The sphere of human activity at the current stage of development covers the entire globe and even goes beyond its borders. Considering the heterogeneity of humanity, its activities simply cannot but be accompanied by certain contradictions. If they cover the entire planet and near-Earth space, then these are global problems.
Global problems of the modern world cover all aspects of human life, concern all countries, peoples and segments of the population, relate both to the surface of the earth and to the oceans, atmosphere, space, lead to serious economic and social losses. Therefore, the solution of these problems is the task of the whole world, requiring universal unification.
Global problems are divided into several types:
- Environmental: includes ozone holes, greenhouse effect, industrial waste disposal, environmental disasters. Solve these problems locally at
- Economic: it needs to address issues such as resource depletion, sustainable development,redistribution of we alth.
- Energy: energy crisis, the problem of safe operation of nuclear power plants and disposal of their waste, alternative energy sources.
- Space: peaceful exploration of space, space pollution.
- Political: international understanding, peaceful conflict resolution, racial conflicts, counter-terrorism.
- Arms: the problem of disarmament of individual states, in particular the problem of nuclear and biological weapons.
- Natural: food problem, destruction of ecosystems.
- He alth: demographic problem, pandemics (AIDS), oncological diseases.
- Social: spiritual crisis, illiteracy, the formation of an ecological type of thinking aimed at harmonizing all spheres of human activity with nature.
single state level is simply not possible.
The global problems of mankind at the state and international levels are currently considered, unfortunately, as something very abstract and requiring a solution only in the distant future. As for the individual level, with rare exceptions, people take a position of neutrality, they say, this does not concern me personally. All this indicates a lack of understanding by the masses of the seriousness of global problems.
Global problems of society have several characteristics:
- They are universal in nature, covering the interests of all peoples (and sometimes all living things) and each person in particular.
- In the absence of their solution, sooner or later they will lead to a global catastrophe and deathhumanity.
- Require the joint efforts of all mankind.
- Require an integrated, synergistic approach.
In fact, the global problems of mankind reflect the unevenness and imbalance of its development. Developing industry, man lost touch with nature, resulting in exacerbated environmental problems. The trend towards the creation of an information society and the dominance of capitalism has led to a spiritual crisis. The predominance of individualism and infantile egoism brought to the fore political, weapons and social problems. This is how causal relationships between seemingly crises in completely different areas are carried out. However, the solution of one problem will not cause, according to the law, a positive correlation of the solution of others: here a single integrated approach is required, based on the global reconstruction of the consciousness of mankind in favor of a collective way of existence, effective interaction and harmonious development in connection with nature and the next and previous generations.
