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| Description: About 1 billion living on less than $1.25/day The richest 20% use 90% of the world’s resources Leaves 10% of the resources for 80% of the world’s people to share 2014: 35 million infected worldwide, two-thirds live in sub-Saharan Africa Low rates of contraceptive use spread the disease Also spreading in Caribbean, Southeast Asia, eastern Europe, central Asia 14 million children have lost one or both parents Demographic fatigue = governments face overwhelming challenges related to population growth. With the added of stress of HIV/AIDS; governments are stretched beyond their capabilities Problems grow worse Millennium Development Goals = by 2015 achieve goals for sustainable development Does not include population control In 2015 set new goals for 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Earth does not hold enough resources to sustain 7 billion of us at the North American standard of living Picture Stats: Views: 295 Filesize: 142.9kB Height: 816 Width: 502 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=35715 |