Return of the population growth factor –its impact on millennium development goals

A Report of the Hearings by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Population, Development and Reproductive Health.

A report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Population, Development and Reproductive Health that takes a critical look at how continuing high fertility and subsequent population growth presents challenges to development and achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, especially in the context of the poorest countries. “The evidence is overwhelming: the MDGs are difficult if not impossible to achieve with the current levels of population growth in the least developed countries and regions.” (p4). For each MDG, the report systematically examines how population growth affects the targeted outcomes. It could be argued, that the targets set previously by the MDGs, and now by the Sustainable Development Goals, better represent increases in wellbeing than increased GDP does. By considering how population growth challenges achievement of these goals, the report is also providing evidence for how population growth challenges increased well-being.

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