Rapid population growth poses no less problematic
The rapid population growth is exacerbating the dilemma facing mankind, namely: the damage to the environment and ecology, resource-exploitation natural, food scarcity, poverty, illiteracy, unemployment, accompanied steel dangerous infectious diseases are spreading.
the population is now more water problems concern because it affects directly to the process of socio-economic development in each country. In the current context, to the economy of sustainable development, countries increasingly have to focus more to population issues, particularly in training and human resources development.
According to the World Bank, while Asia - Pacific currently accounts for more than half of the population, but account for only a quarter of the total national income worldwide. Bent under the Asian Development Bank, the number of people living below the poverty line now accounts for 49% of South Asia's population and 30% of the world population.
In recent years, the process of urbanization in Asia happen faster from 2 to 5 times that of Europe has created waves of migration from rural to urban areas, making the number of people living in major cities in Asia increased significantly. Currently, the population of Calcutta (India) has risen to 13 million people, Seoul (South Korea) to 12 million people, Jakarta (Indonesia) to 12 million people ...
The overloading of the population in many Asian cities have as environmental issues become more urgent and dramatic than ever. In Bangkok (Thailand), air pollution has led some people with respiratory diseases increased.
Rapid population growth as well as the resources, particularly forest area decreased significantly. Recently, the area deforested, burnt in Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar has risen to 3,000 km2 has been directly affecting the health of people of this country and also degrade the ozone layer , causing more droughts, floods, hail, tornadoes ... and threaten the survival of many species of animals.
rapid population growth also caused increasing rate of illiterate people follow, the health services are not guaranteed. Currently in the world there are 600 million women are illiterate. Particularly, the illiteracy rate among women in Asia is quite high (50-57%).
The most important tool for women to break the cycle of a low social status, poverty and family many children are educated. This is an issue the United Nations considered the most important in the implementation of family planning.
After the Program of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development was adopted, it was really interested to the propaganda and mobilization of the population. These activities aim to mobilize the resources and support necessary to stabilize population growth, through a series of individual initiatives on population and development.
Therefore, the Government of Vietnam is trying to integrate the activities of agencies such as the National Academy of Politics and Ho Chi Minh, the Committee for Social Affairs of the National Assembly, the Committee for Population and Family Planning, mass organizations, and agencies mass communication.
Business advocacy on population will further enhance awareness and understanding of the relationship between population and development. It will bring the support and the commitment of the leadership for the necessary initiatives to achieve sustainable quality of life for all people.
The fate of the planet are set for each country and community world a drastic choice.
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