Crowdsourced backend of the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential
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Inadequate domestic savings
It is generally agreed that the pace of economic development is associated with the growth of... -
Deportees
Deportees are those who have been deported from, or have been obliged to leave their country of...
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Insect bites and stings
As well as transmitting many important diseases, insect bites produce in their host certain adverse... -
Decadence
Decadence revels in an excess of sensual pleasure which may be obtained through alcohol, drugs, sex... -
Diseases of beneficial insects
Diseases of insects are important when the insects concerned are beneficial to man. A diseased... -
Peripheral nerve injury
Nerves in any part of the body may be injured, and the injury may be accompanied by an open wound. -
Liver cancer
Cancers rarely begin in the liver, but liver cancer is a common form of cancer that is nearly... -
Conspiracies for societal control
Conspiracy theory is the belief that the entire course of history has been determined by an...
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Globalization of agriculture
The loss of genetic diversity of many crop plants and domesticated animals under market and...
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Mutiny
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Irresponsible international trade
War crimes, unlawful killings, torture and other serious human rights abuses have been committed... -
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT), also known as Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome, is a rare... -
Psychogenic fugue
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Urban poverty
Urban poverty is, in a sense, an overflow of rural poverty. Because rural people in the low-...
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Psychological inertia
Apathy is a mental state in which the sufferer lacks the desire, will or energy to engage in any... -
Fistulas
A fistula is an unnatural, narrow channel, leading from some natural cavity in the body to the... -
Dermatitis
The terms "dermatitis" and "eczema" are often used interchangeably. Eczema a superficial...
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Sleep disorders
The many abnormalities of sleep include excessive sleep, inability to sleep, restless sleep,...
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Fragmentation of organized students
Factional fighting among students exists at all levels, from a single campus or institution to... -
Learning disorders
A learning disability is one or more dysfunctions in a person's capacity to learn. A learning... -
Contradictions
A social, political, cultural or economic condition which is perceived as preventing the orderly... -
Disorders of lactation
Mastitis is inflammation of the breast which causes swelling, severe aching and soreness around the... -
Road traffic accidents
The mortality and morbidity rates from road traffic accidents are increasing annually in nearly...
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Osteoarthritis of the knee
Knee osteoarthritis is a condition in which the cartilage that cushions the knee wears away. The... -
Radiation accidents
Nuclear or radiation accidents are occasions on which irradiation or radioactive contamination... -
Environmental impacts of gold mining
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Desertification
Desertification occurs when the natural vegetation cover is reduced and the topsoil becomes...
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Culture shock
Cultural invasion may be followed by the inability to adapt to a different cultural experience. The... -
Sebaceous cyst
A sebaceous cyst is a catch-all term for a benign, harmless growth that occurs under the skin and... -
Erosion of sovereignty
The principle of national sovereignty is eroding because of increased interdependence between... -
Economic unrest
Industrial relations vary greatly at different times and places. After a period of comparative... -
Age-related memory loss
Normal age-related memory loss is likely to involve the hippocampus, a small structure in the...
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Boasting
Boasting may take a well-recognized verbal form or it may be achieved more subtly through display...
The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential was initiated in 1972 following a collaboration between two international non-profits, the Union of International Associations (UIA) and Mankind 2000. It is the result of an ambitious effort to collect and present information on the problems humanity is confronted with, as well as the challenges such problems pose to societies' values, development strategies and concept formation.
The online version of the resource is currently undergoing significant transformation, and the publishing model is changing in exciting new ways. The main points are:
- Whilst the above NGOs remain equal copyright holders of the data, it is becoming possible for partners to re-publish any content on presentation sites under a Creative Commons licence (CC BY-SA)
- Content of the database is being made centrally editable at edit.ewphp.org — to allow content changes on this site to propagate to any and all presentation sites
Please feel free to get in touch if you want to know more about the project, the ongoing transformation, or if you aspire to join the volunteer team as a database editor, presentation site developer or any other skill you feel might benefit the project!
News
- March 2016: An initial version of an API that allows retrieval and licensed re-use of the data is ready at demo.ewphp.org. We are currently working with selected developers, and a first public implementation of the API is taking shape as well. News about launch of both will follow soon!
- June 2015: Read the paper and presentation "Loop Mining in the Encyclopedia of World Problems" prepared for the 17th International Futures Conference "Futures Studies Tackling Wicked Problems" in Turku, Finland, 11-12. June 2015 — www.futuresconference.fi/2015