Top 5 World Problems

Top 5 World Problems

1. Poverty- Almost half of the world lives on less than $2.50 a day. According to unicef 22,000 children die each day due to poverty.
2. World Hunger- I’m sure this has made it on each of our list. For some it’s just something you have heard about from a beauty pageant or a commercial with a b-list celebrity asking for donations, but others have seen it firsthand.
3. Clean Drinking Water- Hard to believe that this is really a problem unless you travel outside of the United States. 780 million people do not have access to clean drinking water.
4. Terrorism- Terrorism isn’t just something you hear about or see on the television anymore. It’s real and it is here where we live. So many senseless acts that are killing our friends and family’s needs to stop.
5. Cybersecurity- According to Reuters Cyber-crime cost global economy $445 billion a year. It’s one thing when people can hack into your bank account and clean you out, but what happens when they can control our computers in our armed forces? It would not be pretty if they somehow could gain access to controlling one of our unmanned drones?
    
    
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• Cyber Security-There are a few things that normal citizens can do to protect their selves from being a victim. I just took the ISM 3004 class here at UF and this was one of the topics that we covered. You can protect your computer by keeping your firewalls turned on. Install or update your Antivirus Software. Install Anti spyware. Always keep your operating system up to date, and turn your computer off.
• World Hunger-I can honestly say I have seen it firsthand up-close and personal.  Have made several trips to Haiti and it just breaks your heart to see people going without food for days on end. There are many reasons this happens. One is Governmental corruption. If you control the food you control the people. One way we have been able to help our friends in Haiti is by building relationships with people on the ground there and bypassing the ports and government agencies. Countries who are stable and have wealth should work together with programs to reach the people in need.
• Clean Water-I have been in different countries on mission trips that we couldn’t even brush our teeth in the water they were drinking.  We had to buy clean water or bring in elaborate filtration systems. This is a major problem that needs to be put to rest. It will need to begin with education to and for the people who live in these areas. They can be taught how to dig wells and treat the water properly. There are many organizations who have begun to fight this battle, but more organizations, people and funding will have to be brought together to win this fight.
• Terrorism-It used to be on foreign lands where these acts took place, but with the freedom to travel around the world with such ease we are susceptible to attacks. We must start at the top with our commander and chief and have a little bit of diplomacy. We could certainly do a better job on who we are letting into our country. We must make sure all agencies communicate with each other with open information.
  -Poverty-This is a problem so large that it will take all countries working together to figure out how to make sure that food is affordable to every person in every nation.
   
  Rank – Order of Problem Justification
  I chose poverty as I number one problem in the world. The reason I ranked that particular problem as number one is because if poverty was not an issue for you then you could afford to buy clean water, and food for your family. Money does not fix everything, but it can sure help change your circumstances.
   
  Rank – Order of Solution Justification
  Honestly out of all the problems that I listed this one seems to be the easiest one to fix. I am basing my info on the fact of Moore’s law. It states the power of computers actually double every two years. I think with that kind of technology advancing so quickly we should be able to stay ahead of the cyber-attacks. However, I also realize the cyber-attacks will also get more sophisticated.