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WHO Overpopulation Luxembourg

__I. Brief History__

Overpopulation is the condition where a habitat has reached a maximum for the number of organisms living there. Overpopulation is defined by the number of organisms living in a particular place to the amount of resources available to them and necessary to survive (such as food, water, and shelter). When the number of organisms exceeds the amount of resources necessary to support them, the area can be defined as overpopulated. Overpopulation is caused by various factors, such as increases in births, decreases in deaths, decrease in resources, increase in immigration, or decrease in migration. Overpopulation has contributed to global warming, depletion of natural resources, loss of ecosystems and habitats, and fewer opportunities and resources for improvised people. Developing countries are most venerable to overpopulation and its effects. People living in overpopulated places generally suffer from poverty, various disease, and have very few opportunities to better their lives. The issue of overpopulation is very broad, as it is happening all over the world. With advances in modern science and medicine, less and less space and resources are available to the people who need them.

__II. UN Involvement__

Many UN branches and NGO's currently work to aid countries and areas suffering from overpopulation. WHO and UNFPA are two major forces combating overpopulation. The United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, studies and records population trends to help countries fix their population problems. __III. Country Policy__

Luxembourg is an example of success to overpopulated countries as Luxembourg's population has been decreasing due to young professionals and a stable economy. Rather than worry about resources and healthcare for an overpopulated area, Luxembourg now works to increase their population and improve mortality rates.

__IV. Solutions__

As the issue of overpopulation is very general, it is difficult to address. Various solutions are available, but many view them as inhumane and cruel. One way to alleviate population strains one countries is to apply a China-like one-child policy, which allows only one child per family. Others argue that making healthcare and medicines available to overpopulated areas is adding to the problem of overpopulation and that limiting the available supply of medicines and healthcare to these areas would help control population rates. One of the best ways to deal with this issue, as with many, is education, the more people know about the problem, the more they can do to help. There are simple ways to help that have huge results such as using less to ensure that there is enough to go around, informing others of the situation, and generally reusing, reusing, and recycling. Countries with the burden of overpopulation need to educate their citizens on the issue in the hopes of reducing population rates. The only efficient way to alleviate overpopulated countries is for all nations to become involved, without a solid base, suffering countries will not be able to get of the ground.