[Vision2020] Economist Rankings of the World's Greatest Challenges

[Ralph Nielsen]

And here in the USA, apparently the richest country in the world, we  
have to operate food banks to feed the poor. Shame on us.

Ralph



[Vision2020] Economist Rankings of the World's Greatest Challenges

Tom Trail ttrail at moscow.com
Mon Jun 2 09:44:06 PDT 2008

 >Visionaires:

Economists recently met in Denmark and ranked the world's greatest  
challenges.
Malnutrition and health problems dominated the top ratings.

Tom Trail

 >How to save the world: the verdicts are in from the experts and our  
readers
 ><http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/ 
article4033472.ece>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/ 
article4033472.ece
 >From Times Online
 >May 30, 2008
 >
 >
 ><http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/ 
article4033272.ece>Spending
 >£30 billion
 >
 >Economists battle it out to rank possible
 >solutions for the great challenges in global
 >stability and security
 >
 >Copenhagen Consensus: the panel's verdict
 >
 >1 Micronutrient supplements for children (vitamin A and zinc)  
Malnutrition
 >2 The Doha development agenda Trade
 >3 Micronutrient fortification (iron and salt iodization) Malnutrition
 >4 Expanded immunization coverage for children Diseases
 >5 Biofortification Malnutrition
 >6 Deworming and other nutrition programs at school Malnutrition &  
Education
 >7 Lowering the price of schooling Education
 >8 Increase and improve girls' schooling Women
 >9 Community-based nutrition promotion Malnutrition
 >10 Provide support for women's reproductive role Women
 >11 Heart attack acute management Diseases
 >12 Malaria prevention and treatment Diseases
 >13 Tuberculosis case finding and treatment Diseases
 >14 R&D in low-carbon energy technologies Global Warming
 >15 Bio-sand filters for household water treatment Water
 >16 Rural water supply Water
 >17 Conditional cash transfers Education
 >18 Peace-keeping in post-conflict situations Conflicts
 >19 HIV combination prevention Diseases
 >20 Total sanitation campaign Water
 >21 Improving surgical capacity at district hospital level Diseases
 >22 Microfinance Women
 >23 Improved stove intervention Air Pollution
 >24 Large, multipurpose dam in Africa Water
 >25 Inspection and maintenance of diesel vehicles Air Pollution
 >26 Low sulfur diesel for urban road vehicles Air Pollution
 >27 Diesel vehicle particulate control technology Air Pollution
 >28 Tobacco tax Diseases
 >29 R&D and mitigation Global Warming
 >30 Mitigation only Global Warming
 >