Global+Issues


 * **[|Lets go GLOBAL]** ||
 * || **What is a global issue?**

A number of articles relating to global issues can be found at: http://www.gig.org/Departments/gig_science.php or http://www.globalissues.org/ or http://www.global-issues.net/60_sec/index.htm

Crisis in Darfur Me to We--Building a school in Sierra Leone
 * Below is a list of global issues - which one would you like to discuss?**

Kyoto - Global Warming The loss of farming land Depleting fishing resources The nuclear debate - this is big in NZ, being anti nuclear Energy Resources - this could include many different topics Balanced ecosystems - eg the importance of Whaling death - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4354286.stm Nuclear weapons armament Arms Trade Poverty Foreign Aid debate / third world debt Water scarcity Child labour Human Rights The future of Antarctica Women's Rights World Population growth e-waste - http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/toxics/electronics/where-does-e-waste-end-up AIDS and HIV Child soldiers Genetic Modification - food Cloning Internet safety??? www issues?? the shrinking world?? Environmental refugees Alternative energy Slum Architecture - http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4338144.stm


 * What other global issues can you think of to add to the list (give these to your teacher)?** ||