An enduring issue is one that human societies have faced throughout the world from the origins of civilization through today. An enduring issue we still face today is our environment and our continuing adaptation to it using new innovations. Although new innovations such as irrigation and machinery, have allowed people to better adapt, the issue has affected many people throughout history and still today, we are still dependent on our environment for many things, and still adapting to it.
Environmental challenges such as the need to control the food supply have led to innovations to help us better adapt to the environment. At first the