7 billion by the end of October 2011

[turbobloke]

UN figures cited in a Mail article put the global population as reaching 7 billion by the end of the month.

But despite the problems the world is facing, Under-Secretary-General of the UN Dr Noeleen Heyzer said the seventh billion child of the world has a better chance than decade ago of surviving past the age of five than a decade ago.

Harvard demographicist Prof David Bloom said:

It's just plain irresponsible to sit by idly while humankind experiences full force the perils of demographic change.

Link

It's not totally clear what his plan would be to overcome the 'formidable' but 'not insurmountable' challenges.

[tuffer]

Only thing I can think of is "buy more Apple shares".

[carmonk]

turbobloke said:

But despite the problems the world is facing, Under-Secretary-General of the UN Dr Noeleen Heyzer said the seventh billion child of the world has a better chance than decade ago of surviving past the age of five than a decade ago.

I wonder what point she was trying to make? Is it better for a child to die at birth or live a st life and die at 9, or 19, or 32?

[Mojocvh]

carmonk said:

turbobloke said:

But despite the problems the world is facing, Under-Secretary-General of the UN Dr Noeleen Heyzer said the seventh billion child of the world has a better chance than decade ago of surviving past the age of five than a decade ago.

I wonder what point she was trying to make? Is it better for a child to die at birth or live a st life and die at 9, or 19, or 32?

Probably an indirect attempt to elucidate a western guilt trip [failed in my case, sorry] what's wrong with condoms/birth control to regulate unwanted/unsustainable population growth?

[carmonk]

Mojocvh said:

carmonk said:

turbobloke said:

But despite the problems the world is facing, Under-Secretary-General of the UN Dr Noeleen Heyzer said the seventh billion child of the world has a better chance than decade ago of surviving past the age of five than a decade ago.

I wonder what point she was trying to make? Is it better for a child to die at birth or live a st life and die at 9, or 19, or 32?

Probably an indirect attempt to elucidate a western guilt trip [failed in my case, sorry] what's wrong with condoms/birth control to regulate unwanted/unsustainable population growth?

Oooh, don't get me started on that

[Jasandjules]

7 Billion? Must be time to start culling the useless then? I mean, think of all that Carbon Dioxide being emitted, that puts us all at risk (so they tell us....), so it's the only way.....

[Hell27]

Jasandjules said:

7 Billion? Must be time to start culling the useless then? I mean, think of all that Carbon Dioxide being emitted, that puts us all at risk (so they tell us....), so it's the only way.....

Great idea. Who decides who is useless?

[Bat Fastard]

Hell27 said:

Great idea. Who decides who is useless?

Me

[M3333]

Puts our current Deficit into perspective. It would be costing everyone on the planet £2 a month at the moment. Maybe the coalition should do a worldwide Ad campaign like Oxfam etc!

[turbobloke]

Obama's Climate Czar, Holdren, has written and spoken in favour of such things as forced abortions, confiscation of babies, mass involuntary sterilization, bureaucratic regulation of family size, and a planetary regime to enforce climate regulation and population control. Big government had got it sorted years ago, and it's comforting to see the positions held these days by people like Holdren.

[Mr_B]

Yep, about 6 billion people need to die pretty soon.

[Deva Link]

It's reckoned that a reasonable population for the UK would be around 30 million, vs the current level of about 62 million. If current trends continue, we'll have the largest population in Western Europe by 2050.

[hyperblue]

Strange that the rate of increase in population has been fairly constant since 1960 at 1 billion per roughly 13 years.

I would've expected the rate to be increasing?

[Y282]

Mojocvh said:

carmonk said:

turbobloke said:

But despite the problems the world is facing, Under-Secretary-General of the UN Dr Noeleen Heyzer said the seventh billion child of the world has a better chance than decade ago of surviving past the age of five than a decade ago.

I wonder what point she was trying to make? Is it better for a child to die at birth or live a st life and die at 9, or 19, or 32?

Probably an indirect attempt to elucidate a western guilt trip [failed in my case, sorry] what's wrong with condoms/birth control to regulate unwanted/unsustainable population growth?

Whatds assassins creed got to do with it?

[davepoth]

hyperblue said:

Strange that the rate of increase in population has been fairly constant since 1960 at 1 billion per roughly 13 years.

I would've expected the rate to be increasing?

That's demographic change for you. China got their population under control, as has India to an extent. That's 1/3rd of the world.

[Mr_B]

Someone will post it, so I may as well get it in early, but Doug Stanhope's view is quite amusing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkgDhDa4HHo

[davepoth]

carmonk said:

I wonder what point she was trying to make? Is it better for a child to die at birth or live a st life and die at 9, or 19, or 32?

The age of five is an internationally recognised definition of "infant mortality"; as above that age we are generally as robust as an adult. Cutting the infant mortality rate is generally the first step towards the cultural change required to reduce the birth rate.

[AJS-]

carmonk said:

I wonder what point she was trying to make? Is it better for a child to die at birth or live a st life and die at 9, or 19, or 32?

I think the point about living to the age of 5 is that you're clear of the most common child killers, and there's every chance you'll have a healthy life beyond that.

[bob1179]

Mr_B said:

Someone will post it, so I may as well get it in early, but Doug Stanhope's view is quite amusing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkgDhDa4HHo

He does have a point mind...

[Bing o]

davepoth said:

That's demographic change for you. China got their population under control, as has India to an extent. That's 1/3rd of the world.

Looking at the OP, are you sure about India?