Population and Development. 1. Member States undertake to adopt, individually and collectively, national population policies and mechanisms and take all necessary measures in order to ensure a balance between population growth and socio-economic development.
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Population and Development. 2.1.1 Tokelau has fewer than 1,500 (2006 Population Census1) Polynesian inhabitants spread out on 3 separate atoll communities. There are more Tokelauans living in New Zealand where most migrate to for higher education and more employment and development opportunities (students and adult caregivers and parents). Overall the population declines by about 0.9% per annum for these reasons. This, coupled with isolation from market ports limits the scale of economic productivity in the Islands and presents challenges for sustainable economic growth and development. The extremely limited natural resources is also a key constraint to viable business and primary production options for the atolls, except for a very large Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which suggests that fisheries could be one of the best opportunities for national and household income and development.
Population and Development. The Statistical systems in Somalia like other state institutions collapsed in 1991. No national census has been completed since 1975. While the more stable zones of Somaliland and Puntland have made efforts to revive their statistical institutions, there is still a major capacity gap within these institutions. These include;
Population and Development. The outcome for this component by 2015 is intended to be improved systems of government for generating, analyzing and disseminating population and related data, with a focus on improving the monitoring of maternal health at zonal and levels in order to inform interventions in this area.
Population and Development component The outcome for this component is: Availability of reliable demographic and related data, institutional capacities and systems development for planning, delivery and monitoring of recovery and development policies and programmes, especially regional level in Somaliland ensured. Two outputs will contribute to this outcome
Population and Development. The Statistics Department of the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) has had considerable success in building up its database (one product is Puntland Facts and Figures 2009). However, critical data gaps still exist with a need to reconstruct and upgrade the baseline. While some level of capacity exists in gathering statistics, institutional expertise in management and effectively linking data to policy making processes remains weak.
