Population
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Politicians talking tough on EU migrants might not please London voters as much as others in the UK and doesn’t address the things the capital needs most
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Soon there will be more Londoners than ever before but some of the challenges the city will face are much the same as they were decades ago
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UN report says sharp rise in numbers of youngsters in poorest countries presents opportunities to boost economies and better people’s lives
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Antibiotics bought from Mahawar Pharmaceuticals withdrawn, after quantities of zinc phosphide discovered at its factory
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One person dies and six admitted to hospital after taking same drug blamed for deaths of 13 women after sterilisation
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Sterilisation camps for women seen as cheaper option than contraceptives in remote villages, while incentives for surgery condemned as coercion by legal experts
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Brother-in-law of one victim says women were ‘herded like cattle’ after 12 die and scores injured following botched operations
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Eleven dead and dozens more in hospital after doctor reportedly carried out 80 operations in five hours
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Ambulances carrying women, critically ill after sterilisation surgery, arrive at hospital on Monday
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Leeds-Manchester-Sheffield train link by 2025 will add £6.7bn to northern economy and create 30,000 jobs across the north
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Many factors contribute to reproductive choices, and the environmental impacts of those decisions - we want to hear yours
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San Pedro Sula, Honduras, is the most dangerous city on the planet – and experts say it is a sign of a global epidemic
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Frankie Mullin: Doctors should be encouraging people to have smaller families for the sake of the environment, says GP
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National Academy of Sciences says even brutal world conflict or lethal pandemic would leave unsustainable human numbers
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In a bid to to sort fact from fiction, we asked our readers to nominate a commonly accepted statement about the continent for Africa Check to investigate. We chose to look at the reliability of population figures
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Researchers say conflict and climate change mean the region’s resources will be unable to sustain the increasing population
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As migrants pour into Hyderabad and other Indian cities, chronic conditions such as obesity and heart disease are on the rise. Now a groundbreaking research project wants to establish if this urban lifestyle is doing more harm than good
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City links: We explore Madrid’s radical anti-car initiative, the world’s largest urban park in Athens and the future of crowded metropolises in this week’s roundup of the best city stories
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Women's rights and gender equality in focus Activists urge renewed women’s rights focus as UN meets in New York
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Women's rights and gender equality in focus Cairo+20: what progress has been made on women's rights?
Twenty years ago, governments signed a deal that put women’s rights, empowerment and well-being at the centre of discussions about population and development. What has been achieved since?
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Fred Pearce: Africa’s population growth is often linked to ecological risk – yet the real danger lies in the west’s infinite appetite for resources
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New study overturns 20 years of consensus on peak projection of 9bn and gradual decline
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Dr Joan Clos: The future of our planet depends on cities. UN-Habitat and Guardian Cities want you to share the ideas that are transforming your metropolis for the better. Have your say ...
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What can we, as individuals, do to help the environment? The first step is keeping a finger on the pulse of the planet. View an up-to-date snapshot of the impact your country – and humans across the globe – are having on the Earth’s vital signs
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Jostein Hauge: A more nuanced breakdown of the numbers suggests that the familiar narrative of a booming continent may be a myth
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World has already exhausted a year’s supply of natural resources in less than eight months, Global Footprint Network says
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Executive director, Babatunde Osotimehin, talks to Eliza Anyangwe about the narrow window of opportunity Africa has to capitalise on the potential of its youth
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Climate change is far from the only cause of a rapid rise in disasters
Doug McNeall and Andy WiltshireDoug McNeall and Andy Wiltshire: The world's population has nearly doubled in four decades, putting more people and property in harm's way -
Research reveals large increases in population expected in the next three decades need not result in widespread hunger
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The coral atoll where 5,000 people lived in the 1960s now has just 1,600 – with 15 times as many living in New Zealand
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On World Population Day we question how far rising numbers of young people can explain the continent's employment statistics
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Friday is World Population Day. How good is your knowledge of all the other people on the planet? Take our quiz to find out
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UN report predicts that two-thirds of the world's population will live in cities by 2050
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Government and producers urged to create plans to meet challenges of climate change and increasing population
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Topics
- India
- Africa
- Contraception and family planning
- Health
- Cities and development
- United Nations
- Food security
- Food
- Climate change
- Urbanisation
- Women
- Asia Pacific
- Natural disasters and extreme weather
- London
- Employment
- Tackling youth unemployment
- Environmental sustainability
- Reproductive rights
- Sustainable development
- Transport
Poverty matters blog India's sterilisation camps must give way to proper family planning