War, Peace and Climate Change: A Billion Lives in the Balance
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K-12 Educational Standards

Standards for Grade(s): 10

World History, Culture, and Geography: The Modern World

10.9 Students analyze the international developments in the post-World War II world.

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First Aired: 4/14/2008
56 minutes

United Nations diplomat Jan Egeland outlines the humanitarian challenges caused by environmental catastrophes, both man-made and natural, and cites examples from his book, "A billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity. This event is sponsored by the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at the University of San Diego. (#14231)