The FINANCIAL -- The global population is set to reach seven billion in late 2011. What does this mean for the planet and its resources? Lloyd's group published the recent study.
In May scientists from various fields, policymakers, economists and representatives from government and international organisations gathered in London to debate the challenges posed by exponential population growth.
According to Lloyd's, population growth is a mega-trend for the future, something that will impact everything from society and climate to business and politics. Failure to meet the needs of the global population, which is expected to grow to 9.5 billion by the end of the century, could result in widespread hunger, thirst and conflict.
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