Factors
People needed to help with farming
Exploration of natural resources
Finding resources with high medical purposes
Pollution
Causes a low child life expectancy in developing countries, resulting in an increase of births hoping to increase the number of children that will live longer
Challenges
Causes pollution
Air
From the increased amount of manufacturing facilities
Water
From the excessive leakage of gasoline from cars and other vehicles
Land
Global warming
Is a result of the increasing number of vehicles on the road
Urbanization leading to...
Deforestation
Animal extinction
Low biodiversity
Depletion of natural resources
Solutions
Using machines and other resources to farm, instead of depending on an increase in human labour
Efficiently using natural resources
Mitigating the damage of pollution
Using eco-friendly products
Avoiding burning unnecessary fuels
Factors
Peer pressure
Early/Child Marriages
Relationship struggles
Religious expectations
Having large families
Community trends
Challenges
Family struggles
Financial crisis
Favouritism between children
Poor family relationships
Poverty
Increase in crime rates
Affordability of ...
Housing
Food
Other resources to help families
Solutions
Having global access to contraceptives
Providing relationship counselling
Breaking the stereotypes and pressure put on family sizes
Advising younger people about early marriages
Enforcing laws against child marriages
Providing family planning
Factors
Immigration
Wars
Political unrests
Inequality
Cultural/Religious
Gender
Government stability
Laws against abortion
Challenges
Shortage of resources provided by the government
Water
Electricity
Malnutrition
Starvation/ Famine
Government Policies
Solutions
Allowing abortion to be a personal choice
Supporting developing countries
Donating to causes that support developing countries
Sending support to countries in need (supplies, resources etc.)
Promoting a child limit (one child legislation)
Having governments represented from all perspectives
Factors
Immigration
Better job opportunities in developed countries
Better education in developed countries
Higher level of health care
Health Care
Failing mortality rates
Education
Not much education for women in developing countries
Poor sex-education
Employment
Child labour
Less job opportunities for women
When women do not have a job or higher education they tend to start families at a younger age
Economic Growth
Challenges
Unemployment
High cost living
Increase in foreign exchange rate
Low accessibility to health care
Solutions
Women empowerment
Increased rights for women (gender equality)
Access to education for women around the world
More job opportunities for women
Implementing stronger child labour laws in developing countries