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COP 17 Durban
GLOBAL TRENDS
Nov 2011
Gaëtan Siew UIA P President
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A World of Global Imbalances
Contrasted Territories Regionalisation Power and
Complexity of Networks New Partnerships Global
Governance
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A World of Contrasts
Rich/poor Knowledge Digital fracture

• 7,0 billions population
• 6,2 billions mobiles
• 5,5 billions radios
• 4,5 billions tv
• 2,6 billion computers
• 0,6 b Facebook

Sao Paulo, Brazil

• North Old and Fragile
• South Young and Poor
• South 90 lt 25 years old

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A World of Contrasts
Rich/poor Knowledge Digital fracture

• 7,0 billions population
• 6,2 billions mobiles
• 5,5 billions radios
• 4,5 billions tv
• 2,6 billion computers
• 0,6 b Facebook

Sao Paulo, Brazil
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An Urban World
An Urban World

• GUP b
• Tokyo 1 191
• New York 1 133
• Los Angeles 639
• Paris 460
• Chicago 460
• Londres 452
• Osaka-Kobe 341
• Mexico 315
• Philadelphia 312
• Washington 299

• Population m
• Tokyo 35.2
• Jakarta 22,0
• Bombay 21,2
• Delhi 21,0
• Manila 20,8
• New York 20,6
• Sao Paulo 20,2
• Seoul 19,9
• Mexico 18,7
• Shanghai 18.4
• Cairo 17,3

Sao Paulo, Brazil

• The World
• 2007 gt 50 urban population
• Monster or sustainable cities ?
• 3 b people in South Cities by 2050
• 500 000 slum dwellers /month
• Heritage at risk

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A World of refuge blocks
Regionalisation Own values betrayal

• By Language
• By Culture
• By Trade
• By Geopolitics

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A World of Global Issues and Crisis
Climate Change Cultural Diversity Economic
Crisis Food crisis Land ownership

• CO2 Emissions tons/p
• Qatar 48.3
• Bahrein 27.0
• Emirates 25.9
• Koweit 25.7
• Luxembourg 23.6

Climate refugees Bangladesh
Abandoned city Texas, USA
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Global Trends
Technology death of distance ? Health and
Pandemias Increasing Mobility Environment
Decline Identity v/s Globalisation
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Lessons ?
Success Happiness