The risk we face when populations are more important than people
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There is no perfect population number, writes Dr. Natalia Kanem, executive director of the United Nations Population Fund. However, talks on a population bust or a boom in the Covid-19 era have dominated the media discussion. "The real cause for alarm, though, is not the prospect of a baby boom or baby bust. It is the risk that we treat "population" as more important than people," Kanem writes.
But you would not guess that from recent headlines, with some experts proclaiming that we are on the verge of a dramatic baby bust linked to fears around Covid-19. Others fret that a baby boom is imminent, at least in some parts of the world, driving ever-escalating pressures on scarce resources.More Related News
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