There are some academics, economist, population experts and others who are not alarmed by the huge increases of global population which currently is growing at 1.3% per year (Population 1). The enormous population increases, particularly in underdeveloped nations with little infrastructure or natural resources to contend with the explosion, have already strained resources around the world. According to the Dromedary Digest Online, 30 countries are already facing water shortages, grain output has leveled out at 1%, and even though inventive conservation methods is projected to increased water supply by 10% over the next 30 years, to keep up with population growth it is estimated it needs to be 40% (Population 1).
There are many political, economic, and environmental implications of population growth. Population-control ideology is often met with stiff opposition by religious groups and others, but it is often difficult to make state leaders realize the negative impact of unrestricted population growth on their infrastructure, resources, and the quality of life of their citizens. Experts warn that without getting LDC countries to integrate population factors in national policy plans, unprecedented danger looms. According to the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA), these population policies will be most effective when integrated with national plans like “health services, education, agricultural resources and development, while relating population policies and family-planning programs to major sectors of development: health, nutrition, agriculture, social services, organized labor, women’s activities, and community development” (Guilfoyle 2). We will now look at the impact of encouraging zero-population growth policies in the following countries: Bangladesh, Mongolia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey. An At-A-Glance country profile with statistical data is provided at the end of the analyses.
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