Zambia's growing population outpaces Social Services
Government says the increase in population has caused an in increase in demand for goods and services.
Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Catherine Namugala says the current demographic and socio-economic development situation of Zambia reveals that there are a number of population concerns that need attention.
Ms. Namugala said government has recognized that distribution, structure, growth rate and demographic processes of the fertility, mortality and migration affect and are in turn affected by development.
She said this during the launch of the 2009 state of the world population report in Lusaka today.
She added that climate change is one of emerging challenges to the potential of the population to contribute to accelerated development and attaining good standard of living and quality of life.
And speaking earlier, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Representative Duah Owusu-Sarfo says climate change threatens to deepen poverty levels and increase the suffering of already burdened and vulnerable groups of women and children.
Mr. Owusu-Sarfo said the impact of climate change reveals that men and women are affected differently and that women are most vulnerable to the suffering brought about by climate change.
He added that this is because in many countries women make up a larger share of the agricultural workforce and tend to have fewer access to income.
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