For this exercise, identify 10 of what you believe to be the worlds BIGGEST problems. Describe each problem with some detail (just a few sentences per problem will do fine). With each problem, describe, briefly, what you think a practical, implementable solution could be.
1. Poverty
There arent many solutions to this other then complete socialism, but if wealth was distributed better we would have less poverty. redistributing wealth would help a lot of people who are poor now have money but harming those who are wealthy.
2. Weapons of mass destruction in rogue countries
For the united states to go inside of these rogue countries like North Korea and Iran and stop the proliferation of WMD. This is feasible seeing that we have the largest military in the world and they would not be able to stop us.
3. Global Warming
This is one of the biggest problem my generation will have to face and if every single country implemented a "Cap and Trade" policy to reduce global warming. Co2 emissions with a cap and trade system will only help the problem and not hurt even more.
4. Terrorism in the middle east.
If we implement more drone strikes in the middle east targeted at the terrorist leaders, this will only decrease terrorism. If the strongest terrorist keep getting destroyed, then they will only have weak leaders running. If Steph curry was injured, the back up point guard will be much worse then him and if we keep doing that we will be having myself as the point guard. ( not good )
5. Developmental problems in africa.
If we implement aid to africa in the forms of food, education and farming practices, Then africa will not have one of the lowest development rates of all regions in the world. These practices would help with malnutrition, poverty and help them expand and grow.
6. Civil wars in Africa
Many reasons why civil wars and other conflics happen around the world is a lack of supplies in these regions. Because of this the UN should send in peacekeepers in these regions because of the chance of civil war. If peacekeepers deter wars they should help calm the violence from starting.
7. Drugs in Latin america
Latin america, Mexico and Columbia to point at exact countries, have a huge problem with drugs and war. The war on drugs is one of the longest conflicts and whenever it ends in one country it just starts all over again in another. One solution would be to legalize drugs which would cause black markets to fall. Although this will never happen it is a feasible solution.
8. Refugee crisis in the EU
The most recent problem has been all of the refugees leaving Syria and war areas near Syria to find better places and homes. All the countries should accept a certain amount that way they dont all flee to one country and over populate this country.
9. Oil
Everyone in the world is fighting over oil and it is a huge global crisis. We really need to invest money in finding alternatives because at the end of the day oil at this rate will all be used up in the coming years and we will have a lot of problems. Investing money in alternatives could also be better for the environment.
10. population overgrowth
We have a set amount of land yet the population of the world is growing at an exceptional rate. Most of these problems happen in lower developed countries because having 10 kids allows more workers for parents. Also the fact that they are not having protected sex is causing them to have so many children causing the problem. So sex education can really help these countries understand the harms that the future might have.

Hey Michael,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post because you mentioned a lot of problems that I never really thought about or didn't think much about. Such as number 5 and 6. I know that the problem exists (this may sound ignorant) but I never really think about it partly because it isn't covered in the news as much. I agree with you and believe that it is a big problem unfortunately not much attention is directed towards that part of the world for some strange reason. There were also a couple problems that you posted that I have on my list as well, you can check it out at http://daviddo-uf.blogspot.com/2016/01/worlds-biggest-problems.html
Hello Michael,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your post, and found several similarities between what we both came up with. I fond it interesting that you spoke about nuclear proliferation as being a major problem, and I had not included that in my list, but I certainly agree that it is a principal concern. Political allegiances aside, our treaty with Iran should present some interesting developments on this topic. I suppose we can only wait and see how it develops. I also shared your concern for global poverty. Did you know that 22,000 children die each day due to poverty?
I linked my blog below if you would like to take a look at it.
http://entrepreneurship3003blog.blogspot.com