Global problems content

GLOBAL PROBLEMS
Content

Introduction

1. A look at global issues
2. Ecological and social problems
3. Socio-cultural problems
Conclusion
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Global problems of mankind are problems and situations that cover many countries, the Earth's atmosphere, the World Ocean and near-Earth space and affect the entire population of the Earth.

The global problems of mankind cannot be solved by the forces of one country, there is a need for jointly developed provisions on environmental protection, a coordinated economic policy, assistance to backward countries, etc.
In the course of the development of civilization, humanity has repeatedly faced complex problems, sometimes of a planetary nature. But still it was a distant prehistory, a kind of "incubation period" of modern global problems. These problems were fully manifested in the second half and, in particular, in the last quarter of the twentieth century, that is, at the turn of two centuries and even millennia. They were brought to life by a whole range of reasons that clearly manifested themselves during this period.
The twentieth century is a turning point not only in world social history, but also in the very fate of mankind. The fundamental difference between the outgoing century and all previous history is that humanity has lost faith in its immortality. He became aware that his dominion over nature is not unlimited and is fraught with the death of himself. In fact, never before has humanity itself increased quantitatively by a factor of 2.5 in the lifetime of only one generation, thereby increasing the strength of the "demographic press". Never before has humanity entered the period of the scientific and technological revolution, reached the post-industrial stage of development, did not open the way to space. Never before has it required so many natural resources to sustain itself, and the waste it returns to the environment has not been so great. Never before has there been such a globalization of the world economy, such a unified world information system. Finally, never before has the Cold War brought all of humanity so close to the brink of self-destruction. Even if it is possible to avoid a world nuclear war, the threat to the existence of mankind on Earth still remains, because the planet will not withstand the unbearable load that has formed as a result of human activity. It is becoming increasingly clear that the historical form of man's existence, which allowed him to create modern civilization, with all its seemingly limitless possibilities and conveniences, has given rise to many problems that require radical solutions - and at the same time urgently.