Top 5 World Problems

1) Syria's refugees fleeing from ISIS to Greece, Turkey and other countries. The countries they are fleeing to don't provide them with enough food and housing. In Greece, especially, where the economy is devastating, mostly volunteers and NPOs are trying to help the refugees by providing them with the basics (food, shelter, clothes, job, etc). 


2) Jihad terrorism. Jihad terrorists take parts of the Quran and Hadith and misinterpret them to justify their anger and terrorist attacks. These people usually suffer from mental problems, economic distress and/or feelings of humiliation. 


3) Hunger problems in underdeveloped countries. Countries in power take advantage of the resources poor countries have and exploit the residents by hiring them for cheap labor. Then the residents cannot find a decent job because of their limited resources and are almost entirely dependent on the countries in power.

4) Illiteracy in underdeveloped countries. 

5) Environmental problems with greenhouse gases emitted from cars. Excessive amount of driving in major cities. These gases increase the earth's temperature, which in turn results in climate change. 

I picked these five problems as the most serious problems because I think they are the ones that should be solved as soon as possible. The first two have to be solved immediately since they happened very recently and a lot of people have died because of these problems. The last three have been problems for a long time. Actions have been taken to solve them, but progress still needs to be made. I believe hunger is the first thing that has to be solved, so that more people live and thus, more people get educated. The fifth problem is all about the environment, which is still a very serious problem, even if I ranked it as the fifth.

1) Environmental problems with greenhouse gases emitted from cars. Solution: Environmentally-friendly cars should be marketed and advertised more. People should start using cars only for shorts distances, and use bikes and public transportation more often. Public transportation tickets should become cheaper.

2) Illiteracy in underdeveloped countries. Solution: Create a student exchange program for universities around the world in which students can tutor and/or Education majors can teach people in countries where neither enough schools are constructed nor enough teachers are hired.

3) Hunger problems in underdeveloped countries. Solution: First and foremost educate them. Countries from all over the world can send representatives to teach the residents of underdeveloped countries how to grow their own food and livestock and how to become economically independent.

4) Syria's refugees fleeing from ISIS to Greece, Turkey and other countries. Solution: All EU countries make a contract to help out the refugees. This way they can be sent to countries where economic and basic support would be easier to find.

5) Jihad terrorism. Solution: Teach them the right interpretation of Quran and Hadith and solve their problems by providing them with more benefits, including psychological support.

My ranking of my most implementable solutions is almost the reverse of my previous list. The reason why I ordered the list like this is because some problems that seem to be "less important problems" are probably more possible to solve. I am pretty sure the first problem can be easily solved if people become less lazy. In Singapore, they have already limited most of the driving by encouraging public transportation to a large extent. The reason for this is partly because of the high cost of cars and party because of the environmental-friendly regulations they have. The second solution can also be implemented since universities are paying more attention and offering more funding into innovative ideas. That's why I think creating a student exchange program is feasible. The last two problems are less likely to be solved soon, due to financial and political interests that get in the way. It is also pretty difficult to track down the Jihad terrorists and especially to stop them by "unbrainwashing" them from their religious beliefs.