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TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
MED-008: Globalisation and Environment
Course Code: MED-008
Assignment Code: MED-008/TMA/2023
Maximum Marks: 100
Note: • This assignment is based on the entire course.
• All questions are compulsory. Marks for the questions are shown within brackets
on the right-hand side.
• Please answer in your own words; do not copy from the course material.
• Write the answers in about 250 words for 5 marks questions and not exceeding 500 words for 10 marks questions.
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1. Briefly discuss the Greenhouse effect on the earth. Explain how globalization is responsible for large scale disruption of ecosystems
2. Distinguish between:
(i) Floods and droughts
(ii) Sudden and Insidious disasters
3 What is meant by North-South divide? Discuss the role of MNCs, TNCs and IFIs in economic globalisation.
4. Write short notes on the following:
(i) Rio +5 and Rio +10
(ii) Biodiversity Convention
(iii) UNEP
5. Mention any five multilateral agreements related to transnational air pollution. Discuss the world Bank’s environmental agenda.
6. Discuss briefly the environmental concerns of South Asia with special reference to Nepal.
7. Define NGOs. Explain its origin and briefly discuss the different perspectives of NGOs.
8. Write short notes on the following:
(i) Chilka Bachao Andolan and Appiko Movement
(ii) Seed suicides in India
(iii) Indicators of sustainability of food security
(iv) Environmentally Sound Technologies
(v) Environmental Ethics
(vi) Role of judiciary in curbing air pollution
MED8, MED 8 ENGLISH MEDIUM
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