Informally, a global issue describes any social, economic, political or environmental problem that adversely affects the global community and our environment, possibly in a catastrophic way.
Solution to global issues requires cooperation among nations.
In their book "Global Issues," Hite and Seitz emphasize that global issues are qualitatively different from international affairs and that the former arise from growing international interdependencies which makes the issues themselves interdependent. It is speculated that our global interconnectedness, instead of (only) making us more resilient makes us more vulnerable.
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UN list
The UN has listed issues that it deems to be the most pressing as of 2015:
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World Economic Forum list / Economic issues
In keeping with their economy-centered view, the World Economic Forum has formulated a list of 10 most pressing points in 2016:
- Food security
- Inclusive growth
- Future of work/Unemployment
- Climate change
- Global financial crisis
- Future of the internet/Fourth Industrial Revolution
- Gender equality
- Global trade and investment and regulatory frameworks
- Long-term investment/Investment strategy
- Future healthcare
Environmental issues
Theories like the world-system theory and the Gaia hypothesis focus on the inter-dependency aspect of environmental and economic issues. Among the most evident environmental problems are :
- overpopulation,
- resource depletion,
- pollution,
- water pollution,
- waste and waste disposal,
- ocean acidification,
- acid rain,
- ozone layer depletion,
- global warming/climate change,
- loss of biodiversity and habitat loss,
- deforestation, and
- urban sprawl.
No single issue can be analysed or treate isolated from the others. For example, habitat loss and climate change adversely affect biodiversity. Deforestation and pollution are direct consequences of overpopulation and both, in turn, affect biodiversity. While overpopulation locally leads to rural flight, this is more than counterbalanced by accelerating urbanization and urban sprawl.
See also
References
Literature
- John L. Seitz, Kristen A. Hite (2012). Global Issues (4 ed.). Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 978-0-470-65564-1.
- Richard J. Payne (2012). Global Issues (4th ed.). Pearson. ISBN 978-0205854592.
- Michael T. Snarr, D. Neil Snarr, ed. (2012). Introducing Global Issues (5th ed.). Lynne Rienner Pub. ISBN 978-1588268457.
- Shirley A. Fedorak (2013). Global Issues: A Cross-Cultural Perspective Paperback. ISBN 978-1442605961.
- Global Environmental Politics
- Global Education Magazine
External links
- "Global issues". TED.com. 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- "Global Issues". TakingITGlobal. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- "Global Issues : social, political, economic and environmental issues that affect us all". Global Issues. 2011-09-24. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- "Global Issues Network". Global Issues Network. 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- "Issues of resilience, interdependence and growth affect global climate change risk". Carbon Brief. 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
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