BEIJING, Feb 24 (Bernama) — China’s rural population will shrink from the current 900 million to 400 million in 30 years, a top Chinese rural economist estimated, Xinhua reported Wednesday. Article Link: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsindex.php
China’s Rural Population to Halve In 30 Years: Economist Read More »
Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — Switzerland’s population growth slowed in 2009 as the economic crisis discouraged foreign job- seekers from coming to the country. Article Link:
Swiss Population Growth Slowed in 2009 as Immigration Eased Read More »
Vincent Fernando | Feb. 24, 2010 Article Link: http://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-1-child-policy-could-mess-counrty-up-for-100-years-2010-2
Why China’s Declining Population Will Take 100 Years to Fix Read More »
US representatives to Malawi have made a special appeal to authorities to put in place measures that will help control the growth of population in the country. By NYASA TIMES Published: February 24, 2010 Article Link:
Us Warns Malawi to Control Population Growth Read More »
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Nearly a fifth of the population in Chad will suffer food shortages this year, part of a broader hunger problem looming in the Sahel region, the United Nations said Thursday. Moumine Ngarmbassa Thu Feb 25, 2010 Article Link:
One-Fifth of Chad’s Population Facing Hunger Read More »
A few days ago there was an odd juxtaposition of Yemen-related news. On the one hand, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that the United States would double its military assistance to Yemen to about $150 million next year. That same day, the UN Refugee Agency warned that it faced a huge funding shortfall
One-Third of Yemen’s Population May Go Hungry. Still, Money for Weapons but Not Food. Read More »
Conservationists say rate of new species slower than diversity loss caused by the destruction of habitats and climate change. Juliette Jowit guardian.co.uk, Sunday 7 March 2010 Article Link:
Humans Driving Extinction Faster Than Species Can Evolve, Say Experts Read More »
The public housing crisis has revived the question whether Singapore, with only 700sq km of land, can continue to accommodate the current five million residents, let alone increase it by a further one-third. Seah Chiang Nee, The Star 27 Feb 10; Article Link:
Singapore’s Population Target in Doubt Read More »
The chief scientific adviser, professor John Beddington, said sticking with “business as usual” management of land was not an option in the face of pressures such as climate change and population increases over the next 50 years. Friday 26 February 2010 Article Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/26/uk-land-management
Britain’s Green Spaces Under Threat From Water Shortages and House Prices Read More »
T is that time again. Every 10 years, the federal government embarks on a Herculean task of counting every man, woman and child in the United States of America. Consider this necessary work as a physical inventory of the country. February 28, 2010 Article Link:
Time to Take Inventory of Population Read More »
