Population Problems

Population problems

Population problem refers to the problems which human population face in a certain area. These problems include

1. Lack of development policies and laws that support family stability.
2. Lack of development of talents and capabilities of the children and youth.
3. Lack of preparedness plan for handling refugees.
4. Failure in encouraging private sectors and religious organization to invest in provision of social services for people with disabilities as well as poor government policies on people with disabilities
5. Lack of provision of social services especially health services to adult people
6. Lack of social security measure that address problems of elders

The effects of the population change on economic growth, labor, human needs and investment, and suggest possible solutions

1. Depletion of natural resources: Problems associated with overpopulation include the increased demand for resources such as fresh water, fossil fuels, land and food.
2. Poverty: High population leads to low per capita income and hence abject poverty. The consequences of poverty include increase in the number of beggars and street children especially in urban areas, starvation and malnutrition,
3. Environmental degradation: Many environmental problems, such as rising levels of Atmospheric carbon dioxide, global warming, and pollution, are aggravated by the population expansion.
4. Conflicts and wars: Conflicts over water are becoming a source of tension between countries, which could result in wars. The best example is the recent conflict over the ownership of Lake Nyasa between Tanzania and Malawi where Tanzania insists that the boundary is in the center of the lake while Malawi demands to be the owner of the entire lake.
5. Increased health and disease problems: People tightly packed into unsanitary housing are highly vulnerable to diseases and health problems. Tuberculosis and enteric diseases like typhoid, dysentery and cholera are very prevalent in congested settlements
6. Rise in unemployment: Rise in unemployment gives rise to crime as people will steal various items to feed their family
7. High cost of living: As the difference between demand and supply continues to expand due to overpopulation, it raises the prices of various commodities including food, shelter and healthcare.
8. Inadequate social services: Population increase leads to inadequacy of social amenities and services such as healthcare and education as the limited services available cannot sufficiently support the ever-growing population.

Possible solutions to population problems

1. Better education: Educating the masses helps them understand the need to have one or two children at the most. Families that are facing a hard life and choose to have four or five children should be discouraged.
2. Family planning: As population of this world is growing at a rapid pace, raising awareness among people regarding family planning and letting them know about serious effects of overpopulation can help curb population growth.
3. Knowledge of sex education: Imparting sex education to young kids at elementary level should be necessary. It is therefore important for parents and teachers to shed their old inhibitions and make their kids or students aware of solid sex education.
4. **Improvement of rural environment:**To check the influx of rural people into urban areas in search of a better welfare, deliberate efforts should be taken to improve the rural set-ups.
5. **Environmental conservation:**Governments should take measures to minimize the environmental degradation. Such measures may include encouraging people to plant trees and apply proper cultural practices.
6. **Creating employment opportunities:**Governments should create job opportunities through establishment of industries, encouraging investors in various economic sectors, providing soft loans, and offering entrepreneurship education, which will prepare the people for self-employment rather than depending on salaried.