In the first year, in year one of our era, we were more or less 188 million people in the world, but at that time and to reach 1800, the population grew by 1,000 million, also a significant number. But from 1800 to 1950 the population multiplied by 2.5, and from 1950 until today it tripled in just 78 years. Between year one and 1800 it is calculated that the growth of the economy was equal to that of the population. Later, between 1800 and 1950, the economy grew 140 times, it no longer grew at the same rate as the population. According to figures from the Madison project; also known as the Maddison Historical Statistics Project, it is a project to collect historical economic statistics such as GDP, GDP per capita and labor productivity.
And, according to Rosario Ortiz, between 1900 and 1950, that is, in just 50 years, the economy grew in size three times. Around 7.7 billion people live in the world, according to the latest United Nations estimates, and projections indicate that the number will continue to grow by approximately 2 billion more by 2050. (BBC News World, 2019)
With the context of the total population, and from a summary of its history, we come to have a clearer picture of how it has grown and therefore industrialization, which has been a factor for climate change in the world, is additionally understood because the degree of contamination of water resources among others. The Sustainable Development Goals The 17 Goals of the Agenda were elaborated in more than two years of public consultations, interaction with civil society and negotiations between countries. Creating the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development and was adopted by the UN, an action plan in favor of people, the planet and prosperity, which also intends to strengthen universal peace and access to justice.
The UN Secretary General called for all sectors of society to mobilize for a decade of action at three levels: global action to ensure greater leadership, more resources and smarter solutions to Sustainable Development Goals; action at the local level that includes the necessary transitions in the policies, budgets, institutions and regulatory frameworks of governments, cities and local authorities; and action by individuals, including youth, civil society, the media, the private sector, unions, academia and other stakeholders, to generate an unstoppable movement to drive the necessary transformations.
More information:
Sustainable Development Goals Report, 2019, UN
