiness rankings?
SDG4 is about quality education, and SDG 4.7. defines global citizenship. How can it be interpreted?
By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development
According to the World Bank classification, is China a developed or a developing country?
Developing
Double your points: Which WTO Agreement contributes to the existence of the problem of lack access to medicines?
TRIPS Agreement
In San Francisco, many homosexual people died owing to an unknown virus. This is a drama that introduces the discovery of AIDS.
And the Band played on