Robert Pedene The world's population has been growing faster and faster, which projects potential problems with maintaining the world's food and water supplies and altering biodiversity around the world. Fortunately, there are practical and manageable ways to keep the world's human population under control and avoid overpopulation. According to the Population Reference Bureau, the world population is reaching nearly 7,200,000,000 people and increasing rapidly. The University of Washington estimates that the world's population will reach a whopping 11 billion people by 2100; this figure was even increased from the United Nations forecast of 10.1 billion in 2011. The current rate of population growth could have a crippling impact on the future well-being of the human and natural worlds this century. Every year there are approximately 78 million more births than deaths; this happens at an alarming rate, even though most women have two or fewer children. This is equivalent to the entire population of Germany every year. The Department of Global Health and Population (GHP) diligently helps improve health education, research, and finds new ways to help maintain and plan for efficient ways to manage the world's rapidly growing population. The department's research interests span a broad spectrum of topics, including social and economic development, health policy, and demographics; planning and financing of health systems; women's and children's health; prevention and control of infectious and chronic diseases; and geographic information systems (GIS). The department has a particular focus on health equity and human rights issues, particularly as they relate to health and demographic issues in developing countries. The department's approach to these issues combines...... half of the document...... covered by Indian taxes, this could facilitate the process. Citations Page • Alvin Powell, Harvard Staff Writer A Close Eye on Population Growth http:/ /news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/10/a-close-eye-on-population-growth/ • Bryan Johnson, Possible Solutions to Overpopulation http://blogs.longwood.edu/johnsonba/2012/03 /23/possible-solutions-to-overpopulation-2/ • Jeffrey McKee, Research and Innovation Communications The Outlook is Grim for Mammals and birds as the human population grows http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/humanftprint.htm • Laurie Mazur ( A Pivotal Moment: Population, Justice & The Environmental Challenge, 2010: page 11) http://www. howmany.org/big_picture.php • Molly McElroy, UW Research: World population could reach nearly 11 billion by 2100http://www .washington.edu/news/2013/06/13/uw-research-world-population- could-be-nearly-11-billion-by-2100/