Tag Archives: Sustainable development

Can we achieve sustainable development with outdated concepts and reused rhetoric?

Posted on August 5, 2018 by blaubear

The heatwave in Northern Europe and elsewhere provokes many emotions. Althoug even the most conservative among us realize that something needs to change, proposed solutions largely point in the wrong direction. While even heat-lovers like myself start to feel uncomfortable … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Agriculture, climate, climate change, Climate change mitigation, ecology, Europe, mobility behaviour, schweiz, society, Sustainable consumption, Sustainable development, world | 1 Comment

Donald Trump is not a joke!

Posted on November 10, 2016 by blaubear

Although he might appear as an antidote to my values and political views, I believe that Donald Trump is not the worst president that we have to deal with. In fact, he might be something like a new hope. According … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Donald Trump, Elections, Europe, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Principles, society, Spain, Sustainable development, United States, US elections, world | Leave a comment

Game of Thrones in Europe

Posted on July 18, 2016 by blaubear

Apart from beautiful filming, Game of Thrones has also educational character. Its political content can help immature citizens understand why we need more integration, not isolation as postulated by Brexit. Looking at recent developments, one might expect that Europe is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Brexit, democracy, Europe, European Union, Game of Thrones, justice, Politics, Slavery, society, Spain, Sustainable development, United Kingdom, world | Leave a comment

Is international development doing the right thing?

Posted on February 14, 2016 by blaubear

‘Working in international development is often associated with ‘doing good’. A closer look at what international cooperation has achieved in Vietnam suggests that doing good requires more than simply working in a developing country. Although I was aware of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged corruption, Development, equity, Forest, French Indochina, FSC, Ho Chi Minh, Ho Chi Minh City, human rights, Inequality, International Cooperation, International development, Politics, Spain, Sustainable development, Switzerland, transparency, Transparency international, UNREDD, Vietnam, Vietnam War, world bank | 2 Comments

Protecting the environment – whom for?

Posted on September 29, 2015 by blaubear

Many of us environmental professionals believe that protecting the environment was common sense. Assuming to be ´doing good´ for society, we forget that ´doing good´ requires doing what others want, not what we believe is good for them. Environmental management … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged environment, Environmental protection, Food, Korea, Nutrition, Politics, Seoul, society, Sustainable development | 1 Comment

Should we die for paranoid ideologies or live with noble values?

Posted on January 15, 2015 by blaubear

Ever increasing terror such as the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, the barbarism of Boko Harem in Africa or the total destabilization of the Middle East make one thing obvious, namely that society is falling apart. While the triggers for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged charlie hebdo, climate change, education, globalization, Politics, religion, society, Sustainable development, terrorism, world | 1 Comment

Obama, the US and why a constructed reality never leads the right way out

Posted on October 15, 2014 by blaubear

As the battle against IS was a welcomed invitation for everyone to do what they are best at, namely to step in too late and to fight with physical power rather than intelligence, so was the intervention timely for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abbott, Bretton Woods, Catholic Church, equity, intergenerational equity, intragenerational equity, IS, ISIS, Islam, Middle East, Obama, Politics, Sustainable development, USA, watzlawick, world | Leave a comment

The end of civilization?

Posted on May 11, 2014 by blaubear

For long, individuals, NGOs and even members of governments have warned that it was two minutes to twelve in regards to the state of our planet. Others have wrongly claimed that the world would end. Now, current developments and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged civilization, environmental degradation, future generations, justice, nasa study, Politics, resource use, society, Sustainable development, trends | 3 Comments

How royals can change the world

Posted on April 26, 2014 by blaubear

No doubt, while traveling through Australia (and New Zealand) Kate and William have drawn enormous media attention. And they seem to have enchanted millions of people around the world. What their followers don’t know is that they could do even … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Angelina Jolie, Australia, climate change, democracy, eco-dictatorship, fashion, Kate and William, kate middleton, media, Michael Jackson, policies, Politics, prince william, public policy, royals, society, Sustainable development, Switzerland | 5 Comments

Of Abenomics and Abbottism. Or „man vs. environment”.

Posted on January 25, 2014 by blaubear

While criticized by some for being very repetitive, Abbott’s speech at the WEF might have won him some credits from “fellow-ignorants”. After all it was exactly what people at the WEF wanted to hear: less environment protection and more room for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Abbottism, Abe, Abenomics, Australia, carbon emission, climate change, Davos, Earth Summit, Economy of Australia, environment, environmental degradation, Japan, kyoto protocol, MDG, millenium summit, Politics, Sustainable development, Tony Abbott, unfccc, united nations, WEF, World Economic Forum, WSSD | Leave a comment