The Problems of mankind

useful things and easier life - dark side of this benefit Trying to rule – some mistakes Today’s world - global issues Typical features: - persist over time - transnational - affect large numbers of people - are connected to other global issues Solution?

Categories The social problems The environmental and ecological problems The economic problems Wars and conflicts

The social problems Population growth Health issues Rapid growth – near future The planet won‘t be able to support Attempts to stop population growth  - China: one family = one child Health issues Diseases Have overcome – plague, smallpox or cholera 1 billion people - access to HCS Over 7.5 million children – each year Extremely deadly pandemic diseases: EBOLA, AIDS, MALARIA, THE BLACK DEATH

The environmental and ecological problems Greenhouse effect one of the best known g. p. – global warming Without this effect - no life on Earth Big production of certain gases– heat In the result Depletion of the ozone layer protects us against UV radiation Atmosphere is being destroyed – freons (in fridges, air-conditioning systems, aerosol sprays etc.)  Some freons – probihited

The economic problems Poverty World Hunger Almost half of the world no access - to health, education and other services don’t have – shelter, food or water (safe enough to drink) World Hunger want or lack of food more than 21,000 people die every day of hunger in developing countries (countries in Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean or Africa) enough food Food for work, United against Poverty

Wars and conflicts 20th century - biggest war conflicts 100 million people using nuclear weapons ( the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, North Korea, Pakistan, India, Israel) several smaller wars(in the Middle east) - overgrow Terrorism - violent acts, create fear