New UN population projections: Where are we headed?
The United Nations recently published a new set of world population estimates and projections. According to the UN demographers, we are still on track for a peak of more than…
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Overpopulation threatens the quality of life for people everywhere. Population Connection is the national grassroots population organization that educates young people and advocates progressive action to stabilize world population at a level that can be sustained by Earth’s resources.
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Tanzania is East Africa’s largest and most populous country, and is one of eight countries projected to make up over half of the world’s population growth through 2050. Fertility is high, at nearly five births per woman, and the population is growing so quickly that it is set to double in only 23 years. This threatens Tanzania’s development prospects, keeps individuals and families trapped in poverty, and harms the health of women and children. Over one-fifth of women have an unmet need for family planning. The Tanzanian government is currently committed to addressing this issue through increased family planning funding, much of which will come from donor countries such as the United States.
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You are the only people doing the work that really counts. As a lifelong environmentalist, writer, and former national media director for Greenpeace, my big gripe was that no one was paying attention to the critical issue of our time: overpopulation. Neville Williams
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