David Attenborough: The planet can’t cope with overpopulation Now, it seems Sir David is turning his attention to the issue of overpopulation and the world should take note Attenborough at the premiere of Blue Planet II in London Image: REUTERS Hannah McKay
Even as birth rates decline overpopulation remains a global challenge Despite this, some regions are still experience significant population growth The UN noted, for example, that despite lower fertility rates in Africa, where rates fell from 5 1 births per woman between 2000-2005 to 4 7 births between 2010-2015, the populations of 26 African countries are likely to “at least double” by 2050
How education can moderate population growth | World Economic Forum The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests
Can an 8 billion global population get equal opportunities? Global institutions like the World Economic Forum, UNESCO and numerous NGOs are trying to fight a growing problem and I believe the three most important changes that can help turn this problem around are: (i) increasing capabilities of educators and trainers; (ii) talking issues of technology access together with effective use and engagement in hand with technology creators; and (iii) creation
and climate change could be to blame - The World Economic Forum In the Black Sea, unchecked population growth is precisely what’s happened Anchovy fishing in the region had caused harm to the Black Sea’s ecosystem by the time stowaway jellyfish made the journey there from the eastern seaboard of the USA
Egypt’s population challenge | World Economic Forum Egypt faces a number of challenges but there is one in particular that is rarely discussed: overpopulation A couple of decades back, the country had a good family planning system, but the recent surge in the population is a crisis of potentially epic proportions