Transcript Peace, Sustainability and Environmental Security: Pedagogical

Peace, Sustainability and
Environmental Security:
Pedagogical Approaches
William B. Upholt
University of Connecticut Health
Center
Definition of Sustainability
Increasing the Quality of Life
for All (globally)
Now and for Future Generations
“Triple bottom line” OR “Three Es”: Economy, Environment and Equitable Society
Diagrams from Maureen Hart: www.sustainablemeasures.com
From Facing the Future (www.facingthefuture.org)
Woodrow Wilson International
Center for Scholars
Environmental Change and
Security Program
Environmental challenges—such as land degradation,
deforestation, climate change, and water scarcity and
pollution—can threaten our security. These factors can
contribute to conflict or exacerbate other causes such as
poverty, migration, and infectious diseases. But
managing these environmental challenges can also
build confidence and contribute to peace.
www.wilsoncenter.org/ecsp/
Why do changes in our natural environment threaten human security?
Does the exploitation of natural resources lead to violent conflict?
How can sustainable development and environmental cooperation contribute to
stability and peace?
http://www.ecc-exhibition.org/en/downloads.htm
Resources
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www.facingthefuture.org – activity-based lessons
www.sustainablemeasures.com
http://www.ecc-exhibition.org/en/downloads.htm
http://securityandclimate.cna.org/
www.envirosecurity.org
http://www.iisd.org/ From Conflict to Peacebuilding: The role of
natural resources and the environment
Earth Charter
Carbon Footprints
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared
Diamond
Population-Resources Exercise: Instructions for Facilitators.
Available from www.quakerearthcare.org. An intergenerational
activity in which participants confront the unequal distribution of
world resources in relationship to a growing world population.