Population Issues - Conakry

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Fri, 2014-07-11 19:41 — mdmcdonald

This working group is focused on discussions about population issues.

The mission of this working group is to focus on discussions about population issues.

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Over-populated or under-developed? The real story of population growth

Fri, 2016-07-01 03:30 — Maeryn Obley

Image: People shopping at a market in Lagos, Nigeria. Photograph: Sunday Alamba/AP

theguardian.com - June 28th 2016 - Kweifio-Okai and Josh Holder

Global population hit 7.3 billion midway through 2015, an increase of 2 billion since 1990. It will continue to climb steadily, according to forecasters, reaching 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050, and 11.2 billion in 2100.

But there is more to the population story than unprecedented numbers.

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Africa's Population Will Quadruple by 2100. What Does That Mean for its Cities?

Mon, 2016-02-08 21:47 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Don't worry, African cities can cope. (AP Photo/Michael Duff)

New population figures paint a difficult picture for African cities. But there's more to the story than sheer numbers.

CLICK HERE - World population stabilization unlikely this century

CLICK HERE - State of African Cities 2014 , Re-imagining sustainable urban transitions

citylab.com - by Sam Sturgis - September 19, 2014

Numbers continue to stack up against the world’s poorest continent.

Global population levels are expected to increase from a current figure of 7.2 billion to nearly 11 billion by 2100, according to figures released . . . by the U.N. Previously, it was believed the world’s population would peak at around 9.5 billion. Nearly all of this new growth, meanwhile, will occur in Africa, which is expected to quadruple in size.

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Urban population boom poses massive challenges for Africa and Asia

Fri, 2014-07-11 18:16 — Elhadj Drame

Two-thirds of the world's population will live in cities by 2050, posing unique infrastructural challenges for African and Asian countries, where 90% of the growth is predicted to take place.

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