Reflecting back on our simulation- we worked really hard on our presentations and I think it really showed. Everyone did a wonderful job educating each organization/corporation about their plan for environmental sustainability. Although a few us were a bit standoffish and asked questions attacking the morality of our companies... (lol) we learned a lot about how each organization directly affects the environment.
I represented Greenpeace and I learned a lot about their mission views. Our definition for sustainable development of “satisfying the current needs of humanity without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs” aligns with their mission statement of positive actions, the protection of biodiversity, and the prevention of all forms of pollution. Since Mozambique's government already has an ecological plan for sustainable development we looked at the challenges to implement it further. I think that in the debate, our plans and values will most likely coincide with Oxfam. We both mentioned that governments need to create enabling frameworks that allow the private sector and civil society to work productively to venture into crucial areas like education, energy and infrastructure; sectors that have been previously off-limits to private investment. Oxfam and Greenpeace will most likely argue for poverty reduction, sustainable means for a developed end, and the implementation of the Green Economy Road Map. This map calls for sustainable farming, reduction of fossil fuels, and stimulation of the economy through sustainable means of employment. Mozambique has attempted to implement their plans but, despite these efforts, the Green Economy ‘Road Map’ for Mozambique presents various challenges such as: monitoring the exploitation of mineral resources; constraints of human, material, technological and financial resources for the transition; cyclical threats of drought, floods, strong winds and cyclones; population growth; the growth of the urban areas; and low levels of productivity in various sectors.
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AuthorI'm Hannah Andress from Atlanta, GA! I am an SIS major and I am on the Women's Swim Team. I am interested in national security, policy making, and the Middle East as my country of interest! Archives
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