SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WITH RESPECT TO

POPULATION AND GROWTH

PRESENT BY: IRFAN ANSARI ASSIGNED BY: DR. IQBAL HASHMI SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

"Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

People concerned about sustainable development suggest that meeting the needs of the future depends on how well we balance social, economic, and environmental objectives--or needs--when making decisions today. Some of these needs are itemized around the puzzle diagram.

What social, economic, or environmental needs would you add to the puzzle?

POPULATION GROWTH TREND BY REGION

Impact of Population Growth and Why it is Necessary to Urgently Act on This Issue:

Widespread poverty, environmental conditions, the use of natural resources, and economic and social development are closely linked to population growth and distribution.

→ Food Supply

→ Water

→ Global Climate Change

→ Biodiversity

→ What Need to be done

POPULATION GROWTH IMPACT

POPULATION GROWTH IMPACT

Food Supply:A study conducted by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization found that the population in 64 out of 105 developing countries has increased faster than the availability of food supplies. In order for a dynamic economy to be successful, there must be slower population growth. Failure to provide basic necessities to people such as food is liable to create social tension and risk the possibility of civil strife and unrest. Nowadays, food security is being viewed by governments as a national security issue.

Population grows exponentially, for example, 1-2-4-8-16-32-64.

Food supply grows arithmetically, for example, 1-2-3-4-5-6.

Therefore, population will inevitably exceed food supply.

POPULATION GROWTH IMPACT

Water: Clean and safe drinking water is likewise facing the same tremendous pressure as food

supplies. It is a vital resource and a basic necessity. For the same reasons related to food security, the pressures that population growth place on the availability of drinking water should be comprehensively addressed. Some analysts even foresee scenarios in the future that involve countries going to war over access to drinking water.

Water shortages = Food shortages

POPULATION GROWTH IMPACT

Global Climate Change:The result of burning fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions are ultimately causing warming at the surface of the earth for the purpose to meet the energy requirement of huge population. Should global temperatures increase as they are anticipated, sea levels will additionally rise by as much as several meters, resulting in flooding in many different regions. Worldwide increases in temperature may also create disruptions in agriculture and could also cause drought.

POPULATION GROWTH IMPACT

Biodiversity:Human activities are responsible for most of the loss in biodiversity throughout the world. With an increasing population, we are consuming more and more natural resources.. We do this by driving more, using more energy in our homes, and buying many more products than we need. The biological diversity of the earth is vital for maintaining robust agricultural endeavors and medicine, and possibly, even for the maintenance of life itself on earth. Unfortunately, human actions are forcing thousands of animal and plant species into extinction. Of every three species, two are estimated to be experiencing a decline.Many economists and environmentalists have agreed that slowing population growth is necessary to protect the biodiversity of the environment and improve living standards. A decrease in the population can reduce the impact on the environment and provide sustainable living standards.

Sustainable Development Approach

What Needs to be Done: Environmentalists and economists increasingly agree that efforts to protect the environment and to

achieve better living standards can be closely linked and are mutually reinforcing. Slowing the increase in population, especially in the face of rising per capita demand for natural resources, can take pressure off the environment and buy time to improve living standards on a sustainable basis.

Slowing down the growth of the population in developing economies has become a popular approach to improve and preserve natural resources, which in turn would result in improvements in current living standards.

Sustainable Development Approach

The goal of promoting a decrease in the population growth rate is that countries will have the means to invest in additional employment opportunities, better health care and better educational opportunities for its citizens, among other benefits for the people. All of which could improve the country's living standards, including effective management of resources needed for a dynamic economy. The process of slowing population growth as a means for improved living standards has been associated with a rapid growth and increased economic development in various Asian countries over a 30 year period.

I wish to stress here that we are talking about slowing down or decreasing population growth, not decreasing the population or controlling the population. some sectors are out to create a grim picture with regard to this issue. simply put, decreasing population growth means educating people to make smart, informed choices and providing them the means to make those decisions, particularly for women on whom this will have a significant impact.

Sustainable Development Approach

What Needs to be Done: Family planning programs play a key role. When family planning information

and services are widely available and accessible, couples are better able to achieve their fertility desires.4 “Even in adverse circumstance — low incomes, limited education, and few opportunities for women — family planning programs have meant slower population growth and improved family welfare,”

Sustainable Development Approach

Introduction of a Reproductive Health Bill/population management Bill is one of the means by which we can begin addressing the issues brought about by the impact of rapid population growth. Again, and this cannot be stressed often enough, this isn't simply about managing population growth. At its core,. it is about women's rights, our reproductive health and well-being. This is also about economic issues; poverty and our quality of life.

So enough already of the debates on this bill and on this issue in many country. It takes time that this bill gets passed to significant number of countries. So let's use some common sense here and consider the greater interest of women and of our country.

CONCLUSION

If every country made a commitment to population stabilization and resource conservation, the world would be better able to meet the challenges of sustainable development. Practicing sustainable development requires a combination of wise public investment, effective natural resource management, cleaner agricultural and industrial technologies, less pollution, and slower population growth.

Worries about a “population bomb” may have lessened as fertility rates have fallen, but the world’s population is projected to continue expanding until the middle of the century. Just when it stabilizes and thus the level at which it stabilizes will have a powerful effect on living standards and the global environment. As population size continues to reach levels never before experienced, and per capita consumption rises, the environment hangs in the balance.

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