FEM 2109 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: World Economic Forum, Agenda 21, Overconsumption

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: FEM 2109
• Professor: Mythili Rajiva

Document Summary

Davos man, patriarchal, masculine, western understanding of what is sustainable. 1-north should develop more efficient use of materials & energy. Main problem in the global south is that they have too many people and they are using too much, (while the global north is overconsuming). Feminism without borders = an expansive and inclusive vision of feminism that is attentive to borders while learning to transcend them. Solidarity = mutuality, accountability and recognition across diverse communities. Diversity and difference are acknowledged and respected, not erased in the building of alliances. Nairobi conference 11 000 women from over 150 countries attended the conference. Livingston: overconsumption in the north versus mal-development in the south = (cid:862)resourcismo(cid:863) 1987 first world conference on environment & development. Report focused on sustainable economic growth in 2 ways: Un response: setting up a senior (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s ad(cid:448)isor(cid:455) group o(cid:374) sustai(cid:374)a(cid:271)le de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t. Global assembly of women & the environment, miami 1991, crucial to emergence of global feminist environmentalism.