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Education is the answer to sustainable development

Posted by: sarah-indra, 6. December 2011 - 11:59
Source: http://ourworld.unu.edu

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We’re reaching a critical time in the field of sustainable development. At the end of October, the global population hit 7 billion. That number may not mean much on its own, but the rapid pace of global growth is what makes it truly concerning.

Since I was born, the world’s population has more than doubled, and we now find ourselves with the largest youth population in history. More people are using more resources — but those resources are fast depleting. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations is predicting that by 2025, 1.8 billion people will be living in countries or regions with absolute water scarcity. We encounter the same problems when we look at available food, minerals and other natural resources.

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