A. Objectives. The goal of this reform is to deliver on the President's directives to (1) streamline our guidance for Federal awards to ease administrative burden and (2) strengthen oversight over Federal funds to reduce risks of waste, fraud, and abuse.
Rising population growth can lessen our quality of life because it: 1  destroys resources, such as water and forests, needed to sustain us. 2  slows the dynamics of a healthy economy. 3  decreases the level of biodiversity upon which we depend.  read 1  article. learn more.  get 1  involved. educator resources.
China is currently undergoing the most rapid case of overpopulation and urbanization any country has ever seen, leading to a multitude of environmental problems. Although China's population growth has slowed considerably, its ecological footprint is increasing faster than ever before due to the country's rising affluence level. Some of these environmental effects are well known -- particularly urban air pollution and carbon emissions, while other go largely under the radar such as declining supplies of food and fresh water.