World's Biggest Problems Week 3

Week 3

1. World population is growing faster then the number of resources available to sustain it.

-Limiting the number of children per household worldwide. While it may not be a popular, it has been shown to be a viable option in countries.

2. 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.

-Investing more time and money into creating and better utilizing sustainable, renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind.

3.Threat of nuclear war and spreading of countries with nuclear capability. Not since the Cold War has there been such a threat of a nuclear war outbreak. Especially now with unpredictable nations such as North Korea successfully testing nuclear weapons.

-Having world powers, such as the UN, putting stronger watch on unpredictable countries nuclear affairs. As well as having the world leaders in nuclear weapons, America and Russia, make new pledges to reduce their own nuclear stocks.

4. The rising costs of college degrees, leaving most students who attend college with vast amounts of debts when they graduate. Especially in this day and age when a college degree is more important then ever to finding a career it is becoming more important to lower costs before the debt leads to economic trouble for the whole country.

-The federal government and states must recognize this problem and provide more funding to universities for scholarships, as to make schooling more affordable.

5. Wealth disparity. Whether it is among classes within a single country or between two separate countries, there is a vast disparity between the top classes who live luxury lives and those who are living life without the basic necessities.

-A bigger emphasis on those in the highest classes to provide support to organization and charities they provide relief to those in need.

6. 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.

-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.

7. 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.

-Nations must invest more into the research and development of desalination plants, in order to start producing more drinkable water.

8. Climate change. Our world’s reliance on fossil fuels has lead to an imbalance of ecosystems. Problem stemming from global warming have been affecting nature and agricultural production.

-Nations have to devote more the production of green energy, and people must begin to treat the earth with more respect.

9. 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.

            -People with have to get used to the fact of working longer, and learn a new

importance on saving. Governments will have to watch over big corporation better as to not let them create financial crises like the one in 2008.

10. Radical terrorism. All over the world radical terrorist groups have been forming with really no other goal then causing chaos, and they are putting innocent people in danger.

-When foreign nations intervene in countries within the Middle East they have had a historical tendency to install governments that benefit them the most, instead of governments that promote peace. Foreign nations must help get people in power that can properly run a country and bring peace even if it doesn’t completely fit their objectives.