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Scotland Considers Shipping Water to Drought-Stricken England : TreeHugger - 1 views
UK's First Desalination Plant Opens on Thames to Quench Londoners' Thirst : TreeHugger - 3 views
Does America Have a Water Crisis? (Video) : TreeHugger - 1 views
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Chinese women 'want more babies' - 0 views
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Family-planning officials say their research indicates that 70% of women want to have two babies or more.
Japan sees biggest population fall | World news | The Guardian - 2 views
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Japan's population had its sharpest decline ever last year as deaths outnumbered births, posing an escalating economic threat to growth prospects amid a global recession.
Vietnam plans return to two-child policy to tackle population growth | World news | gua... - 0 views
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Government fears baby boom will damage economic growth and strain health and education services
Britain becomes a nation of pensioners - This Britain, UK - The Independent - 0 views
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The United Kingdom is officially a grey nation. The number of pensioners exceeds the number of children under 16 for the first time, figures published yesterday show.
YouTube - Missing Girls - Family Planning in China - 0 views
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A new, less restrictive policy in Hainan Province, coupled with advocacy and incentives, is expected to result in a more balanced sex ratio among newborns in China. UNFPA.
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A good started video.
YouTube - BBC news report - Should we have a one child policy ? - 0 views
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A great starter video - good for starting a debate?
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BBC report - Should we have a one child policy ?
U.S. Foreign-Born Population - 1 views
YouTube - Americans angry over US-Mexico border fence - 04 Dec 08 - 0 views
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Concerns over immigration and security have prompted the US government to erect more than 1,000km of fencing along the Mexican border. But the contentious plan which cuts through private property in some areas has sparked anger among some US homeowners and farmers. Al Jazeera's Nick Spicer reports from Brownsville, Texas, along the Mexican border.
BBC NEWS | Americas | More child 'illegals' cross to US - 1 views
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The number of children crossing the border illegally from Mexico into the United States without their parents is growing dramatically, a report says.
YouTube - People & Power - Philippines Baby Boom - 18 Nov 08 - Part 1 - 1 views
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The Philippines has one of the highest birth rates in Asia. Economists say that unintended pregnancies are stifling growth and driving millions into poverty. However, the government has refused to promote modern contraceptives which have succeeded in curbing population growth elsewhere on the continent.
China's Water Pollution Twice the Officially Listed Levels : TreeHugger - 1 views