A Shrinking Problem Growing Bigger

[Unkotare]

Despite the always wrong overpopulation hysterics, the world will be faced in the none-too-distant future with a myriad of problems associated with declining global populations. This will happen unevenly, but will eventually touch every society. Many challenges not yet widely considered will require creative solutions. It will affect politics, the military, agriculture, economics, and international relations to name but a few areas of concern.

We'd best put on the thinkin' caps now.

Shrinking Societies: The Other Population Crisis - BusinessWeek


Problems of aging, shrinking population - seattlepi.com


Sign in to read: Population: Europe's problems will grow as it shrinks - science-in-society - 29 September 2009 - New Scientist


the amazing, shrinking human population? » weird things

 

[Unkotare]

It will be interesting to see how it affects global migration patterns as well as its impact on various cultures.

 

[Unkotare]

All this "you can't change Social Security!" demagoguery will have to go by the wayside eventually.

 

[Unkotare]

Every industrialized country can expect to face the challenges Japan is looking at right now. Eventually, most if not all of the world will.

Some people are so stuck in the false panic of the 70s that they may be caught quite by surprise when the consequences of global population decline. Thoughtfulness, not panic, will be called for.

 

[laughinReaper]

The title of this thread made me think it was about penis'. I'm disappointed.

 

[waltky]

Granny says is all dem bazillion Chinese's fault...

UN Says New Measures Needed to Address Asia Population Issues
August 26, 2012 — The chief of the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) is calling for Asia governments to give higher priority to women’s development programs. Babatunde Osotimehin says countries should address increasing population concerns with what he called "foresight and justice".

Greater empowerment for women

U.N. Population Fund Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin is calling for greater empowerment of women and young girls to address issues of social inequality and to boost economies as women take up greater roles in development. Before this week's Asian Population conference in Bangkok, Osotimehin says empowering women would reduce violence against women and help boost economic and social development. “Violence against women would reduce considerably, it would reduce the issues of teenage and early marriages, and it would reduce those things, which at this point in time are present in many parts of the world, particularly in this part of the world,” he said.

Asian Population Association Conference

The Asian Population Association Conference includes discussions on internal migration and urbanization, trends in household and marriages, childbearing, domestic violence, and trends in aging populations. Osotimehin says Asia is “generally doing well” in providing health services, but issues access need to be addressed. “What we need to drill down and do better is to ensure that there is equitable access - I think that is probably something which we would need to ensure that it is all inclusive," he stated. "And that it is equitable for everybody. That in itself is a global problem, in this region it is just as obvious as in other parts of the world.” The former Nigerian Minister of Health says attention needs to be focused in Asia on the issue of couple's using technology, such as ultrasound, to select male babies. The UNFPA forecasts that by 2030 China and India may have 50 percent more men than women among those seeking marriage.

Equitable access

Osotimehin says South Korea has largely solved the problem, but in “other counties” it remains a “serious” issue. “The imbalance is actually getting very serious. The inappropriate use of technologies in other parts we should discourage and we should ensure that we restore the natural balance between boys and girls in these countries. We are working very hard with groups on the ground in those other countries - with government and with civil society in order to address these issues,” he explained.

He says other regions can learn a lot from Asia, especially how to benefit from from the “demographic advantage” of reduced population growth to boost their economies, as well as Asia’s “good practices” in reproductive health services, especially family planning. Following this conference, Osotimehin visits Burma to hold talks with senior government officials on steps how the UNFP can take to boost Burma’s human development after decades of neglect under military rule.

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[Unkotare]

Global population will begin falling soon enough anyway...

 

[Ravi]

Exactly why we should let the 11 million immigrants become loyal, legal Americans.

 

[blastoff]

Exactly why we should let the 11 million immigrants become loyal, legal Americans.

Let them go home and get in line like everyone else.

 

[Unkotare]

Exactly why we should let the 11 million immigrants become loyal, legal Americans.

Immigrants are very welcome in America. Legal immigrants. Illegal aliens, not so much.

 

[Ravi]

Exactly why we should let the 11 million immigrants become loyal, legal Americans.

Immigrants are very welcome in America. Legal immigrants. Illegal aliens, not so much.

Not so much. Our quotas are very low and it is in most cases extremely time consuming and frustrating to become a citizen.

Regardless of that, we have millions of potential loyal tax paying Americans right under our noses but our noses are too far up in the air to see them as a solution to a problem.

 

[Unkotare]

Exactly why we should let the 11 million immigrants become loyal, legal Americans.

Immigrants are very welcome in America. Legal immigrants. Illegal aliens, not so much.

Not so much. Our quotas are very low and it is in most cases extremely time consuming and frustrating to become a citizen.

If you are advocating a reform of the LEGAL immigration process, that's fine. ILLEGAL aliens are not welcome.

 

[Unkotare]

Regardless of that, we have millions of potential loyal tax paying Americans right under our noses but our noses are too far up in the air to see them as a solution to a problem.

That's like saying illegal squatters are the "solution" to the problem of a weak real estate market. Don't be stupid.

 

[blastoff]

Regardless of that, we have millions of potential loyal tax paying Americans right under our noses but our noses are too far up in the air to see them as a solution to a problem.

That's like saying illegal squatters are the "solution" to the problem of a weak real estate market. Don't be stupid.

You're looking for a miracle.