Managing demographic change

Description

Managing demographic change involves implementing policies and initiatives to address shifts in population size, age structure, and distribution. Essential actions include adapting social services, workforce planning, and infrastructure to meet evolving needs, promoting intergenerational equity, and supporting integration of migrants. The strategy aims to mitigate challenges such as labor shortages, increased dependency ratios, and urban-rural imbalances, ensuring sustainable economic development and social stability in the face of changing demographic trends.

Context

Such change should be managed in the light of demographic dynamics and sustainability.

Implementation

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.