World Issues of

Concern to Global
Citizens
 Social issues
problem that affects many people within a society.

Political issues
Types of one that has to do with government or politics.

Global Economic issues

issues problem in the economy that is concerned with the production of
goods and services to satisfy the unlimited wants of the economy
through the utilization of scarce resources.

Environmental issues
the harmful effects of human activities on the environment.
 Population
What effects will population growth/decline, aging, migration and urbanization
have on our future world?

Resources
What changes will we see in food, water and energy consumption/production?

Technology
7 Global What changes are we going to see in computation, robotics, biotechnology and
nanotechnology?

challenges
source:
Information
How does the vast amount of data change how we learn and govern in the future?
https://www.aascu.org/GlobalChallenges/ Economies
How is our economic landscape changing?

Conflict
How do we cope with a post-9/11 world? Is there a new paradigm?

Governance
What is the role of leaders, corporations and NGO’s in this new environment?
 Global issues related to:
 population growth and the movement of
people
 energy use
Global Issues  environmental impact
for the 21st  spread of disease and hunger
century  control of weapons of mass destruction
Source:
https://universitycollege.du.edu/courses/courses
detail.cfm?degreecode=gs&coursenum=2050
 What are the biggest problems in the 21st
Global Issues century?
for the 21st  Conflict and war is often triggered by access to
century resources, increasingly exacerbated by climate
source: change, a fear of migrants and many of the
https://21stcenturylab.lincoln.a other challenges set out here. Conflict and war
c.uk/ten-grand-challenges
are moreover major contributors to
environmental damage and climate change.
  While it may mean different things to different people, the most
common definition of a global citizenship is the idea that all
Global people have responsibilities to the world rather than just their
Citizenship country and immediate community.
 Modern global citizens have ethical, moral, political and economic
responsibility responsibilities, and have a desire to contribute to communities
source: and the world at large in a positive way in order to improve the
https://csglobalpartners.com/resour lives of others.
ces/what-is-global-citizenship/
  The responsibility to understand one’s own perspective and the
perspectives of others on global issues
 The responsibility to respect cultural diversity
 The responsibility to build relationships with people from other
Global countries and cultures

Citizenship  The responsibility to understand the ways in which people and

countries of the world are interconnected and interdependent
responsibility  The responsibility to understand global issues
source:
https://csglobalpartners.com/re  The responsibility to advocate for greater international
sources/what-is-global- cooperation with other nations
citizenship/
 The responsibility for advocating for the implementation of
international agreements, conventions, and treaties related to
global issues
 The responsibility for advocating for more effective global equity
and justice in each of the value domains of the world community