In the developed world, average life expectancy is increasing. What problems will this cause for individuals and society?

Suggest some measures that could be taken to reduce the impact of ageing populations. In today's developing world, the average

life

span has increased manifolds.

Although

this

may sound pleasing to people whose loved ones are ageing, yet the risks triggered by

such

changes cannot be ignored.

This

essay will

first

look at the major concerns caused by increased

life

duration among the aged generation and

then

provide some viable measures that might address them. One prominent concern in terms of increased

life

span is excessive consumption and eventual scarcity of natural resources, including water, nutrients and oil.

This

means that for sustaining

life

on earth, the amount of natural resources is extremely limited.

However

, increased

life

span implies that more resources will be consumed;

this

consumption will put others at the risk of being devoid of the natural resources and will result in failure to address the needs of ever growing population. We stand witness that

this

impartial distribution has paved the way to war and bloodshed among nations to compete for natural resources; Soviet War between Russia and Afghanistan is one

such

example where lives were lost all in the name of acquiring Oil wells. All

this

is the result of disturbing

life

and death balance set by nature to meet the demands of

life

on earth. A possible solution to

this

worrying problem is to look for alternate sources of

energy

to sustain

life

on our planet.

This

means that we as responsible nations should engage all our resources and

energy

in investigation, research, discovery, education and utilization of alternate forms of

energy

and other naturally available resources. Uti

lization of

Suggestion

The utilization

solar power is a prime example of facilitating an increased number of people with least effect on nature.

This

helps in saving water and fuel through use of sunlight to harness electricity. Another feasible measure to address the issue of limited nutrients is to discourage wastage of food. A recent survey by Oxford university reported that the amount of food wasted per year is sufficient to feed one

third

of wor

ld's population fo

Suggestion

the world's population

r a year. To conclude, problems caused by increased average

life

expectancy rate, including limited resources to sustain

life

on earth, are extremely disturbing.

However

, through critical reasoning and implementation of renewable forms of

energy

and limited use of food we can stem the problems from their roots.