Solution To The Overpopulation Problem

There are several contributing factors to the overpopulation crisis, however, with changes these factors could also be part of the solution. A few of these factors are discussed in an interview with Melanie Asriel, the Psychological Sciences Instructor at WKU of Glasgow in Kentucky. According to Melanie Asriel, “The lack of family planning and contraceptive use has contributed to this problem…contraception, education, and the including of available abortion…all kinds of education, such as, sex education, contraceptive education… would be my solution to an over-population problem” (M. Asriel, personal communication, 04 October 2017). Melanie Asriel views a overpopulation problem stems from a lack of education in family planning, contraceptive,

REL4 is a two-step solution program that will provide contraception and also decrease the population growth. Jennifer Weeks (2015) article, “Global Population Growth,” discusses the number of women without assess to birth control (p. 2). Research conducted by a nonprofit organization showed nearly 225 million women globally, including those looking to prevent conception, were in need of birth control (Weeks, 2015). This evidence demonstrates the need for contraception worldwide and REL4 will provide for this need. If contraceptives are not offered worldwide the population growth will continue to rapidly multiply. Weeks (2015) articulates problems faced with overpopulation.

Rapid population growth slows development and makes it harder to raise the poor out of poverty. Governments in many fast-growing countries are straining to provide housing, sanitation, education and other services. A growing population also increases demands for land, water, energy and other natural resources. And studies show that fast population growth in low-income countries can promote wars, riots and other forms of instability. (p.

The world’s overpopulation crisis will lead to an apocalyptic end with conflict over land and food. Consequently the overpopulation problem began when the species commenced to multiply. The lack of contraception usage and family planning will continue to contribute to an alarming growth rate. A growing population will only add numbers to the billions without food, clean water, and or sanitation. Moreover, supply and demand, in regards to food, will reach a point where there is more of a demand than there is a supply. Projects like GMOs have given little hope thus far in providing more supply. Clearing of land for development or expanding is leading to a sharp rise in the loss of wildlife. REL4 is a good way to solve these problems, because it will decrease birth rates worldwide. Education, contraceptive usage, and reproductive limiting will prevent the world’s population from an overcapacity and a growing hunger figure. Land is the one item the earth cannot produce more of. The more people there are, the more need for room there will be, and without more room there will be no space to produce more food. Remember that room, with all those people, and the rat? Would you fight for it