Reduced Inequalities - A United Nations Sustainable Development Goal
Standing
Undergraduate
Type of Proposal
Oral Research Presentation
Challenges Theme
Open Challenge
Faculty Sponsor
Dr. Brunet (Outstanding Scholars)
Proposal
This project was intended to raise awareness of the “Reduced Inequalities†Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) issued by the United Nations, by focusing on global income inequalities. We explored the nuances of uneven wealth distribution and how the national poverty line in first-world countries compares to those of developing nations. We explained how the SDG framework encapsulates this issue very well, as well as how research at University of Windsor can play a vital role in helping develop effective, long-term solutions to minimize these disparities. This is a daunting issue, as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the first rise in between-country income inequality that has occurred in the last generation (Goal 10 | Department of Economic and Social Affairs (un.org) ). In North America, many people feel that they can clearly define “poverty†by what they observe in their own backyards, through media, through academic inquiry, e.t.c. However, the term “poverty†is defined differently on a nation-to-nation basis. The lived experiences of people residing in developing nations will offer more insight into how this definition of poverty may vary. The United Nations does an excellent job of garnering insight from people of all walks of life and the SDG framework reflects that. We hope that our project will help the University of Windsor community realize how we can have an active role in SDG #10: Reducing Inequalities.
Grand Challenges
Viable, Healthy and Safe Communities
Reduced Inequalities - A United Nations Sustainable Development Goal
This project was intended to raise awareness of the “Reduced Inequalities†Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) issued by the United Nations, by focusing on global income inequalities. We explored the nuances of uneven wealth distribution and how the national poverty line in first-world countries compares to those of developing nations. We explained how the SDG framework encapsulates this issue very well, as well as how research at University of Windsor can play a vital role in helping develop effective, long-term solutions to minimize these disparities. This is a daunting issue, as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the first rise in between-country income inequality that has occurred in the last generation (Goal 10 | Department of Economic and Social Affairs (un.org) ). In North America, many people feel that they can clearly define “poverty†by what they observe in their own backyards, through media, through academic inquiry, e.t.c. However, the term “poverty†is defined differently on a nation-to-nation basis. The lived experiences of people residing in developing nations will offer more insight into how this definition of poverty may vary. The United Nations does an excellent job of garnering insight from people of all walks of life and the SDG framework reflects that. We hope that our project will help the University of Windsor community realize how we can have an active role in SDG #10: Reducing Inequalities.