Top 5 World Problems

1.  Water reductions

Water is a finite resource and since the world population is continually increasing the amount of water is falling with it.  Therefore, sooner or later there may not be water to use.

Solution Rank=1: A solution to this would be cutting back on agriculture and restricting water use across the globe by implementing strict water laws.

2.  Global Warming

The world continues to get warmer.  Due to the fact that industry is pumping and population continues to increase, carbon emissions will continue to rise.

Solution Rank=3: A solution to this would be to make the emission rules stricter.  By dong so we could slow down emissions and try to rebuild our o-zone.

3.  World Population increase

The World Population continues to grow at a exponential rate.  This growth rate is making people think that the world may not be able to support this growth.

Solution Rank=2: A solution to this would be limiting the number of children people are able to have and increasing planned parenthood organizations in specific areas.

4.  Poverty

Some of the world right now is in poverty.  These poor places like Africa have high numbers of offspring and therefore, the poor population continues to grow.  That being said, these children do not have the resources to survive and thrive and the cycle continues.

Solution Rank=5: A solution to this would be encouraging countries to grow by providing a structure that enables to them.  Also the promotion of education is necessary for growth.

5.  Religious Warfare

As terrorist groups form, many people have begun to look at religion in a different light.  Anti-Semites and radicals alike are spreading hate for specific religions.  Due to this hate, there have been many deaths and attacks.

Solution Rank=4: A solution to this would be to strengthen military and try to severely punish anti-Semites.

            For rank ordering the problems above I had to choose which were the most severe.  I placed Water Reductions as number one because if we do not have water there is no life.  Although they are coming out with ways to turn salt water into drinking water those ways are extremely expensive.  I selected Global Warming as number two because if our world continues to warm we will be subject to extreme weather, this will result in deaths that we cannot control.  I chose World Population Increase as number 3 because if the world’s population continues to grow, water reserves will run out faster and global warming will speed up.  I placed Poverty as number 4 because if the majority of the world lives in poverty it hurts the advancement of the world as a whole.   I then placed Religious Warfare at number five because people are being killed daily for declaring a specific religion, which causes many to live in fear.  

For rank ordering the solutions I chose which solutions I believed to be the easiest to implement.  I though my solution for Water Reductions was number one because passing a law could solve that.  Although it is hard to pass a law it is still easier to do and monitor than the other solutions.  I chose the solution to the World’s Population increase next.  I chose this because it is also a law however this law would be harder to follow than water restrictions due to the fact that many pregnancies are unplanned.  As I stated above laws may be hard to pass but it is still easier than the other solutions.  Next I chose the solution for Global Warming.  Passing laws on emissions once again solves this, however it is hard to monitor emissions.  Then I chose the solution for Religious Warfare.  Creating a military is very hard it takes up a lot of money in taxes, that is why it is ranked number four.  However, it is easier than my solution to Poverty.  This was the last one because it seems like the hardest one to implement.  It would be very difficult to create schools in these poverty stricken areas.  There are so many areas that it would cost a ton of money. Therefore, this solution is number 5.