Basic Logic and Simple Math
It can be argued that 99% of all of the current world's problems boil down to one major dilemma: Overpopulation
Currently, no country, no government and no organized lobby or grassroots organization exists to effectively control the burgeoning spread of humanity in a civil and successful manner.
Adhering to the 40 year old theory of ZPG is not without its detractors. However, if a positive, constructive and moral way to control the overpopulation issue could be found and achieved, most of the following problems would be totally eliminated (or lessened dramatically):
1. Scarcity of food
2. Scarcity of water
3. Scarcity of living space
4. Negative effects of over-Immigration
5. Disease control
6. Scarcity of fossil fuel
7. Global warming
By 2040 the world population will have reached the 9 billion mark. The world population is predicted to stabilize at approximately 11.6 billion by the year 2220, but achieving zero population growth will be complex. There are many factors that have profound effect on population size such as age, disease, international migration, and health in general. Joseph Chamie, director of the UN population stated that stabilization could occur because people make a conscious decision to have fewer children. Moreover, as a country goes through demographic transition, the process by which a population experiences a decline in mortality and a subsequent decline in fertility, it undergoes rapid population growth before finally stabilizing. This dramatic rise in the world population will cause major changes, making population an extremely important issue and a priority in discussions, regardless of the country and its level of development.
Comments
It's my sneaking suspicion that Global Warming will take care of a population explosion. Ugly as that may sound- overpopulation doesn't become a real problem unless we actually FEED everybody. There's a lot of space on earth
and a whole Ocean that could cultivate the food -however- the world spends more time killing the Ocean and making the world worse for everyone.(sorry I'm in a bad mood)
Posted by: squeak | May 13, 2009 1:09 PM