Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Homework for next week (April 27th)

Ni hao,

OK. Your homework is to prepare for next weeks' mini-conference. Answer the following things about each country...

1.) How does this issue affect my country?
- google your country + climate change for a start


2.) What will my country want to do and why?

- Look at GDP: Composition by Sector for data
- Use a cost/benifit analysis based upon any solutions we might have

3.) What blocs are my country in?
- use CIA World FactBook
- Make sure you know whether or not your country is in

Military
- UN Security Council
- NATO

Regional
- CIS
- AU
- ASEAN
- WEOG

Environmental
- Kyoto Protocol (signed and ratfieid, signed but not ratified, or not signed...include the date!)
- FAO
- AOSIS

Economic
- G-20
- G-77 (+ China)
- LDC
- HIPC
- LDC
- WTO
- OPEC
- IMF

4.) If you want to be really prepared, come up with a strategy.

Next week we will have a General Debate/ Informla Caucus. Afterwards we will discuss everything.


Jia you!

Mr. Gibson

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