Top 5 World Problems

Most Serious

Income inequality

Terrorism

Climate change

Sexual Slavery

Wars and Conflicts

Least Serious

Hunger

AIDS

No running/potable drinking water

No availability of internet

Apathy

Most possible to implement

Climate Change

Income Inequality

Sexual Slavery

Terrorism

Wars and Conflicts

The reason I selected Income Inequality as the top problem is because I firmly believe that money and the corruptible power it bestows is the root of a lot of the evil that exists in the world.  An example of this is to take a look at the microcosm of violence and corruption that comprises the narcotics trafficking cartels in Mexico.  The money the illicit trade of narcotics brings, is so powerful that large swaths of the justice system and state police forces are entirely corrupt as a consequence.  They are bought and paid off so handsomely that over a hundred thousand people have died at the hands of this violence, just to traffic narcotics across the border to the U.S.  It has a trickle down effect in that it engenders and creates a vicious cycle that is hard to break in the form of dependencies and spin off illicit markets that are created in support of and in conjunction to the narcotics trafficking trade, such as prostitution, sexual slavery, murder, arms trafficking, human trafficking, etc.  All for money.  That’s the end goal and what these willing and unwilling participants are both fighting and sacrificed for, respectively.  Without this large gap in income, a lot of these ills and problems outlined would be in effect eliminated.  Impossible to eradicate as it is impossible to predict human nature. 

My most implementable solution I believe is climate change.  The reason I listed this one is because as humans we can certainly determine if there is a planet where we can spend money and vacation and work and fulfill our destinies, then it stands to reason that without a planet none of the aforementioned is then viable or possible.  We will reach a point where recycling, reduction in carbon emissions, conserving energy will become a necessity and not a green minded after thought for the conservationists and folks who seek to preserve and save our planet.  It’s a long shot but I really hope we start to really invest in green and renewable energy sources more so than we have in the past.  Without these technologies in the pipeline, our dependency on fossil fuels will continue.  Its high time we take care of our most valuable resource and the reason for our existence.  Its not like we have another planet we can simply take a space ship to and colonize and then begin to ruin that environment as well.