Development and Cooperation


	Contributions from the Column Facts and trends Approval and criticism in parliament committee Wieczorek-Zeul: GATS negotiations must be transparent The first draft modalities Social Watch Report2003 G8-AU talks Indias prime minister in favour of Tobin tax Interview with Stephan Kinnemann World population grows slower		World population grows slower The world population is growing more slowly than previously thought. In its latest forecast, the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) anticipates a global increase by 2050 to 8.9 billion people, which is 400 million lower than its last estimate. Nevertheless, regional differences in population growth are becoming more marked. According to the German Foundation for World Population (DSW), the populations of the worldÕs poorest countries will be growing at a rate of 1.2 percent a year by 2050, which is nearly four times faster than the world population as a whole. (uke) Netressourcen Bevölkerungswachstum: www.un.org/esa/population/unpop.htm