CONTEMPORARY WORLD

(OUTCOME-BASED MODULE)

MODULE 5
TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE WORLD

LESSON 1: ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

GENERAL OBJECTIVE:

This module will discuss the various impacts of globalization on human populations and the
environment. As its core, it will go back to one of the basic questions of the social sciences: How do
people interact with their surroundings? These interactions, as you will see, are increasingly being
molded by the globalization processes discussed in the previous lessons. It also introduces the concept
of food security and its importance to the eradication of hunger and alleviation of poverty.

The major learning outcome of this module is to explain the interconnections among
environmental sustainability and global food security.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the end of this module, the students are expected to:

1. Discuss the origins and manifestations of global environment crises

2. Relate everyday encounters with pollution, global warming, desertification, ozone depletion,
and many others with a larger picture of environmental degradation
3. Examine the policies and programs of governments around the world that address the
environmental crisis
4. Determine the significance of sustainable development in a globalized world.

TOPIC TO DISCUSS: Environmental Crisis and Sustainable Development

(PowerPoint presentation)

LEARNING EXPERIENCES:

A. Instructions: Write agree if you think the statement is correct; otherwise, write disagree.

_______1. Sustainable development is just an ideal pattern or trend.

_______2. Sustainable development can only be achieved by developed countries.
_______3. Environment plays a minor role in achieving sustainable development.
_______4. Sustainability is a vague concept in international relations.
_______5. There is a difference between sustainability and stability.

B. Answer the following questions:

1. How do poor countries balance their need for development with the necessity to protect
the environment?
2. How do you define sustainable development?
3. What are the major environmental problems you are exposed to? How are these problems
global?

ASSESSMENT
C. Instructions: Fill-out the chart below.

Policies and Programs of Governments around the World that Address the
Environmental Crisis

Environmental Crisis Policies and Programs of

Governments
1 1
2 2
3 3
4 4
5 5

D. Instructions: Write your insights in 1-2 paragraph about the following topics:

a. UN’s Agenda 21 and its contributing effect on sustainable development

b. The importance of making the environment resilient to human advances
c. The reasons why the governments of the world must always integrate
sustainability in state affairs.

E. Instructions: Create a plan of sustainable development for the Philippines featuring the
country’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Keep in mind the following
aspects that must be considered in creating the plan.

1. Economic Status of the Philippines

________________________________________________________________________
_____

2. Environmental Issues and Challenges

______________________________________________________________________________

3. Political Stability
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 F. Instructions: Answer and Explain: What is the significance of sustainable development in a
globalized world? ____________________________________________________________

REFERENCES:

● Tumuroh C. Brazalote, Ryan M. Leonardo. The Contemporary World. C & E Publishing,

Inc., 2019
● Lisandro E. Claudio, Patricio N. Abinales. The Contemporary World. C & E Publishing,
Inc., 2018