The Great Population Question

Do you agree with the statement, “Without reducing rapid population growth, it will be impossible to solve the world’s global challenges?”

I agree with this statement to a great extent. The truth is many of the world global challenges both social and environmental can be attributed to the growing population problem. The African and Asian continent is the most culpable to the world problems. Partly the reason is that most if not all of the countries within the continent are developing countries. Therefore the population distribution is that of a triangle whereas the European and North American counterparts represent a rectangle. If the world continues to carry on this way, in our lifetime it will be impossible to solve the worlds global issues due to the fact we cannot control the world's population. The only solution, however, is aggressive modernization, economic reform and heavy investment in the availability in contraceptives in the developing parts of the world. This will require a global initiative and effective planning and execution.
To conclude, unless serious modernization, economic reforms and heavy investment in contraceptives, there will not be any improvement to the global issues facing us today. Population control can only be achieved naturally, which only occurs in the instance of countries becoming developed.