What I Believe To Be the Top 5 World Problems

Here are my top 5 world issues from last week, ranked from most to least serious, in my opinion:

1.  Poverty, Hunger, and a Lack of Drinking Water
2.  The Economic Situation of the World
3.  Availability of Energy
4.  World Pollution
5.  Racial Discrimination

For my rankings, I chose "Poverty, Hunger, and a Lack of Drinking Water" as my top problem because this issue affects people everywhere in the world, killing over 22,000 children per day alone. This is a global devastation that cannot be ignored, and those fortunate enough not to suffer these conflictions should do their part to provide relief to those who do.

Here are my solutions to these issues, ranked from most to least possible to implement, in my opinion:

1. One step towards helping to eliminate pollution is to get involved in or host a beach/park/wildlife cleanup - this will not only help the wildlife in the area but it will also help to raise awareness for people to do their part in this issue, such as regularly recycling in their own homes.
2. While it is a small step towards such a large problem, getting involved with and supporting your local food bank is a great place to start to help. If everyone helped out in their community in some manner such as this, it would overall have a very large impact on this world issue.
3. It is awful that this sort of discrimination and prejudice still exists today, but people can do their part by not participating in or condoning such behavior, as well as educating people on the realities of racism.
4. There is a lot of awareness today towards the global consumption of energy, resulting in the creation of energy-friendly products that make it easier for people to do their part for the environment, such as switching to LED light bulbs or even simply making sure all lights/electronics are off when not in use.
5. While the economy is difficult to directly implement a solution to, I think that it is very important for people to constantly be aware of what the current situation is so that they can respond appropriately and do their best to support economic growth. 
   

I chose the solution to "World Pollution" as my top solution because I believe it is the most implementable. If EVERYONE simply did their part for the environment, recycled, and didn't litter, this issue would eventually, in theory, solve itself.

xoxo The EntrepreTraveler