Population Issues in the 21st Century : The Role of the World Bank

The objective of this paper is to discuss some obstacles and opportunities presented by population processes in order to prioritize areas for investment and analytical work as background information for the 2007 HNP Sector Strategy. Within HNP, two...

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Language:English
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Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/8149788/population-issues-21st-century-role-world-bank
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spelling okr-10986-137242021-04-23T14:03:09Z Population Issues in the 21st Century : The Role of the World Bank World Bank AGE STRUCTURE BIRTHS AND DEATHS DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS ECONOMIC GROWTH EQUITY FAMILY PLANNING FERTILITY HEALTH SERVICES POPULATION GROWTH POVERY REDUCTION REPRODUCTIVE, MATERNAL, AND SEXUAL HEALTH The objective of this paper is to discuss some obstacles and opportunities presented by population processes in order to prioritize areas for investment and analytical work as background information for the 2007 HNP Sector Strategy. Within HNP, two areas fall within population: (1) reproductive, maternal, and sexual health issues, and the health services that address them; and (2) levels and trends in births, deaths, and migration that determine population growth and age structure. Many of the aspects of delivery of sexual and reproductive health services are addressed in the overall sector strategy. This paper, therefore, focuses on the determinants and consequences of demographic change, and on policies and interventions that pertain to fertility and family planning. The paper consists of five sections. First, this section defines the scope of population as used in the HNP sector, and the areas that will be considered in this note are specified. This is followed by a description of recent trends in demographic indicators that have created the demographic backdrops for addressing development issues. The third section discusses the role the World Bank can play in population issues and places population within the context of economic growth, poverty reduction, and equity considerations. The fourth section deals with the global policy context since the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) which has guided the priorities of developing countries and donors in the past 13 years. The final section discusses collaboration between World Bank and partner development agencies in addressing different aspects of population. 2013-05-30T19:47:42Z 2013-05-30T19:47:42Z 2007-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/8149788/population-issues-21st-century-role-world-bank http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13724 English en_US HNP discussion paper series; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic AGE STRUCTURE
BIRTHS AND DEATHS
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EQUITY
FAMILY PLANNING
FERTILITY
HEALTH SERVICES
POPULATION GROWTH
POVERY REDUCTION
REPRODUCTIVE, MATERNAL, AND SEXUAL HEALTH
spellingShingle AGE STRUCTURE
BIRTHS AND DEATHS
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
ECONOMIC GROWTH
EQUITY
FAMILY PLANNING
FERTILITY
HEALTH SERVICES
POPULATION GROWTH
POVERY REDUCTION
REPRODUCTIVE, MATERNAL, AND SEXUAL HEALTH
World Bank
Population Issues in the 21st Century : The Role of the World Bank
relation HNP discussion paper series;
description The objective of this paper is to discuss some obstacles and opportunities presented by population processes in order to prioritize areas for investment and analytical work as background information for the 2007 HNP Sector Strategy. Within HNP, two areas fall within population: (1) reproductive, maternal, and sexual health issues, and the health services that address them; and (2) levels and trends in births, deaths, and migration that determine population growth and age structure. Many of the aspects of delivery of sexual and reproductive health services are addressed in the overall sector strategy. This paper, therefore, focuses on the determinants and consequences of demographic change, and on policies and interventions that pertain to fertility and family planning. The paper consists of five sections. First, this section defines the scope of population as used in the HNP sector, and the areas that will be considered in this note are specified. This is followed by a description of recent trends in demographic indicators that have created the demographic backdrops for addressing development issues. The third section discusses the role the World Bank can play in population issues and places population within the context of economic growth, poverty reduction, and equity considerations. The fourth section deals with the global policy context since the 1994 Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) which has guided the priorities of developing countries and donors in the past 13 years. The final section discusses collaboration between World Bank and partner development agencies in addressing different aspects of population.
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title Population Issues in the 21st Century : The Role of the World Bank
title_short Population Issues in the 21st Century : The Role of the World Bank
title_full Population Issues in the 21st Century : The Role of the World Bank
title_fullStr Population Issues in the 21st Century : The Role of the World Bank
title_full_unstemmed Population Issues in the 21st Century : The Role of the World Bank
title_sort population issues in the 21st century : the role of the world bank
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
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