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
Distributing human settlements E: Emanations of other strategies
Restricting A: Abstract fundamental strategies
Advancing energy efficiency D: Detailed strategies
Advancing conflict resolution C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Developing international sustainable energy policy E: Emanations of other strategies
Remote sensing by satellite D: Detailed strategies
Cultivating home gardens D: Detailed strategies
Articulating self-consciousness D: Detailed strategies
Faith healing D: Detailed strategies
Using environmental labelling D: Detailed strategies
Being an atheist F: Exceptional strategies
Developing social audits C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Transferring technology C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Peace-keeping C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Planting forests for carbon sequestration D: Detailed strategies
Certifying wood E: Emanations of other strategies
Using homeopathic medicine E: Emanations of other strategies
Improving capacity for environmentally sound technology needs assessment E: Emanations of other strategies
Combating deforestation B: Basic universal strategies
Sharing information technology for sustainable development E: Emanations of other strategies
Planning development of natural resources C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Ensuring national economic policies support sustainable development C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Cultivating hemp fibre D: Detailed strategies
Preparing country biodiversity strategies D: Detailed strategies
Enhancing corporate environmental responsibility E: Emanations of other strategies
Reorienting education towards sustainable development E: Emanations of other strategies
Reducing poverty C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Negotiating convention for the elimination of nuclear weapons D: Detailed strategies
Enabling consumers' cooperatives E: Emanations of other strategies
Controlling antibiotic resistance E: Emanations of other strategies
Constructing low energy buildings C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Campaigning against childhood genital mutilation G: Very Specific strategies
Developing biodiversity indicators D: Detailed strategies
Ensuring a healthy environment C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Adapting to climate change C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Studying biodiversity E: Emanations of other strategies
Strengthening international cooperation on enclosed and semi-enclosed seas G: Very Specific strategies
Recycling materials A: Abstract fundamental strategies
Strengthening local governments D: Detailed strategies
Developing internet democracy E: Emanations of other strategies
Tackling poverty through environmental health measures E: Emanations of other strategies
Building culture of peace F: Exceptional strategies
Fostering small business D: Detailed strategies
Developing management strategies for invasive species E: Emanations of other strategies
Preserving historical and cultural treasures E: Emanations of other strategies
Reforming the calendar D: Detailed strategies
Prosecuting racially motivated crime E: Emanations of other strategies
Instigating community resources management E: Emanations of other strategies

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