Global Strategies & Solutions

Over the ages humans have recognised problems they face, and have devised and implemented solutions and strategies to overcome them. But what was the problem and logic behind these strategies, how were they implemented, and what were their outcomes - positive or negative, deliberate or unintended? The Global Strategies and Solutions section of the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is an ongoing attempt to record and map the relationships between any strategies and solutions that humanity actually or potentially uses, in the hopes that a better overall understanding of which would greatly enhance our ability to formulate effective strategies to global problems.

The Global Strategies and Solutions section details this problem and over 32,000 others and the 280,000 relationships between them - from Awarding prizes, Breaking down cultural isolation and Campaigning, to Wishing and Using witchcraft. The strategies presented are those recognized by over 69,000 international organizations including IGOs, NGOs and other bodies (profiled in the Yearbook of International Organizations). Some strategies may be recognized by many organizations, others may only be recognized by loose networks, movements or isolated groups of experts.

Strategy Strategy Type
Restricting exchange of ideas D: Detailed strategies
Abstaining from political structure F: Exceptional strategies
Restricting A: Abstract fundamental strategies
Distributing human settlements E: Emanations of other strategies
Tackling poverty through environmental health measures E: Emanations of other strategies
Building sustainable communities C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Developing management strategies for invasive species E: Emanations of other strategies
Instigating community resources management E: Emanations of other strategies
Peace-keeping C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Recycling materials A: Abstract fundamental strategies
Adapting traditional practices for biodiversity conservation D: Detailed strategies
Building culture of peace F: Exceptional strategies
Strengthening international cooperation on enclosed and semi-enclosed seas G: Very Specific strategies
Adapting to climate change C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Promoting open trade for sustainable development E: Emanations of other strategies
Immunization against disease D: Detailed strategies
Using environmental labelling D: Detailed strategies
Enhancing corporate environmental responsibility E: Emanations of other strategies
Developing internet democracy E: Emanations of other strategies
Advancing energy efficiency D: Detailed strategies
Abstaining from models of equality J: Unconfirmed strategies
Reorienting education towards sustainable development E: Emanations of other strategies
Dramatizing mysteries D: Detailed strategies
Using holistic medicine D: Detailed strategies
Negotiating convention for the elimination of nuclear weapons D: Detailed strategies
Remote sensing by satellite D: Detailed strategies
Safeguarding telecommunications security E: Emanations of other strategies
Using economic instruments to manage environmental health costs E: Emanations of other strategies
Using homeopathic medicine E: Emanations of other strategies
Combating deforestation B: Basic universal strategies
Promoting sustainable livelihoods D: Detailed strategies
Reducing poverty C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Enabling consumers' cooperatives E: Emanations of other strategies
Transferring technology C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Classifying species D: Detailed strategies
Articulating self-consciousness D: Detailed strategies
Preparing country biodiversity strategies D: Detailed strategies
Faith healing D: Detailed strategies
Ensuring national economic policies support sustainable development C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Planning development of natural resources C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Cultivating home gardens D: Detailed strategies
Strengthening local governments D: Detailed strategies
Prosecuting racially motivated crime E: Emanations of other strategies
Fostering small business D: Detailed strategies
Studying biodiversity E: Emanations of other strategies
Being an atheist F: Exceptional strategies
Developing agricultural biotechnology D: Detailed strategies
Planting forests for carbon sequestration D: Detailed strategies
Strengthening international environmental agreements D: Detailed strategies
Articulating future vision F: Exceptional strategies

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