International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 3)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 3)
The United Nations announced that the World Population reached at 7 billion on the Halloween Day in 2011. We celebrate warmly the birth of new babies and wish for their health and future happiness.
1. How many population this Globe can accommodate? ( Posted in Part 1 )
2. Aging population in industrialized countries with les working forces ( Posted in Part 2 )
3. Emergence of mega-population economies
Secondly, two newly emerged countries with mega-population, namely China and India, occupy already one-third of the total world population, and continue to grow faster than most industrialized countries. Their GDP will grow faster too. It is good when industrialized countries are facing economic difficulties. But the two countries will consume more natural resources including energy and food stuff, exhausting more carbon dioxide and heat. Although it is good for economic growth in the World, this, in turn, aggravate the global warming further and the climate change elsewhere in the World.
In China, one child policy is, in principle, adopted. But it is reported that there are uncounted population, mostly female, because many of the families want to have babies until they have baby boys as heir so that it may be difficult to contain population growth.
In India, although there is no such policy, people in the wealthy and educated higher echelon of population, roughly top 10 % or so, tend to have two children, not more. But people in the lower echelon, especially lowest one, tend to have much higher birth rate because children, as they grow, would bring money to their families. Therefore, population in India would grow as fast as before.
It is critical for them to curtail the consumption of important natural resources such as petroleum and rare metals as well as food stuff while trying to reduce emission of carbon dioxide and contain population increase.
4. Lost Decade in Africa (To be posted in Part 4)
5. Need for a fundamental change in the Official Development model (To be posted in Part 5 )
(2011. 11.02.) (All Rights Reserved.)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 3)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 3)
The United Nations announced that the World Population reached at 7 billion on the Halloween Day in 2011. We celebrate warmly the birth of new babies and wish for their health and future happiness.
1. How many population this Globe can accommodate? ( Posted in Part 1 )
2. Aging population in industrialized countries with les working forces ( Posted in Part 2 )
3. Emergence of mega-population economies
Secondly, two newly emerged countries with mega-population, namely China and India, occupy already one-third of the total world population, and continue to grow faster than most industrialized countries. Their GDP will grow faster too. It is good when industrialized countries are facing economic difficulties. But the two countries will consume more natural resources including energy and food stuff, exhausting more carbon dioxide and heat. Although it is good for economic growth in the World, this, in turn, aggravate the global warming further and the climate change elsewhere in the World.
In China, one child policy is, in principle, adopted. But it is reported that there are uncounted population, mostly female, because many of the families want to have babies until they have baby boys as heir so that it may be difficult to contain population growth.
In India, although there is no such policy, people in the wealthy and educated higher echelon of population, roughly top 10 % or so, tend to have two children, not more. But people in the lower echelon, especially lowest one, tend to have much higher birth rate because children, as they grow, would bring money to their families. Therefore, population in India would grow as fast as before.
It is critical for them to curtail the consumption of important natural resources such as petroleum and rare metals as well as food stuff while trying to reduce emission of carbon dioxide and contain population increase.
4. Lost Decade in Africa (To be posted in Part 4)
5. Need for a fundamental change in the Official Development model (To be posted in Part 5 )
(2011. 11.02.) (All Rights Reserved.)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 3)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 3)
The United Nations announced that the World Population reached at 7 billion on the Halloween Day in 2011. We celebrate warmly the birth of new babies and wish for their health and future happiness.
1. How many population this Globe can accommodate? ( Posted in Part 1 )
2. Aging population in industrialized countries with les working forces ( Posted in Part 2 )
3. Emergence of mega-population economies
Secondly, two newly emerged countries with mega-population, namely China and India, occupy already one-third of the total world population, and continue to grow faster than most industrialized countries. Their GDP will grow faster too. It is good when industrialized countries are facing economic difficulties. But the two countries will consume more natural resources including energy and food stuff, exhausting more carbon dioxide and heat. Although it is good for economic growth in the World, this, in turn, aggravate the global warming further and the climate change elsewhere in the World.
In China, one child policy is, in principle, adopted. But it is reported that there are uncounted population, mostly female, because many of the families want to have babies until they have baby boys as heir so that it may be difficult to contain population growth.
In India, although there is no such policy, people in the wealthy and educated higher echelon of population, roughly top 10 % or so, tend to have two children, not more. But people in the lower echelon, especially lowest one, tend to have much higher birth rate because children, as they grow, would bring money to their families. Therefore, population in India would grow as fast as before.
It is critical for them to curtail the consumption of important natural resources such as petroleum and rare metals as well as food stuff while trying to reduce emission of carbon dioxide and contain population increase.
4. Lost Decade in Africa (To be posted in Part 4)
5. Need for a fundamental change in the Official Development model (To be posted in Part 5 )
(2011. 11.02.) (All Rights Reserved.)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 3)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 3)
The United Nations announced that the World Population reached at 7 billion on the Halloween Day in 2011. We celebrate warmly the birth of new babies and wish for their health and future happiness.
1. How many population this Globe can accommodate? ( Posted in Part 1 )
2. Aging population in industrialized countries with les working forces ( Posted in Part 2 )
3. Emergence of mega-population economies
Secondly, two newly emerged countries with mega-population, namely China and India, occupy already one-third of the total world population, and continue to grow faster than most industrialized countries. Their GDP will grow faster too. It is good when industrialized countries are facing economic difficulties. But the two countries will consume more natural resources including energy and food stuff, exhausting more carbon dioxide and heat. Although it is good for economic growth in the World, this, in turn, aggravate the global warming further and the climate change elsewhere in the World.
In China, one child policy is, in principle, adopted. But it is reported that there are uncounted population, mostly female, because many of the families want to have babies until they have baby boys as heir so that it may be difficult to contain population growth.
In India, although there is no such policy, people in the wealthy and educated higher echelon of population, roughly top 10 % or so, tend to have two children, not more. But people in the lower echelon, especially lowest one, tend to have much higher birth rate because children, as they grow, would bring money to their families. Therefore, population in India would grow as fast as before.
It is critical for them to curtail the consumption of important natural resources such as petroleum and rare metals as well as food stuff while trying to reduce emission of carbon dioxide and contain population increase.
4. Lost Decade in Africa (To be posted in Part 4)
5. Need for a fundamental change in the Official Development model (To be posted in Part 5 )
(2011. 11.02.) (All Rights Reserved.)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 3)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 3)
The United Nations announced that the World Population reached at 7 billion on the Halloween Day in 2011. We celebrate warmly the birth of new babies and wish for their health and future happiness.
1. How many population this Globe can accommodate? ( Posted in Part 1 )
2. Aging population in industrialized countries with les working forces ( Posted in Part 2 )
3. Emergence of mega-population economies
Secondly, two newly emerged countries with mega-population, namely China and India, occupy already one-third of the total world population, and continue to grow faster than most industrialized countries. Their GDP will grow faster too. It is good when industrialized countries are facing economic difficulties. But the two countries will consume more natural resources including energy and food stuff, exhausting more carbon dioxide and heat. Although it is good for economic growth in the World, this, in turn, aggravate the global warming further and the climate change elsewhere in the World.
In China, one child policy is, in principle, adopted. But it is reported that there are uncounted population, mostly female, because many of the families want to have babies until they have baby boys as heir so that it may be difficult to contain population growth.
In India, although there is no such policy, people in the wealthy and educated higher echelon of population, roughly top 10 % or so, tend to have two children, not more. But people in the lower echelon, especially lowest one, tend to have much higher birth rate because children, as they grow, would bring money to their families. Therefore, population in India would grow as fast as before.
It is critical for them to curtail the consumption of important natural resources such as petroleum and rare metals as well as food stuff while trying to reduce emission of carbon dioxide and contain population increase.
4. Lost Decade in Africa (To be posted in Part 4)
5. Need for a fundamental change in the Official Development model (To be posted in Part 5 )
(2011. 11.02.) (All Rights Reserved.)

アメリカン・ドリームへの祈り (全編）

アメリカン・ドリームへの祈り　(全編）
　1、ロックフェラー・センターに灯るクリスマス・ツリーの光
　米国ニューヨーク市マンハッタン地区の中心部にあるロックフェラー・センターの前に20mを越えるクリスマス・ツリーが立てられ、毎年感謝祭後、12月の最初の水曜日に点灯される。ロックフェラー・センターは、ツリーの背後にある70階建て266ｍのGEビルを中心とする19のビル群で、1929年の世界大恐慌以前に巨万の富を築いたジョン・D.ロックフェラー氏が30年からの建設を計画していたもので、大恐慌の影響で完成が遅れ9年の年月を要している。従って同センターは正にアメリカン・ドリームを代表する建物であると共に、世界恐慌を乗り越えて建てられた象徴的な建物と言える。同センターの前の通りは5番街で、世界中の高級ブテイックなどが立ち並び、下がると金融センターウオール街がある。
　同センターにツリーが立てられたのは1931年で、建設作業員が建てたと言われている。点灯式はニューデイール政策が始まった33年からで、当時出稼ぎ労働者も多く、クリスマス・ツリーがひと時の癒しであり、また景気回復への希望を込めたものだったのだろう。
　2008年9月のリーマン・ショックを契機とする米国発の世界金融危機は、1929年の時よりも迅速に各国で対策が取られ、主要先進工業国G8を中心に国際協調が図られているが、米国では9%を越える高い失業率が継続し回復のおもしとなっている一方、ギリシャの財政破綻など、欧州においても回復の足取りは重い。
　2、1929年世界大恐慌の教訓
1929年の世界大恐慌に際しては、32年の大統領選でF.ルーズベルト候補が当選し、翌33年から大型の公共事業を中心とするニューデイール政策が開始された。成長率は30年のマイナス8.6%、31年のマイナス6.4%と落ち込み、33年にマイナス1.3%とマイナス巾が縮小したが、プラス成長に転じたのは34年の10.8％で、大恐慌後5年を要している。また国民総生産の水準が1929年レベルに戻ったのは1940年であり完全回復に10年余の月日を要している。回復の道のりは長かった。
米国の世界大恐慌後のGDP成長率：　　1930年　 -8.6％
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　31年　　 -6.4％
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　32年　　-13.0％
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　33年　　 -1.3％
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　34年　　 10.8％
　1929年の世界大恐慌後の米国経済の復興を支えたのは、ニューデイール政策の下での公共事業だけではない。逆に文化活動や国際交流などに政府資金が回らなくなったため、市民が立ち上がり、上記のような民間投資の他、寄付や寄贈などによりこれらの活動を継続し、ニューヨーク近代美術館などや各種の基金などが設立され、それが今日の市民生活を豊かに支えている。政府に資金の制約がある場合には民間が立ち上がるしかない。そのような民間活動を税の優遇策や大胆な規制緩和、新規参入促進などで政府が鼓舞、支援することが望まれる。
　2008年9月のリーマン・ショックは、3年を経て欧州の財政・金融危機へと広がっている。世界金融危機の震源地米国の経済回復なくしては世界経済の回復も難しい。今年のツリーの灯が2012年の経済回復への明るい道先案内となってくれることを祈りたい。
（２０１１.12.01.）（All Rights Reserved.）（不許無断引用）

アメリカン・ドリームへの祈り (全編）

アメリカン・ドリームへの祈り　(全編）
　1、ロックフェラー・センターに灯るクリスマス・ツリーの光
　米国ニューヨーク市マンハッタン地区の中心部にあるロックフェラー・センターの前に20mを越えるクリスマス・ツリーが立てられ、毎年感謝祭後、12月の最初の水曜日に点灯される。ロックフェラー・センターは、ツリーの背後にある70階建て266ｍのGEビルを中心とする19のビル群で、1929年の世界大恐慌以前に巨万の富を築いたジョン・D.ロックフェラー氏が30年からの建設を計画していたもので、大恐慌の影響で完成が遅れ9年の年月を要している。従って同センターは正にアメリカン・ドリームを代表する建物であると共に、世界恐慌を乗り越えて建てられた象徴的な建物と言える。同センターの前の通りは5番街で、世界中の高級ブテイックなどが立ち並び、下がると金融センターウオール街がある。
　同センターにツリーが立てられたのは1931年で、建設作業員が建てたと言われている。点灯式はニューデイール政策が始まった33年からで、当時出稼ぎ労働者も多く、クリスマス・ツリーがひと時の癒しであり、また景気回復への希望を込めたものだったのだろう。
　2008年9月のリーマン・ショックを契機とする米国発の世界金融危機は、1929年の時よりも迅速に各国で対策が取られ、主要先進工業国G8を中心に国際協調が図られているが、米国では9%を越える高い失業率が継続し回復のおもしとなっている一方、ギリシャの財政破綻など、欧州においても回復の足取りは重い。
　2、1929年世界大恐慌の教訓
1929年の世界大恐慌に際しては、32年の大統領選でF.ルーズベルト候補が当選し、翌33年から大型の公共事業を中心とするニューデイール政策が開始された。成長率は30年のマイナス8.6%、31年のマイナス6.4%と落ち込み、33年にマイナス1.3%とマイナス巾が縮小したが、プラス成長に転じたのは34年の10.8％で、大恐慌後5年を要している。また国民総生産の水準が1929年レベルに戻ったのは1940年であり完全回復に10年余の月日を要している。回復の道のりは長かった。
米国の世界大恐慌後のGDP成長率：　　1930年　 -8.6％
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　31年　　 -6.4％
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　32年　　-13.0％
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　33年　　 -1.3％
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　34年　　 10.8％
　1929年の世界大恐慌後の米国経済の復興を支えたのは、ニューデイール政策の下での公共事業だけではない。逆に文化活動や国際交流などに政府資金が回らなくなったため、市民が立ち上がり、上記のような民間投資の他、寄付や寄贈などによりこれらの活動を継続し、ニューヨーク近代美術館などや各種の基金などが設立され、それが今日の市民生活を豊かに支えている。政府に資金の制約がある場合には民間が立ち上がるしかない。そのような民間活動を税の優遇策や大胆な規制緩和、新規参入促進などで政府が鼓舞、支援することが望まれる。
　2008年9月のリーマン・ショックは、3年を経て欧州の財政・金融危機へと広がっている。世界金融危機の震源地米国の経済回復なくしては世界経済の回復も難しい。今年のツリーの灯が2012年の経済回復への明るい道先案内となってくれることを祈りたい。
（２０１１.12.01.）（All Rights Reserved.）（不許無断引用）

アメリカン・ドリームへの祈り (全編）

アメリカン・ドリームへの祈り　(全編）
　1、ロックフェラー・センターに灯るクリスマス・ツリーの光
　米国ニューヨーク市マンハッタン地区の中心部にあるロックフェラー・センターの前に20mを越えるクリスマス・ツリーが立てられ、毎年感謝祭後、12月の最初の水曜日に点灯される。ロックフェラー・センターは、ツリーの背後にある70階建て266ｍのGEビルを中心とする19のビル群で、1929年の世界大恐慌以前に巨万の富を築いたジョン・D.ロックフェラー氏が30年からの建設を計画していたもので、大恐慌の影響で完成が遅れ9年の年月を要している。従って同センターは正にアメリカン・ドリームを代表する建物であると共に、世界恐慌を乗り越えて建てられた象徴的な建物と言える。同センターの前の通りは5番街で、世界中の高級ブテイックなどが立ち並び、下がると金融センターウオール街がある。
　同センターにツリーが立てられたのは1931年で、建設作業員が建てたと言われている。点灯式はニューデイール政策が始まった33年からで、当時出稼ぎ労働者も多く、クリスマス・ツリーがひと時の癒しであり、また景気回復への希望を込めたものだったのだろう。
　2008年9月のリーマン・ショックを契機とする米国発の世界金融危機は、1929年の時よりも迅速に各国で対策が取られ、主要先進工業国G8を中心に国際協調が図られているが、米国では9%を越える高い失業率が継続し回復のおもしとなっている一方、ギリシャの財政破綻など、欧州においても回復の足取りは重い。
　2、1929年世界大恐慌の教訓
1929年の世界大恐慌に際しては、32年の大統領選でF.ルーズベルト候補が当選し、翌33年から大型の公共事業を中心とするニューデイール政策が開始された。成長率は30年のマイナス8.6%、31年のマイナス6.4%と落ち込み、33年にマイナス1.3%とマイナス巾が縮小したが、プラス成長に転じたのは34年の10.8％で、大恐慌後5年を要している。また国民総生産の水準が1929年レベルに戻ったのは1940年であり完全回復に10年余の月日を要している。回復の道のりは長かった。
米国の世界大恐慌後のGDP成長率：　　1930年　 -8.6％
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　31年　　 -6.4％
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　32年　　-13.0％
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　33年　　 -1.3％
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　34年　　 10.8％
　1929年の世界大恐慌後の米国経済の復興を支えたのは、ニューデイール政策の下での公共事業だけではない。逆に文化活動や国際交流などに政府資金が回らなくなったため、市民が立ち上がり、上記のような民間投資の他、寄付や寄贈などによりこれらの活動を継続し、ニューヨーク近代美術館などや各種の基金などが設立され、それが今日の市民生活を豊かに支えている。政府に資金の制約がある場合には民間が立ち上がるしかない。そのような民間活動を税の優遇策や大胆な規制緩和、新規参入促進などで政府が鼓舞、支援することが望まれる。
　2008年9月のリーマン・ショックは、3年を経て欧州の財政・金融危機へと広がっている。世界金融危機の震源地米国の経済回復なくしては世界経済の回復も難しい。今年のツリーの灯が2012年の経済回復への明るい道先案内となってくれることを祈りたい。
（２０１１.12.01.）（All Rights Reserved.）（不許無断引用）

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 2)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 2)
The United Nations announced that the World Population reached at 7 billion on the Halloween Day in 2011. We celebrate warmly the birth of new babies and wish for their health and future happiness.
1. How many population this Globe can accommodate? ( Posted in Part 1 )
2. Aging population in industrialized countries with les working forces
There are 3 aspects on the population issue in the World.
First, the population growth rate is static or negative in most industrialized countries, while the number of aged people are increasing with longer life expectancy. As a result, the medicare and welfare or pension costs steadily increase while working forces, therefore, the amount of tax revenues decrease.
Most industrialized countries such as Japan, U.S. and EU, are facing economic and financial difficulties, especially after the Lehmann shock in September, 2008, with the burden of huge Government debt. Their financial ability to carry out policy measures is limited. On top of it, they face such constraints as global warming and, unpredictable sever natural disasters here and there so that we can not expect high economic growth as before. How far, then, they could continue to provide Official Development Aid to developing countries, which may have facilitated population explosion in Africa and other developing countries. At least, we can say at this stage that they are not able to allot development aid as before.
3. Emergence of mega-population economies (To be posted in Part 3)
4. Lost Decade in Africa (To be posted in Part 4)
5. Need for a fundamental change in the Official Development model (To be posted in Part 5 )
(2011. 11.02.) (All Rights Reserved.)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 2)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 2)
The United Nations announced that the World Population reached at 7 billion on the Halloween Day in 2011. We celebrate warmly the birth of new babies and wish for their health and future happiness.
1. How many population this Globe can accommodate? ( Posted in Part 1 )
2. Aging population in industrialized countries with les working forces
There are 3 aspects on the population issue in the World.
First, the population growth rate is static or negative in most industrialized countries, while the number of aged people are increasing with longer life expectancy. As a result, the medicare and welfare or pension costs steadily increase while working forces, therefore, the amount of tax revenues decrease.
Most industrialized countries such as Japan, U.S. and EU, are facing economic and financial difficulties, especially after the Lehmann shock in September, 2008, with the burden of huge Government debt. Their financial ability to carry out policy measures is limited. On top of it, they face such constraints as global warming and, unpredictable sever natural disasters here and there so that we can not expect high economic growth as before. How far, then, they could continue to provide Official Development Aid to developing countries, which may have facilitated population explosion in Africa and other developing countries. At least, we can say at this stage that they are not able to allot development aid as before.
3. Emergence of mega-population economies (To be posted in Part 3)
4. Lost Decade in Africa (To be posted in Part 4)
5. Need for a fundamental change in the Official Development model (To be posted in Part 5 )
(2011. 11.02.) (All Rights Reserved.)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 2)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 2)
The United Nations announced that the World Population reached at 7 billion on the Halloween Day in 2011. We celebrate warmly the birth of new babies and wish for their health and future happiness.
1. How many population this Globe can accommodate? ( Posted in Part 1 )
2. Aging population in industrialized countries with les working forces
There are 3 aspects on the population issue in the World.
First, the population growth rate is static or negative in most industrialized countries, while the number of aged people are increasing with longer life expectancy. As a result, the medicare and welfare or pension costs steadily increase while working forces, therefore, the amount of tax revenues decrease.
Most industrialized countries such as Japan, U.S. and EU, are facing economic and financial difficulties, especially after the Lehmann shock in September, 2008, with the burden of huge Government debt. Their financial ability to carry out policy measures is limited. On top of it, they face such constraints as global warming and, unpredictable sever natural disasters here and there so that we can not expect high economic growth as before. How far, then, they could continue to provide Official Development Aid to developing countries, which may have facilitated population explosion in Africa and other developing countries. At least, we can say at this stage that they are not able to allot development aid as before.
3. Emergence of mega-population economies (To be posted in Part 3)
4. Lost Decade in Africa (To be posted in Part 4)
5. Need for a fundamental change in the Official Development model (To be posted in Part 5 )
(2011. 11.02.) (All Rights Reserved.)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 1)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 1)
The United Nations announced that the World Population reached at 7 billion on the Halloween Day in 2011. We celebrate warmly the birth of new babies and wish for their health and future happiness.
1. How many population this Globe can accommodate?
But it is noted that the World population doubled from 3 billion in 1959 to 6 billion in 1999 in ten years! And it continued to grow from 1999 level to 7 billion in 2011, a blasting increase of 16.6 % in 12 years. Astonishing is not only for a high population growth rate but also an absolute number of population on this limited Globe, while the World community including the United Nations often addressed and dealt the issue of population explosion in the developing countries.
How far this trend may be able to continue? How many population this Globe could accommodate? Should we learn from the history of the Earth that the pre-historic animal, Mammoth, became too big to feed themselves and died down because of the lack of enough food coupled with the climatic change towards the Ice Age? The population issue has two sides of a coin. It is food and depletable natural resources issue like fossil fuel and rare metals in the years to come as well as emission gas issue.
2. Aging population in industrialized countries with les working forces (To be posted in Part 2)
3. Emergence of mega-population economies (To be posted in Part 3)
4. Lost Decade in Africa (To be posted in Part 4)
5. Need for a fundamental change in the Official Development model (To be posted in Part 5 )
(2011. 11.02.) (All Rights Reserved.)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 1)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 1)
The United Nations announced that the World Population reached at 7 billion on the Halloween Day in 2011. We celebrate warmly the birth of new babies and wish for their health and future happiness.
1. How many population this Globe can accommodate?
But it is noted that the World population doubled from 3 billion in 1959 to 6 billion in 1999 in ten years! And it continued to grow from 1999 level to 7 billion in 2011, a blasting increase of 16.6 % in 12 years. Astonishing is not only for a high population growth rate but also an absolute number of population on this limited Globe, while the World community including the United Nations often addressed and dealt the issue of population explosion in the developing countries.
How far this trend may be able to continue? How many population this Globe could accommodate? Should we learn from the history of the Earth that the pre-historic animal, Mammoth, became too big to feed themselves and died down because of the lack of enough food coupled with the climatic change towards the Ice Age? The population issue has two sides of a coin. It is food and depletable natural resources issue like fossil fuel and rare metals in the years to come as well as emission gas issue.
2. Aging population in industrialized countries with les working forces (To be posted in Part 2)
3. Emergence of mega-population economies (To be posted in Part 3)
4. Lost Decade in Africa (To be posted in Part 4)
5. Need for a fundamental change in the Official Development model (To be posted in Part 5 )
(2011. 11.02.) (All Rights Reserved.)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 1)

International Series Seven Billion World Population, Celebration or Warning? (part 1)
The United Nations announced that the World Population reached at 7 billion on the Halloween Day in 2011. We celebrate warmly the birth of new babies and wish for their health and future happiness.
1. How many population this Globe can accommodate?
But it is noted that the World population doubled from 3 billion in 1959 to 6 billion in 1999 in ten years! And it continued to grow from 1999 level to 7 billion in 2011, a blasting increase of 16.6 % in 12 years. Astonishing is not only for a high population growth rate but also an absolute number of population on this limited Globe, while the World community including the United Nations often addressed and dealt the issue of population explosion in the developing countries.
How far this trend may be able to continue? How many population this Globe could accommodate? Should we learn from the history of the Earth that the pre-historic animal, Mammoth, became too big to feed themselves and died down because of the lack of enough food coupled with the climatic change towards the Ice Age? The population issue has two sides of a coin. It is food and depletable natural resources issue like fossil fuel and rare metals in the years to come as well as emission gas issue.
2. Aging population in industrialized countries with les working forces (To be posted in Part 2)
3. Emergence of mega-population economies (To be posted in Part 3)
4. Lost Decade in Africa (To be posted in Part 4)
5. Need for a fundamental change in the Official Development model (To be posted in Part 5 )
(2011. 11.02.) (All Rights Reserved.)