Biggest Problems
1. World hunger. While there is enough food produced to feed
the population, the wealth and development disparities among nations have left
many without the means to obtain food.
2. Economic crisis. Whether it be the terribly handled housing
market or the terribly handled pension and healthcare funds, people have left
the world’s economy in shambles.
3. Lack of drinking water. Many don’t like to think about
it, but the world will face issues with the amount of fresh water available.
4. World population is growing faster then the number of
resources available to sustain it.
5. Reliance on non-renewable energy sources. The world over
has grown to depend on non-renewable energy sources, such as fossil fuels, to
power most everything in our lives. But one day they will run out.
Best Solutions
1. Investing more time and money into creating and better
utilizing sustainable, renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind.
2. Nations must invest more into the research and
development of desalination plants, in order to start producing more drinkable
water.
3. Nations have to devote more the production of green
energy, and people must begin to treat the earth with more respect.
4. The federal government and states must recognize this
problem and provide more funding to universities for scholarships, as to make
schooling more affordable.
5. A reduction on the corn subsidy which takes a large
amount of fertile away from other food production, as well as a reduction of
meat production which takes up an even greater amount of fertile land.
Reasoning
I chose world hunger as my top world problem. I’ve chosen this
as my top problem one because it is a terrible tragedy that people, even in our
own country, go to bed hungry. Also I chose this as my top problem because I
feel like it is one problem that can be pretty easily ratified. As for my
solutions I chose my solution for ending our reliance on non renewable. I chose
this as my top solution because I think its one solution that can be realistically
carried out. We already have many renewable energy sources, but we just need to
invest more money into implementing and developing them.
Hi Marco,
ReplyDeleteI found your post to be really insightful. World Hunger is definitely a global problem. When I was in the Philippines, I encountered a huge disparity between the rich and the poor. Many people had trouble getting a meal to eat. In the United States, there are thousands of children who don't have the opportunities to eat (they have to skip meals). Here's a link to my blogpost: http://jeromerimpos.blogspot.com/2016/01/top-5-world-problems.html