How is keeping these people alive going to help, in the long run, when the basic problem is that the world has too many people?
A. Its not so clear that the problem really is too many people, rather than that some people have a lot more than they need, and others not enough. But thats a large question that I wont go into here. I do agree that continued global population growth will eventually bring disaster. One proven way of reducing fertility is enabling poor people, especially women, to get some education. Women with even just a year or two of primary school education have fewer children than women with no education. So development aid does slow fertility. But if you want to do something more directly related to population issues, you could give to organizations like the International Planned Parenthood Federation or DKT International.
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