| Population Grows in Face of Changing Climate | 24 September 09 |
 The world's population surpassed 6.8 billion in early 2009, with no significant slowing in the pace of growth in recent years. Estimates by the United Nations Population Division indicate that humanity has been consistently gaining more than 79 million people--a population almost the size of Germany's--each year since 1999.Indicators including decreased assistance for family planning services, fertility levels well above replacement levels, and improvements in life expectancy for people living with HIV point to a human population that is growing more rapidly than expected. One variable not taken into account in population projections is the impact of global climate change, which will likely affect people in developing countries the most. View September 17, 2009 World Watch Institute articleView Vital Signs analysis, Population Growth Steady in Recent Years Sources: WorldWatch Institute |
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