SDG10 Reduced Inequalities
This is a course on social norms, the rules that glue societies together. It teaches how to diagnose social norms, and how to distinguish them from other social constructs, like customs or conventions. These distinctions are crucial for effective policy interventions aimed to create new, beneficial norms or eliminate harmful ones. The course teaches how to measure social norms and the expectations that support them, and how to decide whether they cause specific behaviors.
Aspects of inequality in the South Korean society can be viewed from many perspectives. Labor market inequalities and elderly poverty are only some of the issues. Primarily, youth and women’s unemployment derived from occupational inequality has constantly caused a wave of problems in our society.
In 2007, a group of university students became increasingly aware of the excessive amount of photocopy paper wasted by people using only one side of the paper. To reduce this waste, they developed a way to efficiently use both sides of the sheets by turning them into perfectly usable notebooks. In the beginning, these notebooks were only used by the group of students themselves, but it soon became clear that their production exceeded their need. So, they decided to use them for a good cause.
The circular economy offers business leaders and government a clear opportunity for long-term growth that is less dependent on cheap materials and energy, and which can restore and regenerate natural capital. This report provides an actionable toolkit for policymakers who wish to embark on a circular economy transformation.
The study done by GCAP Afghanistan/Sanayee Development Organisation brings out the facts and analysis about the exclusion and discrimination faced by some of the marginalised groups in Afghanistan like women and girls, old people, children and young people, religious and ethnic minorities etc.
The study done by Wada Na Todo Abhiyan, GCAP, NACDAOR, World Vision, Centre For Equity Studies Welt Hunger Hilfe and supported by European Union brings out the facts and analysis about the exclusion and discrimination faced by some of the marginalised group in India like Dalits, Indigenous communities, Fisherfolk, Muslims, Children and Persons with Disabilities and explores the opportunities lying ahead in the framework of Agenda 2030 to address their issues so that they are not left behind.
Inequality in Asia and the Pacific is on the rise. Many countries, including those held up as models of dynamism and prosperity, have experienced a widening of existing gaps, accompanied by environmental degradation. Market-led growth alone is not sufficient to deliver a prosperous, sustainable future for all.
Make the Right Real! is the regional campaign launched by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) at the second session of the ESCAP Social Development Committee held in October 2010.
The idea of the Zero Baht Shop located in Bangok’s Prawet district is rather simple, yet highly impactful: a place where no money is needed, but recyclable goods can be exchanged for other useful items.
It all started in a deprived area on the outskirts of Bangkok, where most people worked in the informal sector, doing jobs such as selling goods on boats, picking recyclables from waste, selling garlands on the street, or becoming day laborers. Their wages were earned daily, which made it impossible to rent a home.
Bjorn Low is the co-founder of Edible Garden City (EGC), a social enterprise that runs urban farms in the densely-packed city of Singapore. The organization aims to improve the sustainability of local food systems by increasing local food production.