Hardest Challenge: Climate Change

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Question 1
There is a wide array of Grand Challenges in urban geography. The ranking of the challenges from the most important to least important is;
1 Food Security
2 Access to Water/Water Security
3 Physical Security
4 Access to Education
5 Public Health
6 Climate Change
7 Energy Production/Provision
8 Democratic Governance
9 Income Disparity
10 Sustaining Biodiversity
A challenge that was the hardest to rank is climate change. Climate change is currently a significant issue, and it is attributed to increasing global temperatures, which are attributed to melting ice. As a result, there has been a wide array of changes globally, like unpredictable weather patterns. The challenge is not specific since it is also linked to other challenges such as access to water, food security, and even energy production. As a single variable, it can quickly impact other challenges, so it was hard to rank it higher or lower. Climate change is also an environmental issue that involves a wide array of processes. It can be interpreted in different ways. It has various uncertainties, such as how it impacts natural systems such as ice, water, and ecosystems. Another issue is based on its significance. Even though it can have a detrimental effect, it has not been dealt with based on the urgency that it requires. This means that as a challenge, there is a lack of effective measures to deal with the issue globally. In comparison, other challen...