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
Strengthening immune system F: Exceptional strategies
Decreasing scale of farms G: Very Specific strategies
Using drugs for non-medical purposes D: Detailed strategies
Bearing heroic redemption G: Very Specific strategies
Strengthening international coordination of marine environment programmes E: Emanations of other strategies
Rejecting impractical notions G: Very Specific strategies
Eliciting political action J: Unconfirmed strategies
Resisting temptation G: Very Specific strategies
Using agro-ecosystems in conservation management E: Emanations of other strategies
Providing testimonials D: Detailed strategies
Monitoring atmospheric pollution G: Very Specific strategies
Providing sustaining symbols G: Very Specific strategies
Quelling pervasive fear of nuclear war E: Emanations of other strategies
Redistributing A: Abstract fundamental strategies
Disempowering with information G: Very Specific strategies
Reversing business decline E: Emanations of other strategies
Chancing A: Abstract fundamental strategies
Re-energizing public leadership C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Providing sufficient legal recourse G: Very Specific strategies
Providing technical assistance for literacy programmes E: Emanations of other strategies
Challenging belief in emotional instability of women G: Very Specific strategies
Applying polluter-pays principle D: Detailed strategies
Satisfying recreational needs K: Provisional strategies
Establishing comprehensive environmental law system C: Cross-sectoral strategies
Prosecuting offences F: Exceptional strategies
Undertaking geo-engineering G: Very Specific strategies
Destabilizing natural environment E: Emanations of other strategies
Addressing fear of urban problems G: Very Specific strategies
Using musical instruments G: Very Specific strategies
Researching relationship between population structure and road accidents G: Very Specific strategies
Developing forging processes G: Very Specific strategies
Engendering anti-crime postures in the public G: Very Specific strategies
Dividing by official language systems J: Unconfirmed strategies
Visiting holy sites K: Provisional strategies
Developing management strategies for marine biological resources E: Emanations of other strategies
Seeking seclusion G: Very Specific strategies
Distributing A: Abstract fundamental strategies
Constructing from timber G: Very Specific strategies
Promoting local tourist ventures G: Very Specific strategies
Protecting the environment from contamination G: Very Specific strategies
Relieving scarcity of business collateral for microenterprises E: Emanations of other strategies
Preventing carbon monoxide poisoning in the home E: Emanations of other strategies
Taking responsibility for community improvements G: Very Specific strategies
Decreasing genetic diversity in cultivated plants F: Exceptional strategies
Shifting patterns of engagement in resource use E: Emanations of other strategies
Conserving endangered species of crustacea E: Emanations of other strategies
Obeying religious authority J: Unconfirmed strategies
Studying international law G: Very Specific strategies
Sharing professional interest in colour E: Emanations of other strategies
Reducing diseases of affluence J: Unconfirmed strategies

Pages