Top 5 World Problems

week 4

1. Rapid climate change is a major problem the world is experiencing right now. I recently read about a lake on top of a cliff in Canada that fell off of the cliff, flooding a small village due to high temperatures. I also had to change winter break plans from snowboarding in West Virginia to Colorado because West Virginia had no snow. This harshly affects business for ski resorts and in their cities.

Problems

2. Rapid population growth has led to high levels of poverty in countries such as India, Indonesia, Bangladesh and Nigeria. One in two children in the world live in poverty and almost half the world lives on $2.50 a day. 

3. The UN states, “Globally, about 842 million people are estimated to be undernourished” and “More than 99 million children under age five are still undernourished and underweight.” Ultimately, the UN indicates that, worldwide, one in nine people remain hungry. Poor nutrition causes nearly half the deaths in children under age 5.

4. According to ILO, there were 73 million jobless people in the world in 2013. Unemployment has been escalating since people lack skills and education. Although the economy has been taking a positive turn, unemployment is still a major issue.
 
5. Education is a big problem world wide. Those living in poverty are obviously unable to have as much of a quality education as those who are not.


Solutions

1. Vaccinations are an affective solution to helping those with AIDS. Also helpful would be education on AID prevention.

2. End of course exams are a good way to ensure teachers are teaching the students what they should be learning and Peace Corp volunteers are helpful for providing education to those in poverty.It does not solve the problem but definitely helps. 

3. We must create new jobs to solve the unemployment crises and encouraging entrepreneurship does just that. We must also work on lowering the cost of education so that people can have the skills necessary to perform jobs.

4. We can help prevent this by providing incentives for large corporations to become more green. We can also place a greater emphasis on recycling. If every person tried just a tad harder to help the environment such as not littering, we could help prevent global warming.

5. We can continue to invest in safety nets that supports and promotes economic mobility such as nutrition assistance, housing assistance and health care.

I selected rapid climate change as the biggest problem because we experiencing it worse than ever right now and I have read several pieces claiming how big of an issue it is. It also affects the entire world as opposed to some of the other problems on my list that were more prominent in certain areas of the world such as rapid population growth or poverty. 

I believe the top solution I chose to help solve the problem of Aids is the most implementable because vaccinations have already been introduced and are curing millions. Also, it would be fairly easy compared to the other world problem's solutions to send educators to these highly affected areas and teach sexually transmitted disease prevention practices.