Addressing population growth in developing countries
Global population growth rate every year is increasing by 1.5%, and if it remains constant, by the year 2100, the world population is estimated to be more than 11.5 billion people. Moreover, out of this population, developing countries will contribute 20%; hence, they will be straining the available resources, healthcare, and education facilities leading to increased poverty and crime levels. Also, to address population growth in developing countries, some strategies developed countries have applied, such as in China, UK, the US, Germany, and even India (De la Croix & Gobbi 2017).
First, the promotion of family planning strategy should be applied where men and women are educated on the available and effective contraception option. Iran and Rwanda have been using, and it has proven to work like those in developed countries. Secondly, women empowerment is essential by ensuring they can access reproductive health services to break the poverty chain through the use of birth controls. The United Nations Population Fund has advocated for this through the use of young women where they are educated on safe and responsible reproductive health; therefore, reducing the high rates of population growth (De la Croix & Gobbi 2017).
Furthermore, government incentive strategy has been applied in developed countries; therefore, it should be used in developing countries to check population growth and related issues. The governments should encourage and promote responsible parenthood by providing subsidies to limit the number of children to the first two with exceptions on families living in poverty. Besides, governments in developing countries can pass legislation to restrict the number of children like in China, where they forced people to have only one child. For example, in China, the fertility rate fell in 1960 from six births to 1.5 in 2014 per woman. It can only be effective if a national debate is conducted to sensitize the public on the importance of managing population growths that have led to increased poverty levels and other related issues (De la Croix & Gobbi 2017).