The planets population is reaching unsustainable levels and people are facing shortage of resources like water, food and fuel. To what consequences may over population lead? In your opinion what measures can be taken to fight over population

In recent times, the total number of people in the world has been increasing on a daily basis, leading to several problems like environmental pollution, unemployment and scarcity of essential human needs which include air,
water
and food.
However
, there are various ways to tackle
population
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the population
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explosion.
This
essay will discuss the effect of overpopulation and profer solutions to it. One major impact of an increasing
population
is environmental pollution. As the percentage of humans increases, their activities are
also
on the rise.
Majority
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The majority
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of persons own a car today and drive it on a daily basis and so fumes from
exhaust
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the exhaust
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pipes of these cars
pollutes
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the atmosphere adding to global warming.
Also
, waste generated from the vast majority of individuals are dumped on illegal sites, the
water
bodies are not left out as well, as they are
also
turned
to
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dumping sites. Due to
this
, both land and
water
are contaminated, risking the lives of humans and sea creatures.
For instance
, there was an outbreak of
disease
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the disease
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in the southern part of Nigeria
few
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a few
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years ago, and it was traced to the source of drinking
water
which was a highly contaminated River.
Futhermore
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Furthermore
, there is
also
an increasing number of unemployed persons as the world resources is no more enough to cater for the employment needs of individuals. Turning to possible solutions,
firstly
, I think the government should make laws that
prohibits
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large family sizes by pegging the number of children at three and should ensure that these laws are implemented. China,
for
example
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,example
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had enacted
such
law
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a law
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years back when they experienced
population
growth and it has gone a long way in tackling the issue. If various countries of the world should adopt
this
measure, it will help solve the problem.
In addition
, individuals should
also
play their own part, by making use of various safe family planning methods made available, as some of them like
intra uterine
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intrauterine
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contraceptive devices
,
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apply
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have proven to be effective. In conclusion,
although
, overpopulation has brought many problems to our planet, I believe the government and its citizens can work together in reducing
population
size.
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