Top 5 Major World Problems

Top 5 Major World Problems                     

1. Clean Water 
                                       
2. Terrorism  
                                            
3. Poverty 
                                                    
4. Education                                              

5. Species Extinction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Ranking my list of top 5 major world problems proved to be difficult because out of my original list of 10, shortening it was almost impossible. They each deserved to be in the rankings because of the severity of each problem. But the first one on the rankings was the easiest, which had to be clean water. The statistics are just staggering in that 1 in 10 people do not have access to clean drinking water. That is a difficult statistic to swallow and something has to be done to prevent deaths that are premature. Terrorism might not have ranked as high on the list a few years ago but in light of recent events in the world it is something that needs to be addressed now. Poverty goes hand in hand with hunger in my rankings because they really have a cause and effect type relationship. Half of the world living on $2.50 or less is insane and makes it an important issue. Education is a problem that in many people's opinion can aid in helping fix the poverty issue. The more people are educated the greater the likelihood of them being able to find a job are. The last issue that made my top 5 problem list is species extinction. This issue is one that is growing in importance each and every year because species are dying off and there are so many endangered that are in jeopardy of the same fate.

Top 5 Most Viable Solutions

1. Terrorism - the U.S needs to step up and become a leader.    

2. Clean Water - bridge the gap between developed/developing countries.

3. Species Extinction - stricter legal penalties/fees for lawbreakers.  

4. Education - build schools and send educators.   

5. Poverty - donate money, develop education and healthcare.

The most viable solution to all of these problems in my opinion is the solution I suggested to terrorism. The U.S is no stranger to taking action to situations that are not just and right and the ISIS situation fits the bill. There are very few armies that could hold the ranks of the U.S military in terms of size and skill and we must utilize this asset and step up and become a world leader. All that is needed is government action and this is easily something that can be implemented tomorrow. Clean water is the second on my ranking of most plausible solutions. I suggested in my original post that if we are able to close the gap between the developing and developed countries clean water can be a past issue. If a developed country would adopt a developing country and offer their resources and technology to these people this could be very solvable. Species extinction is third on the list because imposing stricter penalties and fees to those who kill these animals would deter the offenders and is not something that is crazy or difficult to resolve. Education and poverty are two that become more difficult because it involves getting our hands dirty and going and developing these systems in these locations. Education and healthcare especially are issues that even developed and organized countries still debate over and change and starting from scratch in other countries with language barriers would make for a difficult feat.