The 15 Global Challenges from t he Millennium Project, a global participatory think tank. 1. How can sustainable development be achieved for all while addressing global climate change? 2. How can everyone have sufficient clean water without conflict? 3. How can population growth and resources be brought into balance? 4. How can genuine democracy emerge from authoritarian regimes? 5. How can decisionmaking be enhanced by integrating improved global foresight during unprecedented accelerating change? 6. How can the global convergence of information and communications technologies work for everyone? 7. How can ethical market economies be encouraged to help reduce the gap between rich and poor? 8. How can the threat of new and reemerging diseases and immune micro-organisms be reduced? 9. How can education make humanity more intelligent, knowledgeable, and wise enough to address its global challenges? 10. How can shared values and new security strategies reduce ethnic conflicts,...
An English Idiom “To kick the bucket” meaning to die is the inspiration for the bucket list, no not just the film. It has become a phenomenon sweeping the world. So what is a bucket list you ask me? Well, we all have things we want to do and experience before we kick the bucket. For a growing number of people this has become an obsession. They create a list of things that they have always wanted to do and aim to do it all before they die. This can range hugely in difficulty. It’s more about what is important to the individual. I have seen climbing Mount Everest and sleeping under the stars on the same list! A survey to find the most common things on people’s lists came up with the following: 1. Become a millionaire 2. Travel the world 3. See the northern lights 4. Walk the great wall of China 5. Completely pay of...