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In order to help solve the pollution problem is to install "Eco-Buildings" in all the big cities.

These buildings will have two sections. One corporate section, where a trained team will work. The first department will be the People's Department. They will do jobs such as leading clean-ups in the city, speaking at schools and public events about the importance of keeping the city clean, and organizing fundraisers. The next department will be the Development Department. They will design new eco-friendly products, install renewable energy sources, and create ways to filter waste water/polluted air. The last department will be the Oversight Department. They will be responsible for multiple Eco-Buildings in multiple cities, and are responsible for organizing the funds, building awareness campaigns that will reach other countries in hope of more help, and working with the big corporations and factories in hope of reducing their pollution impact.

The second section will be the Helping Center. This is for the citizens in the cities. It will have a recycling area where people are rewarded for bringing their trash and plastic. There will be clean bathrooms and showers so people will not use the rivers. There will also be fresh water and washing machines to help people.

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Affects of future pollution levels on citizens

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Affects of future pollution levels on citizens

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The citizens of China and Japan will need to adapt to their new green lifestyle, recycling more, using more electric powered vehicles, and conserving water. However, when this has happened their countries will become very clean and less polluted. This will make life healthier and better for the citizens.

The citzens of India, if they continue on the path they are on, will be living in an almost uninhabitable country. The pollution levels will lead to more sicknesses, disease, and danger than ever before. The people living within will be subject to life threatening toxins every day.

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China -
With the new green systems in place, pollution in china is not expected to worsen much. It may even improve depending on how well the new systems work.

Japan -
Japan is expected to improve its pollution levels. There are many extensive ideas in place and in the works that will almost definitely reduce pollution drastically.

India -
India's pollution is extremely bad. There are also no real solutions currently to fix this, and it is not being taken seriously on a national level.

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These issue of pollution has been worked on for quite some time. The worry of global warming has created a strong need for new solutions. There have been many solutions created, some of which have worked, some of which have not.

Solution 1 -
Japan has been working hard at creating clean energy. It has started making waste-to-energy programs that help limit pollution.

Solution 2-
Electric cars help reduce carbon emissions and prevent pollution.

Solution 3-
Alternative energy has been used recently to help reduce carbon emissions as well.

Solution 4-
Recycling helps reduce water pollution and industrial emissions.

Solution 5-
There are laws in place restricting vehicles and activities that increase fuel emissions, water pollution, and general harm to the environment.

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Current State of Population Issues in China

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Current State of Population Issues in China

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Pollution-
With China manufacturing and exporting so many goods, industrial pollution is extremely high. There are also so many people, the automobile pollution is very high as well.

Resources-
China does have a lot of natural resources; however, it needs a ton of resources daily to keep it working. Oil is especially important, but luckily China has a lot of it in reserves.

Demands-
China is the most populated country in the world; therefore, it needs so many resources. It is the leading country in exports, and therefore it is extremely efficient in manufacturing and supporting itself.

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Current state of population issues in India. 

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Current state of population issues in India. 

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India has a rapidly growing population, which presents all these population-related issues on an extreme scale.

Pollution -
India is one of the most polluted countries on Earth. 9 of the world's 10 most polluted cities are located in India. The rivers and air are almost unusable and often cause severe illnesses and death in citizens.

Resources-
With the shocking number of people living in such a small area, the resources in India have been depleted, as (populationassociation.org) says,  "India is having 18 percent of the world's population on 2.4 percent of its land area has a great deal of pressure on its natural resources. Water shortages, soil exhaustion, deforestation, air, and water pollution afflict many areas."

Supply-Demand Strain-
There are so many people in India and it is growing so quickly that more food, water, and power than ever are needed. India is struggling to keep up with these demands.

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This graph illustrates India, China, and Japan's population compared to the rest of Asia.

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Current State of Population Issues in Japan

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Current State of Population Issues in Japan

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Since Japan is much less overpopulated than China and India, it is not as deeply affected by these issues right now. However, that does not mean it doesn't still have them.

Pollution -
Currently, Japan is being very innovative in ways to prevent air and water pollution. It is leading the world in "the percentage of waste utilized in waste-to-energy facilities, burning an impressive 74.2 percent of its municipal solid waste in energy recovery systems."

Resources -
Japan has very few resources to start with. Oil, gold, copper, etc. are scarce. Instead, it relies upon imports from other countries.

Increased Demand -
This is a big issue in Japan. The economy is under strain as there is a big need for things like power, electricity, and building resources. Japan has to import all these things.

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- Pollution
Pollution has been caused by road vehicles, heating, the use of coal, charcoal, oil or gas fuels to generate electricity and heat, biomass burning, waste disposal and tobacco smoke.

- Overuse of natural resources
This is consuming resources that we cannot replenish or that cannot sustain themselves at the rate we are consuming them. Often an area will be stripped of all non-renewable resources when overpopulated.

- Increased Demands
When the population increases, there will be an increase in demand for thinhgs like "food, water, housing, energy, healthcare, transportation, and more. And all that consumption contributes to ecological degradation, increased conflicts, and a higher risk of large-scale disasters like pandemics." (populationmedia.org)

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Conversations about overpopulation can quickly become controversial because they beg the question: Who exactly is the cause of the problem and what, if anything, should be done about it? Many population experts worry discussions around overpopulation will be abused by small-minded people to suggest some are the "right people" to be on the planet (like themselves), and some people are "the wrong people" (usually people in poverty, people of color, foreigners, and so on-you get the drift). But there are no "right" or "wrong" people on the planet, and discussing the problems of global overpopulation can never be an excuse, or in any way provide a platform, for having that type of conversation.

Each human being has a legitimate claim on a sufficient and fair amount of Earth's resources. But with a population approaching 8 billion, even if everyone adopted a relatively low material standard of living like the one currently found in Papua New Guinea, it would still push Earth to its ecological breaking point. Unfortunately, the "average person" on Earth consumes at a rate over 50% above a sustainable level. Incredibly, the average person in the United States uses almost five times more than the sustainable yield of the planet.

When we use the term "overpopulation," we specifically mean a situation in which the Earth cannot regenerate the resources used by the world's population each year. Experts say this has been the case every year since 1970, with each successive year becoming more and more damaging. To help temper this wildly unsustainable situation, we need to understand what's contributing to overpopulation and overconsumption and how these trends are affecting everything from climate change to sociopolitical unrest.

The Causes of Overpopulation

Today the Earth is home to more than 7.8 billion people. By 2100 the population is on track to hit 10.8 billion, according to the United Nations - and that's assuming steady fertility declines in many countries. Interestingly, if extra progress is made in women's reproductive self-determination, and fertility falls more than the United Nations assumes is likely, the population in 2100 might be a relatively smaller 7.3 billion.

For now, the world's population is still increasing in huge annual increments (about 80 million per year), and our supply of vital non-renewable resources are being exhausted. Many factors contribute to these unsustainable trends, including falling mortality rates, underutilized contraception, and a lack of education for girls.

Falling Mortality Rate

The primary (and perhaps most obvious) cause of population growth is an imbalance between births and deaths. The infant mortality rate has decreased globally, with 4.1 million infant deaths in 2017 compared to 8.8 million in 1990, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This is welcome public health news, of course.

At the same time, lifespans are increasing around the world. Those of us who are alive today will likely live much longer than most of our ancestors. Global average life expectancy has more than doubled since 1900, thanks to advancements in medicine, technology, and general hygiene. Falling mortality rates are certainly nothing to complain about either, but widespread longevity does contribute to the mathematics of increasing population numbers.

Underutilized Contraception

The global fertility rate has fallen steadily over the years, down from an average of 5 children per woman in 1950 to 2.4 children per woman today, according to the UN Population Division. Along with that promising trend, contraceptive use has slowly but steadily increased globally, rising from 54% in 1990 to 57.4% in 2015. Yet, on the whole, contraceptive use is still underutilized. For example, according to the WHO, an estimated 214 million women in developing countries who want to avoid pregnancy are not using modern contraceptives.

These women aren't using contraceptives for a variety of reasons, including social norms or religious beliefs that discourage birth control, misconceptions about adverse side effects, and a lack of agency for women to make decisions around sex and family planning. An estimated 44% of pregnancies were unintended worldwide between 2010-2014. Getting more women the access and agency to utilize family planning methods could go a long way in flattening the population curve.

Lack of Female Education

Although female access to education has increased over the years, the gender gap remains. Roughly 130 million girls worldwide are out of school currently, and an estimated 15 million girls of primary school age will never learn to read and write, compared with 10 million boys.

Increasing and encouraging education among women and girls can have a number of positive ripple effects, including delayed childbearing, healthier children, and an increase in workforce participation. Plenty of evidence suggests a negative correlation between female education and fertility rates.

If increased female education can delay or decrease fertility and provide girls with opportunities beyond an early marriage, it could also help to mitigate current population trends.

The Effects of Overpopulation

It is only logical that an increase in the world's population will cause additional strains on resources. More people means an increased demand for food, water, housing, energy, healthcare, transportation, and more. And all that consumption contributes to ecological degradation, increased conflicts, and a higher risk of large-scale disasters like pandemics.

Ecological Degradation

An increase in population will inevitably create pressures leading to more deforestation, decreased biodiversity, and spikes in pollution and emissions, which will exacerbate climate change. Ultimately, unless we take action to help minimize further population growth heading into the remainder of this century, many scientists believe the additional stress on the planet will lead to ecological disruption and collapse so severe it threatens the viability of life on Earth as we know it.

Each spike in the global population has a measurable impact on the planet's health. According to estimates in a study by Wynes and Nicholas (2017), a family having one fewer child could reduce emissions by 58.6 tonnes CO2-equivalent per year in developed countries.

Increased Conflicts

The scarcity brought about by environmental disruption and overpopulation has the potential to trigger an increase in violence and political unrest. We're already seeing wars fought over water, land, and energy resources in the Middle East and other regions, and the turmoil is likely to increase as the global population grows even larger.

Higher Risk of Disasters and Pandemics

Many of the recent novel pathogens that have devastated humans around the world, including COVID-19, Zika virus, Ebola, and West Nile virus, originated in animals or insects before passing to humans. Part of the reason the world is entering " a period of increased outbreak activity " is because humans are destroying wildlife habitats and coming into contact with wild animals on a more regular basis. Now that we're in the midst of a pandemic, it has become clear how difficult it is to social distance in a world occupied by nearly 8 billion people.

What Can Be Done?

When addressing overpopulation, it's crucial to take an approach of providing empowerment while mobilizing against anybody advocating for the use of coercion or violence to solve our problems. The combined efforts of spreading knowledge about family planning, increasing agency among women, and debunking widely held myths about contraception will measurably change the trajectory of the world's population.

As we carry out our work at Population Media Center (PMC), we see first-hand that spreading awareness about family planning methods and the ecological and economic benefits of having smaller families can change reproductive behavior. For example, listeners of our Burundian radio show Agashi ("Hey! Look Again!") were 1.7 times more likely than non-listeners to confirm that they were willing to negotiate condom use with a sexual partner and 1.8 times more likely than non-listeners to say that they generally approve of family planning for limiting the number of children.

At PMC we harness the power of storytelling to empower listeners to live healthier and more prosperous lives, which in turn contributes to stabilizing the global population so that people can live sustainably with the world's renewable resources. Discover how PMC is taking action against overpopulation today!

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Overpopulation: Cause and Effect | Population Media Center

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Conversations about overpopulation can quickly become controversial because they beg the question: Who exactly is the cause of the problem and what, if anything, should be done about it?

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China and India have a similar problem, but their countries are different. What are the main differences between those two countries?

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China and India have a similar problem, but their countries are different. What are the main differences between those two countries?

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The main differences between China and India include religion, waste management, technology, and economy. First, India generally has a more religious population. Most citizens practice some form of religion devoutly. However, China has a majority of atheist citizens who practice ancestorial worship. Next, China is generally considered cleaner than India, as India has extremely dense cities, without proper waste management and cleaning. Also, China is considered more technologically advanced, as it is an extremely modern country. Finally, China has a much larger economy and much more global power than India does.

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Clearly state the main population related issue for Japan, China and India.

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Clearly state the main population related issue for Japan, China and India.

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The large populations in Japan, China, and India cause many issues, but likely the most prominent one is extreme pollution.