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With world population at around 6.8 billion and predicted to hit 9 billion
by 2050, we are in the grip of a new panic about numbers. But is it reasonable?
Population has always been an emotive issue. Understandably. It touches
some basic nerves. It's about sex, birth and death. It's about food, money,
resources, culture and religion. And, according to some, it's about the
very survival of our planet. This monthfs New Internationalist sifts the
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| 2 Letters 3 Letter from Cairo The dawn of a new decade has Maria Golia pondering the past. 4 Too many people? Vanessa Baird wonders why the demographers aren't panicking. 8 Blame the coffee Why tiny Timor Leste is undergoing a baby boom. 9 Ageing - 7 myths Populations are ageing. How bad is that? 10 A brief history of population Includes a murky past. 12 Sex action How 'abstinence' is pushing up the abortion rate. 14 When sperm didn't meet ovum China and Iran: two ways to do family planning. 15 Frontline Bangladesh The climate refugees of tomorrow. 17 Population and climate change Jonathon Porritt and the Corner House offer two very different perspectives on one of the big debates of the day. 19 The missing pieces Is hell really other people? Vanessa Baird concludes with some sobering facts and reflections on equality. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL FEATURES 22 Copenhagen: Blood on the summit floor Jess Worth witnessed the Denmark debacle first hand. This is her report. 24 Brothers in peace Israeli Rami Elhanan and Palestinian Bassam Aramin forged an unlikely friendship through a terrible tragedy. They share their story. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 Making Waves Maryam Bibi works tirelessly to empower girls and women in Pakistan. 26 Currents Harsh treatment of Kashmiri youths fuels conflict; a student campaign success; and one man's mission to clear landmines in Cambodia. 27 Only Planet Gort and Klaatu puzzle over the seamier side of life in Marc Roberts' cartoon. 29 Mixed Media The best of 2009; personal empowerment Hollywood-style; plus how not to run an economy, and how not to write a 'novel', in this month's book reviews. 32 NI Jumbo Prize Crossword 33 Worldbeaters Geert Wilders, the lying Dutchman. 34 Essay: Afrikaners hit bottom Photo-journalist Dean Saffron documents life in a South African squatter camp. 36 Country profile: Sierra Leone @ |
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