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【可持續發展目標11:可持續城市和社區】

如何在保留歷史遺跡和滿足現代城市發展需求之間取得良好平衡？巴塞羅那的這個舊建築再利用向我們展示了一個創新的例子。

[Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities]

How to strike a good balance between preserving historical sites and meeting the needs of modern urban development? The reuse of this old building in Barcelona gives us an innovative example.

https://www.facebook.com/1510952022/posts/10224560978001191/

【可持續發展目標7: 經濟適用的清潔能源】

【可持續發展目標7: 經濟適用的清潔能源

】

在挪威，

電動汽車佔本地上一年所有新車銷量54.3%，成為世界上

第一個電動汽車銷量超過汽油、柴油和混合動力汽車加總的國家！當地政府把電動汽車全部免徵稅款，在政策上大力推動使用清潔能源。

[Sustainable Development Goal 7: Affordable clean energy

]

In Norway,

electric vehicles accounted for 54.3% of all new car sales in the country last year, becoming

the first country in the world where the sales of electric vehicles surpassed gasoline, diesel and hybrid vehicles combined! The national government has promoted the use of clean energy in its policies with great effort by exempting all electric vehicles from taxation.

創全球紀錄挪威2020年電動車市占過半目標2025年停售油車

【可持續發展相關資訊】

不知道大家還否記得之前提過的「EU Green Deal」

。「Farm to Fork Strategy」是「EU Green Deal」的核心，旨在使糧食系統變得公平、健康和環保。

「Farm to Fork Strategy」主要集中在四個部分：

1. 可持續的食品生產

2. 可持續的食品加工和銷售

3. 可持續的食品消費

4. 防止食物損失和浪費

它將幫助我們改變糧食的生產、分配和消費方式，從農場

到餐桌

，建立可持續的農業食品系統。

以下是一段關於這個策略的影片。

[Information related to Sustainable Development]

Do you still remember the EU Green Deal

that was mentioned earlier? The Farm to Fork Strategy is at the heart of the European Green Deal aiming to make food systems fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly.

The Farm to Fork Strategy focuses on four main parts:

1. Sustainable Food Production

2. Sustainable Food Processing and Distribution

3. Sustainable Food Consumption

4. Food Loss and Waste Prevention

It will help us change the way our food is produced, distributed and consumed, from farm

to our table

, creating a sustainable agri-food systems.

Here is a video about this strategy.

【國際果蔬年】

【國際果蔬年

】

聯合國大會把

定為國際果蔬年

你知道發展中國家生產的多達50％的水果和蔬菜在收割和消費之間的供應鏈中丟失了嗎？

這其中主要原因之一是水果和蔬菜外觀上的缺憾。

數字創新有助於追踪從生產到消費過程的新鮮農產品。

例如，Plantix是一種

手機應用程序，它使用人工智能（Artificial Intelligence)技術，通過

圖像識別來檢測植物疾病、病蟲害和土壤養缺乏，從而幫助

農民提高生產力。

國際果蔬年主要目標包括：

1.提高大家對水果和蔬菜食用的營養和健康益處的認識，並在政策上推行這個方針

2.促進多樣化、均衡和健康的飲食

3.減少水果和蔬菜食品系統過程中的損失和浪費

5.分享國際上最佳做法（例如：加強採用創新方法和技術來應對水果和蔬菜的損失和浪費）

[International Year of Fruits and Vegetables

]

The United Nations General Assembly has set

as the year of The International Year of Fruits and Vegetables

Do you know that up to 50% of fruits and vegetables produced in developing countries are lost in the supply chain between harvest and consumption?

One of the main reasons is the fruits and vegetables don’t look physically or aesthetically perfect.

Digital innovation helps tracking fresh produce from production to consumption.

For example, Plantix is

a mobile app that uses AI to help

farmers increase their productivity by using

image recognition to detect

plant diseases, pests and soil deficiencies.

The main objectives of the year include:

1. Raising awareness of and directing policy attention to the nutrition and health benefits of fruits and vegetables consumption

2. Promoting diversified, balanced and healthy diets

3. Reduce losses and waste in fruits and vegetables food systems

4.Sharing international best practices (e.g. enhance the adoption of innovative approaches and technology in fighting against loss and waste of fruits and vegetables)

【可持續發展目標16：公平、正義與和平】

根據危機組織(International Crisis Group)的預測，2021年不但將會迎接更多經濟難題，使目前世界各地的區域糾紛情況加劇，某些地區更有可能會持續面臨嚴峻的危機。

影片中提及了2021年的十個危機，小編決定說說動盪數十年的

阿富汗的一些重點：

阿富汗

在遜尼派伊斯蘭原教旨主義武裝組織塔利班統治下的阿富汗為9/11恐襲者提供庇護，美國及其北約（NATO)盟友就捲入了長達18年的戰爭，遲遲無法消除塔利班的勢力。

在2014年，因為持續的戰爭，北約結束作戰任務，國家處於動盪，阿富汗政府與塔利班持續出現糾紛，塔利班的勢力不斷擴大。

最終，和平對話展開，美國與北約承諾會在2021年5月前從阿富汗撤兵，但是這都在於三方（美國、阿富汗政府以及塔利班的妥協態度）。譬如，塔利班近期多了一些侵略性行為及攻擊。其中一個原因是阿富汗政府與塔利班之間的囚犯交換被延緩了，而導致塔利班不滿。

因此，美國的突然撤軍可能破壞阿富汗政府的穩定，並可能導致擴大的多黨內戰。但是，美國軍隊延長逗留在阿富汗的話，可能會促使塔利班放棄會談並強化其軍事行動。美國總統拜登曾表示想保留幾千名反恐軍人在阿富汗區域。2021年將會是解決阿富汗危機的關鍵年份。

當然，另外的國家危機亦值得我們關注，例如最近陷入內戰的

埃塞俄比亞，導致在國家內強迫遷移的人口達到一百萬，5萬人逃離到鄰近蘇丹

。

[Sustainable Development Goal 16: 和平與公義］️

According to the International Crisis Group’s prediction, not only will 2021 welcome more economic problems, leading to the deterioration of existing conflicts worldwide, some regions will also be more persistently susceptible to severe crises.

The video mentions 10 crises in 2021. The editor decides to talk about

Afghanistan, which has been affected by decades of instability.

Afghanistan

Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban, a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist militant group, provided refuge to the 9/11 terrorist attackers. The United States and her NATO allies were involved in an 18-year war and have been unable to eliminate the Taliban’s influence.

In 2014, because of the ongoing war, NATO ended combat missions. With the Afghan government and the Taliban’s continued disputes, the country was in turmoil, and the Taliban’s power continued to expand.

In the end, peace talks began, and the United States and NATO promised to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by May 2021, but it all depends on the three parties (the compromise attitude of the United States, the Afghan government, and the Taliban). For example, the Taliban have engaged in more aggressive behaviors and attacks recently. One of the reasons is that the prisoner exchange between the Afghan government and the Taliban has been delayed, which has caused dissatisfaction with the Taliban.

Therefore, the sudden withdrawal of US troops may destabilize the Afghan government and may lead to an expanded multi-party civil war. However, the extension of the US military’s stay in Afghanistan may prompt the Taliban to abandon the talks and strengthen their military operations. US President Biden has expressed his desire to keep thousands of anti-terrorist force in Afghanistan. 2021 will be a critical year to resolve the crisis in Afghanistan.

Of course, other national crises are also worthy of our attention. For example,

Ethiopia, which has recently fallen into a civil war, has led to the forced displacement of one million people within the country and 50,000 people have fled to neighboring Sudan

.

【可持續發展目標12:負責任消費和生產】

垃圾分類都有講究！下圖話你知有邊啲物品可回收

，邊啲唔可以

請勿忘記清洗和壓縮回收物喔

【Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production】

There’s a lot to learn about waste classification! The following pictures show which items can be recycled

, and which can not

Please don’t forget to clean and compress the recyclables

【可持續發展目標16：公平、正義與和平】

距離阿拉伯之春至今已經有十年。2010年12月17日，突尼斯小販布瓦吉吉(Mohamed Bouazizi) 因為在獨裁者制度下面臨的壓迫及滋擾而自焚，引發中東和北飛地區的一系列民主革命。

可是，過了十年，這些曾經爆發革命的國家仍然處於動亂狀態，有些國家更陷入內戰。

以葉門為例，雖然阿拉伯之春的浪潮一開始讓國家脫離專制總統的統治，卻因持續腐敗及民生問題（如失業、糧食不安全等問題），國家陷入內戰及地緣政治風波。現今，當地80%的人口需要緊急人道援助，其中包括1200萬個兒童 — 超過二百萬個低於5歲的兒童營養不良。

就算是唯一成功過渡成為民主國家的突尼斯也好，年輕人失業率居高（當地85%的失業人士為年輕人），生活指數更比政治過渡前低。突尼斯還遲遲沒有設立立憲法院，削弱了對人權的保障，例如沒有法院去傳譯2014年所建立的民主憲法來檢視用來打壓新聞自由的刑法。

P.S. 這個由Aljazeera 主持的Start Here 影片系列是小編最喜歡的媒體及地緣政治影片系列其中之一。極力推介！

[Sustainable Development Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions]

It has been 10 years since The Arab Spring happened.

On December 17th of 2010, Tunisian vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire due to oppression and disturbance under the authoritarian rule, triggering a series of democratic revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa.

However, after ten years, these countries where revolutions broke out are still in a state of turmoil, and some countries have fallen into civil wars.

Take Yemen as an example. Although the wave of the Arab Spring initially detached the country from the rule of the authoritarian president, the country fell into a civil war and geopolitical turmoil, due to persistent corruption and people’s livelihood issues, such as unemployment, food insecurity, etc. Today, 80% of the local population needs emergency humanitarian assistance, including 12 million children — more than two million children under the age of 5 are malnourished.

Even Tunisia, which is the only country that has successfully transitioned into a democracy, has a high youth unemployment rate (85% of the local unemployed are young people) and the living standard is even lower than the period before the political transition. Tunisia has yet to establish a constitutional court – its absence weakens the protection of human rights. For example, there is no court to interpret the democratic constitution established in 2014 to review the criminal law used to suppress freedom of the press.

P.S. The “Start Here” video series hosted by Aljazeera is one of the editor’s favorite media and geopolitical video series. I highly recommend!

推動可持續發展的「世望屋」

文章選自Plataforma

報導連結

澳門屬全球高收入地區之一，如何在可持續發展方面跟上世界的步伐？今期，《澳門平台》專訪新成立的「世望屋國際發展促進會」的兩位創始人—袁斯陶及余玉儀，她們曾參與特區政府的「聯合國國際組織實習計劃」，期望透過親身經歷，向澳門人分享世界不同地方在可持續發展方面的做法。

—「世望屋國際發展促進會」關注哪些可持續發展議題？

袁斯陶：聯合國在2015年提出17個可持續發展目標，包括減少性別不平等，氣候行動等議題。澳門經常說要做國際城市，與國際層面銜接很重要。澳門尤其是在負責任消費方面，還有很多空間才銜接到國際社會的標準，這是其中一個重點。教育年青人有一個國際化的思想是很重要。

—如何推動？

余玉儀：短期內，例如在未來的兩、三個月，會製作相關影片。目前，已經有一個系列，講解不同地區的做法，包括澳門、中國，未來會有中東、非洲等地的短片。我們亦計劃與不同社團及大學商討，舉辦工作坊。整個團隊的核心有3個人，亦招募義工。

—早前參與「聯合國國際組織實習計劃」有何體會？

袁斯陶：我在約旦的一個全球最大敘利亞難民營工作，負責對外關係。見識到難民營內，他們用眼睛掃瞄技術，加上區塊鏈，讓難民有尊嚴地生活，有自主能力買東西。

余玉儀：我是這個計劃的第一屆參加者，到莫桑比克擔任項目協調及傳訊官，當時一句葡文也不懂，其後學會了。我曾在當地舉辦工作坊，向法官講述如何保障記者的言論自由及新聞自由。感受到最大不同方面，是市場的龐大，現在能理解為何中國企業或中國政府，大量投資在非洲。但在當地政治方面，華人參與得很少，那怕是中國企業建了很多學校、挖了很多井，當地沒有傳媒報導，我認為要講多點這方面的故事。

—澳門在可持續發展方面成效如何？

余玉儀：澳門政府提及可持續發展多年，但對聯合國的17個可持續發展目標來講，澳門人對此感到陌生，我們所接觸的人，表示從來沒有聽過。澳門政府在女性的健康、教育、就業、經濟參與等方面做得不錯，差不多是全球領先。至於女性的政治參與方面，澳門做得較差，甚至可能比非洲某些國家還差，例如埃塞俄比亞及盧旺達。澳門已經處於發達地區水平，應該在這方面有發達地區的標準。

—澳門應關注甚麼議題？

余玉儀：其實澳門較多着重環保方面，很多人不了解社會發展其實有很多範疇，在我們眼中，每一個範疇是社會健康發展必不可少的環節，是環環相扣扣。例如可討論甚麼時候巴士全部轉成電動車、何時立法分類垃圾、出台措施令女性公務員做高層，引起討論就是我們的目的。

袁斯陶：不單止在環保方面，經濟發展方面，例如物流，可討論如何避免剝削勞工。

—在澳門推動相關議題有何困難？

余玉儀：其實在澳門推動這方面的議題的確不易，年齡相近的人都比較關心與自己相關的事，包括身邊的朋友，那怕真的是很支持，但只是支持我這個人，對我們推動的議題沒甚麼概念，希望未來可打動到更多人關注可持續發展。

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【編輯推薦】2021年，您有咩新年計劃呢？

想睇多啲書

，豐富內心世界？

小編整理出這個推薦書單，願它們能陪伴您走過2021。

1.Factfullness，中文譯本叫《事實》。作者： Hans Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund 和 Ola Rosling. 一本可以重塑對世界認知的書。想要一個基於事實的世界觀？看這本書就對了。

2.How will you measure your life《你要如何衡量你的人生？》。作者Clayton Christensen。是否會常覺得人生很迷茫，也常對生活感到困惑？這本不是一般的雞湯，而是給年輕人的指南。作者在哈佛任教幾十年，見證了許多哈佛學生的人生。他總結出的一些道理並不深奧，但值得終身實踐。

3.The Moon and Six Pence 《月亮與六便士》。作者毛姆。如果您喜歡思考人性，也有自己的理想，那這本書值得一讀再讀。毛姆筆下對人性的刻畫讓許多讀者敬佩不已。作為經典的讀物，它值得珍藏。

4.The Moment of Lift 《女性的時刻》。作者Melinda Gates。許多從事發展援助事業或者在特別貧窮地區生活過的人也許對於書中的描述並不陌生，內容不算深，卻從不同視角、故事反映了女性的身分、自我認知和能迸發的力量。是一本讓人感慨的書，也是想了解性別平等必看的書。

5.Poor economics《貧窮的本質》。作者Abhijit V. Banerjee和 Esther Duflo。貧窮到底意味著什麼？窮人是如何決策？什麼樣的舉措可以大大改善窮人的經濟水平？兩位麻省理工學院的教授通過多年的研究，探尋貧窮真正的根源。這些發現都給了當代發展援助工作者以及希望脫貧的人重要的指導。

想要電影或者紀錄片推薦清單嗎？記得在下面留言哦～

[Editor’s pick] Do you have new year resolution for 2021?

Wanna read more books

to nourish the inner world?

The editor has compiled this mini booklist, and hope they can bring you strength in 2021.

1. <Factfullness>, by Hans Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund and Ola Rosling. It is a book that can reshape your view on the current world. Want a world view based on facts? Just read this book.

2. <How will you measure your life> by Clayton Christensen. Do you often feel lost and sometimes confused about life in general? This book is not the typical pep talk book, but a guide for young people. The author has taught at Harvard for decades and has witnessed the lives of many Harvard students. Some of the truths he summarized are not hard to understand, and are worthy of lifelong practice.

3. <The Moon and Six Pence> by Maugham. If you like to think about human nature and have your own ideals, then this book is worth reading over and over again. Many readers admire Maugham’s depiction of human nature. As a classic book, it is worth collecting.

4. <The Moment of Lift> by Melinda Gates. People who are engaged in development assistance cause or have lived in extremely poor areas may not feel surprised about the descriptions in the book. The content is not too deep, but it reflects women’s identity, self-awareness, and the great power generated from empowerment. It is a a must-read book to understand gender equality.

5. <Poor economics> by Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo. What does poverty mean? How do the poor make decisions? What measures can greatly improve the economic situation of the poor? Two MIT professors had explored the true root of poverty through years of research. These findings have given important guidance to development aid workers and those who wish to escape poverty.

Do you want a recommended list of movies or documentaries? Feel free to leave a comment below~

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