James K. Gasana, former government minister of Rwanda, says that “rapid population growth is the major driving force behind the vicious circle of environmental scarcities and rural poverty.”[147] Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations under-secretary general, says that “population growth patterns ...
and is linked to levels of development, health status and poverty. The subnational variability in the shape of the population pyramid as well as the respective dependency ratio are reflective of the different levels of development of a country and are drivers for a country’s economic ...
James K. Gasana, former government minister of Rwanda, says that “rapid population growth is the major driving force behind the vicious circle of environmental scarcities and rural poverty.”[147] Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations under-secretary general, says that “population growth patterns ...