Next week, it has been estimated that the world population will reach 7 billion next Monday evening, during Halloween. To most people, this is a moment of celebration. However, this milestone has also raised several concerns to others. Conjectures about the future that were made in 1999, that the world population will stabilize and other global problems will be solved within the next few decades, are starting to seem less likely. UN's latest projections show that the world population will reach 10 billion by 2082. Global economic and environmental problems have not been improved upon, and the scarcity of resources continues to grow.
The main question that arises from this dilemma is sustainability. Can our Earth sustain a growing population and all the growing needs of each person? As ominous as it may sound, however, the root of this problem can be isolated to lack of access to contraception and gender inequity. If women had more rights, then fertility rates would be lower, and the fate of humanity would be brighter.
Read the full article at: The Chicago Tribune
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