List of global issues

A global issue is a matter of public concern worldwide. This list of global issues presents problems or phenomena affecting people around the world, including but not limited to widespread social issues, economic issues, and environmental issues. Organizations that maintain or have published an official list of global issues include the United Nations, and the World Economic Forum.

Global catastrophic risks
Not all of these risks are independent, because the majority, if not all of them are a result of human activity.
 * Biodiversity loss
 * Climate change
 * Destructive artificial intelligence
 * Environmental disaster
 * Nuclear holocaust
 * Pandemic
 * Biotechnology risk
 * Molecular nanotechnology
 * Societal collapse

United Nations list
The UN has listed issues that it deems to be the most pressing :

As part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the UN Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) were superseded by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (2016-2030), which are also known as The Global Goals. There are associated Targets and Indicators for each Global Goal.

World Economic Forum List
In keeping with their economy-centered view, the World Economic Forum formulated a list of 10 most pressing points in 2016:
 * 1) Food security
 * 2) Inclusive growth
 * 3) Future of work/unemployment
 * 4) Climate change
 * 5) Financial crisis of 2007–2008
 * 6) Future of the internet/Fourth Industrial Revolution
 * 7) Gender equality
 * 8) Global trade and investment and regulatory frameworks
 * 9) Long-term investment/Investment strategy
 * 10) Future healthcare

Global environmental issues
No single issue can be analysed, treated, or isolated from the others. For example, habitat loss and climate change adversely affect biodiversity. Deforestation and pollution are direct consequences of overpopulation and both, in turn, affect biodiversity. While overpopulation locally leads to rural flight, this is more than counterbalanced by accelerating urbanization and urban sprawl. Theories like the world-system theory and the Gaia hypothesis focus on the inter-dependency aspect of environmental and economic issues. Among the most evident environmental problems are:


 * Overconsumption – situation where resource use has outpaced the sustainable capacity of the ecosystem.
 * Overpopulation – too many people for the planet to sustain.
 * Biodiversity loss
 * Deforestation
 * Desertification
 * Global warming/climate change
 * Habitat destruction
 * Holocene extinction
 * Ocean acidification
 * Ozone depletion
 * Pollution
 * Waste and waste disposal
 * Water pollution
 * Resource depletion
 * Urban sprawl

Literature

 * Global Education Magazine
 * Global Environmental Politics
 * Global Education Magazine
 * Global Environmental Politics
 * Global Education Magazine
 * Global Environmental Politics