Liste globaler Probleme
Informally, a global issue describes any global social, economic, political or environmental problem that has already arisen or can arise from global change or globalization, e.g. overpopulation, or water scarcity.[1]
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.[2]
UN list
The UN has listed issues that it deems to be the most pressing as of 2015:[3]
Environment
Among the most evident environmental problems are Overpopulation, (Natural) 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.[5][6][7][8] No single issue can and should be addressed separately. Habitat loss and climate change adversely affect biodiversity. Deforestation and pollution are direct consequences of overpopulation, both in turn affect biodiversity. While overpopulation locally leads to rural flight, this is more than counterbalanced by accelerating urbanization and urban sprawl. The intricate interdependencies between the above most harmful issues can best be untangled by first addressing the primary causes, such as overpopulation. Concentration on remedying secondary effects such as acid rain, however, will not lead to lasting success. It is questionable whether the climate change can be held up by particular countermeasures such as carbon capture and storage when the trend towards increasing energy consumption on the basis of non-renewable energy sources is not stopped or even reversed.
The interdependency aspect of environmental and economical issues is focused on in theories like world-system and the Gaia hypothesis.
In an attempt to fight world hunger, the then so-called "green" revolution lead to increased exploitation of natural resources, which again had negative consequences for the environment and thus the general well-being and livelihood of mankind. Today it is mostly agreed that a general deceleration in growth (degrowth or steady-state economy) and sustainable development can be keys to a non-destructive future.
See also
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- human impact on the environment
- ecological footprint
- global justice
- social justice
- global Rights
- global governance
- World War
- global conflicts
- developing country
- pandemics
- global recession
- climate change
- human security
- energy crisis
- peak oil
- financial crisis
- species extinction
- global warming controversy
- ozone depletion and climate change
- intergovernmental organization
- Center for Global Food Issues
- Earth Economics
- Global Issues Network
- Liu Institute for Global Issues
- World Trade Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- World Economic Forum
- Washington consensus
- Chicago Council on Global Affairs
References
Literature
- John L. Seitz, Kristen A. Hite: Global Issues. 4. Auflage. Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, ISBN 978-0-470-65564-1 (google.de).
- Richard J. Payne: Global Issues. 4th Auflage. Pearson, 2012, ISBN 978-0-205-85459-2.
- Michael T. Snarr, D. Neil Snarr (Hrsg.): Introducing Global Issues. 5th Auflage. Lynne Rienner Pub, 2012, ISBN 978-1-58826-845-7.
- Shirley A. Fedorak: Global Issues: A Cross-Cultural Perspective Paperback. 2013, ISBN 978-1-4426-0596-1.
- Global Environmental Politics
- Global Education Magazine
External links
- ↑ http://www.globalissues.org/
- ↑ "Global Issues (2012), Foreword"
- ↑ http://www.un.org/en/globalissues
- ↑ http://www.globaleducationfirst.org/
- ↑ http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/15-current-environmental-problems.php
- ↑ http://inhabitat.com/why-we-need-earth-day-7-most-pressing-environmental-problems-we-need-to-solve/
- ↑ http://www.nrdc.org/issues/
- ↑ http://www.globalissues.org/issue/168/environmental-issues