Sustainable Development with respect to population growth

1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
WITH RESPECT TO POPULATION
AND GROWTH
PRESENT BY: IRFAN ANSARI ASSIGNED BY: DR. IQBAL
HASHMI
SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

2. SUSTAINABLEDEVELOPMENT
"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?

3. POPULATION GROWTHTRENDBY REGION

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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,”

13. 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.

14. 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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