阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's next sos event focuses on startling population trends

(july 25, 2012 - orillia, on) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's summer of sustainability (sos) series continues on tuesday, july 31 with the documentary, world in the balance: the people paradox. the film screening begins at 7:00 pm at lakehead's university avenue campus, followed by a discussion led by biologist and lakehead faculty member, dr. victoria tebrugge.

through vivid personal stories, the people paradox reveals many startling trends. in japan, europe and russia, birth rates are shrinking and the population is aging. but in parts of india and africa, more than half of the still growing population is under 25.

the population in canada is currently still increasing (5.9% between 2006 and 2011) due in part to immigration. however the demographics are changing with the number of people aged 65 and older in canada, having increased by more than 14% since the last census in 2006.

the surprising conclusion: world population is now careening in two dramatically different directions. what solutions are there to stabilize population growth? what methods have been tried and failed? which ones are tried and true? what solutions have worked in the past but may not be sustainable in the future? open discussion will follow the screening of the film.

admission and parking to sos events are free.

dr. victoria tebrugge

media: for more information, please contact communications officer, kathy hunt, at 705-330-4008 ext. 2014 or kjhunt3@lakeheadu.ca.

see series event listing here.