survey "today's challenges from the perspective of the world's parliamentarians"
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Survey "Today’s Challenges from the Perspec:ve of the World’s Parliamentarians"
Gorshenin Ins+tute’s interna+onal expert survey "Today’s Challenges from the Perspec+ve of the World’s Parliamentarians" was held in 2012. Lawmakers of 92 countries took part in the research, represen+ng all the macroregions of the world. A total of 738 lawmakers were polled.
Which are the global challenges the humanity is facing that require in your view a priority solu:on?
1,4%
7,1%
5,7%
7,1%
11,4%
12,9%
22,9%
23,8%
24,1%
24,3%
42,9%
48,6%
58,6%
0,0% 10,0% 20,0% 30,0% 40,0% 50,0% 60,0% 70,0%
Difficult to answer
Other issues
Dissipa+on of states
Arms trafficking
Prolifera+on of nuclear technology
Human trafficking
Drug trafficking
Global and local war conflicts
Transna+onal organized crime
Mass destruc+on weapons spread
Corrup+on
Ethnic and religion conflicts
Terrorism
(the respondents had an opportunity to choose several op2ons of the answers at once)
GLOBAL CHALLENGES
Which are the global challenges the humanity is facing that require in your view a priority solu:on?
5,0%
12,5%
24,5%
25,0%
37,5%
52,5%
55,0%
65,0%
0,0% 10,0% 20,0% 30,0% 40,0% 50,0% 60,0% 70,0%
Other issues
Unintended consequences of new life science technologies
Manmade disasters
Exhaus+on of mineral resources
Food shortage crises
Environmental pollu+on
Exhaus+on of natural supply of potable water
Climate change, global warming
LIFE ENVIRONMENT (the respondents had an opportunity to choose several op2ons of the answers at once)
Which are the global challenges the humanity is facing that require in your view a priority solu:on?
1,4%
7,1%
8,4%
8,6%
10,0%
12,9%
20,0%
21,4%
29,8%
30,0%
42,9%
75,7%
0,0% 10,0% 20,0% 30,0% 40,0% 50,0% 60,0% 70,0% 80,0%
Other issues
Refugees
Gender inequality
Cancer
Urbaniza+on
HIV/AIDS
Unmanaged migra+on
Popula+on aging
Diseases and pandemics
Famine
Unsustainable popula+on growth
Poverty
PEOPLE (the respondents had an opportunity to choose several op2ons of the answers at once)
Which are the global challenges the humanity is facing that require in your view a priority solu:on?
4,3%
9,1%
50,4%
51,4%
57,1%
58,6%
0,0% 10,0% 20,0% 30,0% 40,0% 50,0% 60,0% 70,0%
Difficult to answer
Other issues
Energy problems
Unemployment & labor imbalances
Income disparity
World’s financial system crisis
ECONOMY (the respondents had an opportunity to choose several op2ons of the answers at once)
What are the abuses of human rights and freedoms on which should the fight focus in the nearest future?
2,5%
7,0%
7,5%
17,0%
17,5%
20,0%
30,0%
35,0%
40,0%
42,0%
42,5%
0,0% 5,0% 10,0% 15,0% 20,0% 25,0% 30,0% 35,0% 40,0% 45,0%
Difficult to answer
Other issues
Power of disposi+on
Freedom of conscience
Personal immunity
Freedom of movement, choice of residence
Right to free elec+on and to be elected to state and local authori+es
Freedom of speech
Right to health care, medical aid
Ability to par+cipate in the poli+cal life of the society
Judicial remedy of civil rights and freedoms
(the respondents had an opportunity to choose several op2ons of the answers at once)
What are in your opinion the science and technology fields that are advantageous (preferably, useful) for the mankind?
2,5%
5,0%
10,0%
14,5%
15,0%
17,5%
30,0%
31,5%
32,5%
76,6%
0,0% 10,0% 20,0% 30,0% 40,0% 50,0% 60,0% 70,0% 80,0% 90,0%
Difficult to answer
Other issues
Development of robo+cs
Oceans explora+on
Space explora+on
Controlled thermonuclear synthesis
Development of nanotechnologies
Internet & computer technologies
Biotechnologies and gene engineering
Development of environmental and resource saving technologies
(the respondents had an opportunity to choose several op2ons of the answers at once)