Global Issues

GLOBAL ISSUES
A global issue is something that affects every human on the planet.

The term was introduced in 60s due to activity of club of Rome.
List of global issues:-
Aging related mortality and invalidization, need of radical

human life extension, AIDS and other health issues.
Consumerism
List of environmental issues
Poverty
Crisis of resources
Technological singularity
Terrorism
Threat of nuclear war
Environmental Issues
Environmental issues are harmful effects of human activity on the

biophysical environment.
Environmentalism is a social and environmental movement that started
in the 1960s addresses environmental issues through advocacy,
education and activism.
Major current environmental issues may include climate change,
pollution, environmental degradation and resource depletion.
Many countries have environmental problems which include China,
Afghanistan, Arctic Ocean, Bangladesh, Australia, Iran, Iraq, South
Africa, etc.
China
air pollution (greenhouse gases, sulfur dioxide

particulates) from reliance on coal produces acid rain;
China is the world's largest single emitter of carbon
dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels; water
shortages, particularly in the north; water pollution
from untreated wastes; deforestation; estimated loss of
one-fifth of agricultural land since 1949 to soil erosion
and economic development; desertification; trade in
endangered species
Australia
soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial

development, urbanization, and poor farming
practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of
poor quality water; desertifi cation; clearing for
agricultural purposes threatens the natural
habitat of many unique animal and plant species;
the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the
largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by
increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist
site; limited natural freshwater resources
South Africa
lack of important arterial rivers or lakes requires

extensive water conservation and control measures;
growth in water usage outpacing supply; pollution of
rivers from agricultural runoff and urban discharge; air
pollution resulting in acid rain; soil erosion;
desertification
Environmental issues are defined as problems with the planet's systems (air,
water, soil, etc.) that have developed as a result of human interference or
mistreatment of the planet.
Environmental issues also affect the political, economical, social and cultural of
a particular country or region.
Political:It examines the relationship between global political forces and environmental change,
with particular attention given to the implications of local-global interactions for environmental
management as well as the implications of environmental change for the world politics.
Contributions to the journal come across the disciplines including political science, international
relations, sociology, history, human geography, public, economics, law, etc.
Economics:It is sub-filed of economics that is concerned with environmental issues. It is

distinguished from ecological economics I that ecological economics emphasizes with its focus
upon preserving natural capital.
One survey of German economists found that ecological and environmental economics are
different schools of economic thought, with ecological economists emphasizing strong
sustainability and rejecting the proposition that natural capital can be substituted by humanmade capital.
Social:It refers to the immediate physical and social setting in which people live or in which
something happens or develops.
Many social and other environmental factors have been cited as contributing to the onset and
maintenance of substance use to relapse. However no one factor has been shown to be either
necessary or sufficient for use or relapse to occur. Thus, like other influence in the context of a
complex, dynamic multi-factor system.
Cultural:In this way the role of culture can be seen in light of other aspects of
this set of relationships. It is, therefore, not claimed that culture is the only
relevant consideration although it is claimed that it is a central and
inescapable one.
Over the past few years culture-environment relations have been among the
most active and lively areas of environment-behavior studies (EBS). Not only
has this topic been prominent at meetings of the Environmental Design
Research Association (EDRA), but there are two series of conferences devoted
specifically to this topic. This is also the case in other fields where the role and
effects of culture, previously unrecognized, neglected, or minimized, have
become influential.
This is the case in areas as diverse as developmental disorders, sport,
employment, development policies, language development, medicine and
medical practice, and psychology (with cross-cultural psychology as a major
field).

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GLOBAL ISSUES

A global issue is something that affects every human on the planet.

List of global issues:-

Aging related mortality and invalidization, need of radical

Environmental issues are harmful effects of human activity on the

air pollution (greenhouse gases, sulfur dioxide

soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial

lack of important arterial rivers or lakes requires

Economics:It is sub-filed of economics that is concerned with environmental issues. It is

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