The world’s population clocked an estimated 5 billion people in the year 1987, and since then, the average population has climbed by leaps and bounds. The next milestone of 10 billion people is estimated to happen by 2050-2057. It is a worrying trend as resources are getting scarcer, and as the number of human beings on the planet continue to grow, climate change, food insecurity, scarce water and energy resources threaten to unleash conflict and unrest in many parts of the world. #worldpopulationday2022