Jeffrey Sachs is a professor of economics and a director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He writes an opinion piece titled “No Development, No Peace.” It is an issue generated by the ongoing genocide in Darfur. Darfur is a region located in the western part of Sudan in the continent of Africa. Since 2003 when the issue started till today, over 480,000 people have been killed and over 2.8 million have been displaced a data reported by world without genocide, a nonprofit organization. In order for peace to be restored and sustained, Jeffrey Sachs believes that certain factors such as the poverty crisis, environmental degradation, water access and the famine in the land need to be addressed.
Jeffrey Sachs reminds us that a nations …show more content…
This outcome is as the result of the limited among of necessity such as water, food and shelter. We can both agree that no human being should be denied access to any these necessities of life. Like Abraham Maslow, a psychologist who developed the theory of the hierarchy of needs. This theory consists of the most to the least of human needs; beginning with our physiological needs which compasses (breathing, food, water, sex, sleeps…) and ending with our self-actualization which includes (morality, creativity, spontaneity…). If these basic needs are not met, that nation or population is doom to go to war. All of this thereby causes the people to be angry not only at each other but also at the government. The angry population begin to kill each other in order to have some access to the resources and revolt against the government because they are felling to do their job. The government is now left with no other choices but to react violently as well which result in the war. In addition, “the decline in rainfall which may have been a direct or in direct cause of the failure” as stated by Jeffrey in paragraph eight (Jeffrey Sachs. P.8). One can say that the sun finds its comfort and resting place in Darfur because all year round the land is …show more content…
In paragraph three he says “by understanding the role of geography, climate and population growth in the conflict we can find more realistic solution.” Jeffrey mention this to let us the policymakers that what is needed now is action rather seating around discussing some policy that would not address the root of the problem. We can both agree as Sudan being one of the undeveloped nation with no democratic government no policy even its taken will ever come into real
Jeffrey Sachs reminds us that a nations …show more content…
This outcome is as the result of the limited among of necessity such as water, food and shelter. We can both agree that no human being should be denied access to any these necessities of life. Like Abraham Maslow, a psychologist who developed the theory of the hierarchy of needs. This theory consists of the most to the least of human needs; beginning with our physiological needs which compasses (breathing, food, water, sex, sleeps…) and ending with our self-actualization which includes (morality, creativity, spontaneity…). If these basic needs are not met, that nation or population is doom to go to war. All of this thereby causes the people to be angry not only at each other but also at the government. The angry population begin to kill each other in order to have some access to the resources and revolt against the government because they are felling to do their job. The government is now left with no other choices but to react violently as well which result in the war. In addition, “the decline in rainfall which may have been a direct or in direct cause of the failure” as stated by Jeffrey in paragraph eight (Jeffrey Sachs. P.8). One can say that the sun finds its comfort and resting place in Darfur because all year round the land is …show more content…
In paragraph three he says “by understanding the role of geography, climate and population growth in the conflict we can find more realistic solution.” Jeffrey mention this to let us the policymakers that what is needed now is action rather seating around discussing some policy that would not address the root of the problem. We can both agree as Sudan being one of the undeveloped nation with no democratic government no policy even its taken will ever come into real