Population growth has been left out of the climate debate because it is seen as controversial, yet it is one of the most important factors.
Population growth has been left out of the climate debate because it is seen as controversial, yet it is one of the most important factors. The global population has passed the 7 billion mark and India will soon overtake China as the most populous nation in the world, but one state in southern India has found the solution: Kerala educates its women. The unique history of Kerala and the Kerala Model is outlined, using it as an example of achieving population control in developing countries without coercion.
INTERVIEWEES include Prof. Amartya Sen, the 1998 Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences, William Ryerson of the Population Institute, Brinda Karat, a politician and Vice-President of the All India Democratic Womens Association, as well as many young women from Kerala talking about their lives.
