Global Issues
Population is determined by two main factors. Birth rate which is the number of people being born and death rate is the number of people who dies. If the number of deaths is greater than the number of births then the population is decreasing. On the other hand, number of deaths is less than the number of births, the population is increasing. In assessment, the latter has taken place. These two factors have increased so drastically there a concern at overpopulation will cause havoc globally as natural resources are depleted, waterways are drained and rainforest are cleared to provide more homes. Overpopulation will also cause massive pollution as well as food shortage since land erosion cannot be replaced quickly. Thus, global population growth is a global problem that has come to cause environmental issues. According to the Harf and Lombardi a global issue must be real, controversial and does not have national boundaries; therefor it affects every aspect of the globe one way or another. The issue will not go away on its own. Nor can it be resolved by a single action. Instead, a long-term commitment by a multitude of communities must to work together to make improvements. The current world population of 7.2 billion is projected to increase by 1 billion over the next 12 years. “Global population will rise 46% between now and 2050 to 9 million (Harf & Lombardi, p.30). It is necessary to repopulate the world. Individual countries need protection from greed. There should not be a fear of human kind being on the decline. Only it should be gradually to allow natural resources time to replenish and communities to grow to support the population increase. Overpopulation can be caused by several reasons; however, life expectancy is the most common in the form of an increase in birth rates and decline in mortality rates. Yahoo Dictionary defines overpopulation to be excessive population of an area to the point of overcrowding, depletion of natural resources or