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What are the pros of population control?
Advantages of Population Control
- Avoid overpopulation.
- Ensure sustainability on our planet.
- Mitigation of the resource depletion issue.
- Reduction in pollution levels.
- Protection of natural habitats.
- Reduction in global warming.
- Reduction in poverty.
- Mitigation of illegal actions.
What are the pros and cons of restricting population growth?
Pro: keeps a viable population of a given species and in humans at least can produce a great deal of wealth. Cons: over population can lead to overuse of resources, and eventual collapse of a population by starvation.
What is Pakistan population policy?
At the London Family Planning Summit in July 2012, Pakistan set a target for raising its current Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) of about 35 per cent to 55 per cent by 2020, and reducing its total fertility rate from 3.8 per cent to 2.6 per cent by the same, and achieving replacement fertility by 2045.
What problems is Pakistan facing with their population?
Due to a high increase in the population, Pakistan is facing serious challenges like shortage of water, electricity, jobs infrastructure, public transportation, health, education law and order, and other social issues are prevailing in the society. The population is a big threat for Pakistan.
What are the cons of overpopulation?
Fatal Effects of Overpopulation
- Depletion of Natural Resources. The effects of overpopulation are quite severe.
- Degradation of Environment.
- Conflicts and Wars.
- Rise in Unemployment.
- High Cost of Living.
- Pandemics and Epidemics.
- Malnutrition, Starvation and Famine.
- Water Shortage.
What is a population policy?
A population policy is a set of measures taken by a State to modify the way its population is changing, either by promoting large families or immigration to increase its size, or by encouraging limitation of births to decrease it.
What are the goals of population policy?
The Specific Goals To achieve sustained economic growth, poverty eradication, protection of the environment and provision of quality of social services. To achieve a balance between population growth rate and available resources. To improve the productive health of all Nigerians at every stage of the life cycle.
What are the effects of over population in Pakistan?
High growth rate of population creates unfavourable effects on the economic development in the developing countries like Pakistan. High rate of population growth in Pakistan means poverty, illiteracy, low living standard, absence of prosperity and vicious circle of poverty.
What are the problems of population?
Both domestic and global population growth is adding to conflicts over water, energy, food, open space and wilderness, transportation infrastructure, school rooms, and numerous other problems. In developing countries, large family size is a major cause of poverty and poor health.