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 |
|---|---|
| Living simply | D: Detailed strategies |
| Limiting world trade | J: Unconfirmed strategies |
| Studying poverty | E: Emanations of other strategies |
| Rehabilitating health care services | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Exposing secret laws | J: Unconfirmed strategies |
| Inventing new administrative schemes | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Causing disaffection | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Locating coastal sewage outfalls to avoid environmental risks | E: Emanations of other strategies |
| Adopting appropriate water treatment technology | D: Detailed strategies |
| Burying in outer space | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Fostering broad life experiences | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Mobilizing resources for economic development | D: Detailed strategies |
| Engaging in tribal warfare | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Organizing land ownership | D: Detailed strategies |
| Democratizing police state | J: Unconfirmed strategies |
| Limiting availability of investment capital for urban renewal | E: Emanations of other strategies |
| Creating comprehensive repair plan | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Supplying credit system | D: Detailed strategies |
| Being concerned with novelty | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Planning health services | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Developing national public health services | K: Provisional strategies |
| Improving viability of nuclear power plants | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Condemning paganism | J: Unconfirmed strategies |
| Separating components of urban solid waste | E: Emanations of other strategies |
| Dispelling | A: Abstract fundamental strategies |
| Providing open universities | E: Emanations of other strategies |
| Using parliamentary privilege | J: Unconfirmed strategies |
| Arranging family meetings | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Being soft | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Acting disorderly | J: Unconfirmed strategies |
| Increasing available beef stock | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Withholding support | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Standardizing textbooks | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Establishing bogus firms | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Providing mercenary troops | J: Unconfirmed strategies |
| Discharging substances | D: Detailed strategies |
| Reducing tedium | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Rejecting technological change | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Training early education teachers | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Trivializing political debate | J: Unconfirmed strategies |
| Acknowledging ratified treaties | C: Cross-sectoral strategies |
| Gardening | D: Detailed strategies |
| Providing institutional support for business development | E: Emanations of other strategies |
| Studying technical assistance | E: Emanations of other strategies |
| Reducing miscarriage of criminal justice | E: Emanations of other strategies |
| Exploiting women refugees | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Expanding internal roles | G: Very Specific strategies |
| Requiring proof of methods | F: Exceptional strategies |
| Activating social conscience of engineers | D: Detailed strategies |
| Protecting individual rights | G: Very Specific strategies |