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The industrialized G8 countries must be the ones researching new processes to curb
the effects of global warming, and creating alternative sources of energy. First, committees
in each G8 country should be established that dedicate their efforts toward researching
technology such as cloud seeding, which is believed to be able to reduce the rise of global
temperatures. In addition, G8 countries should encourage environmental research through
government incentives, in order to make alternative sources of energy such as wind, solar,
hydroelectric, and geothermal, more cost effective and suitable for urban use. To
compensate for hefty initial costs, newly uncovered technology could also be retailed to the
global community
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Team Pangaea J8 Summit 2009
Each year, over 40 million people struggle to survive with HIV; with more than 3
million of them - children. The problem is affecting their education, living conditions, and
work life. More importantly, more than 12 million children are orphaned as a result of HIV.
Team Pangaea, along with the help of Canadian youth, has developed concrete strategies
to combat this growing epidemic.
In order to combat the growth of HIV, education in HIV prevention must be instilled at
an early age. All children, living in HIV prone areas, should go through a programme to help
them understand the facts about HIV and possible methods of prevention. The proposed
curriculum should be constructed to fit the education levels within the respective region,
while adhering to any specific requirements such as language and literacy barriers. In
addition, the programme should be tied into the school system or be brought to affected
people through assistance from external organisations. The entire education campaign
should also be tied to a national awareness campaign for HIV, to further increase awareness
amongst adults, similar to China’s approach for World AIDS Day in 2003.
Drug treatment is the only way to prolong death from HIV and millions are barred
access to these drugs. G8 nations should immediately resolve to make treatment for children
with HIV, free and easily accessible throughout the world. But, the G8 should create an
external committee free from irresolute parliamentary influences, to effectively administer the
drugs. In addition, treatment for drug users and sex workers should be free and easily
accessible, along with safe needle clinics and condoms. Governments in developing nations
should also pass necessary policies and legislation to pressure foreign corporations into
providing mandatory treatment for poor, HIV positive employees.
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Team Pangaea J8 Summit 2009
An estimated 35 000 people die from insufficient access to food, everyday. Even in
Canada, an industrialized G8 nation, an estimated 2.5 million people rely on food banks
every year, and approximately 1 billion people around the world remain food insecure. Food
security is an issue that is of particular concern to Team Pangaea and worldwide youth.
However, after assessing this issue, our team unanimously decided that a response should
not address this issue alone, for food security is clandestinely affiliated with other issues
such as the global economic financial crisis.
G8 Countries must eradicate unfair trade barriers and trade practices with third world
countries to help lift millions out of poverty. Robust commodity trading regulations must also
be established within the global community to prevent outrageous price instability in
speculating markets. When crude oil rose above $140CAD/Barrel in 2008, millions around
the world were pushed further into food insecurity and starvation, as a result of resulting
inflation in compulsory food supplies. International aid must also be distributed more fairly
and directly through ground-zero organizations such as UNICEF, without imposing irrational
conditions such as reduced government spending, which unintentionally can result in the
eradication of vital subsidies for farmers.