The rapid ageing of the population in the region, in particular the ageing of the older population, would increase expenditure on public health.

(d) In the developing countries the tempo of ageing is more rapid than in the developed ones, and their resources fewer.

The Government established the Presidential Committee on Ageing and Future Society early in 2004 to analyse and assess social and economic changes caused by rapid population ageing and advise the president on appropriate long term policies.

WHO formulated a project to promote an integrated response of health care systems to rapid population ageing in developing countries (the INTRA project).

Population ageing

The site covers policy related issues on ageing and ageing societies.

Action on Ageing

Culture and ageing

12. The fourth facet, ageing and development, addresses the ageing process in its totality.

The most important feature of the demographic transition in the next half century, with respect to the Asia Pacific region, is the rapid ageing of the population in countries that are still developing.

Ageing of previous recommendations

Ageing and old age

Social change and ageing

Gender and ageing Consultancies

Rapid ageing of the population, with a shrinking labour force, will impose pressure on public expenditure on pensions as the number of retirees increases while the number of contributors to pension funds becomes smaller.

Topics included ageing and employment, ageing and technology, urban design and older people and the media.

Some neighbourhoods are ageing rapidly.

Technical Meeting on Population Ageing

It used to be called rapid prototyping, rapid modeling.

Relative ageing of the old age population itself is becoming a notable feature of the ageing process in the region.

The fact that ageing is not a transient issue makes it necessary to respond to the ageing process in time.

(c) An ageing related development index (ADI).

(e) The older population itself is ageing.

Second UN Second World Assembly on Ageing, Madrid, 8 12 April 2002 Statement on rural women and ageing presented by this organisation.

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Other issues covered are ageing and disabled persons.

(d) The interplay of population ageing and development.

93. If developing countries are to react effectively and in time to the ageing of their populations, a new research agenda is needed, one that works within the resource limitations of countries but provides the essential information for a rapid policy response.

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Rapid movement, contrast.

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Rapid Deployment Shelter

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Follow up to the Second World Assembly on Ageing

The needs of ageing populations are of growing concern.

Other missions, however, did not have reliable ageing analyses.

(k) Explore initiatives on urban ageing with interested parties

Experts on ageing, design and sustainable environment will discuss the future of design as a vehicle for addressing the social needs of the ageing population.

The Secretary General will submit to the Commission a report on major developments in the area of ageing since the Second World Assembly (report on the world ageing situation), which could include short regional contributions (regional ageing situations) by the regional commissions.

Discussions during the interregional consultation organized by the secretariat produced the following suggested themes Improving the life quality of older persons Empowerment for sustainable engagement Successful adjustment to an ageing world Active ageing in place and Meeting the challenges of an ageing world .

They include Coalition 99, Federation internationale des associations de personnes agées, the Non governmental Organizations Committees on Ageing (New York and Vienna chapters), the Geneva International Network on Ageing, the International Federation on Ageing, the International Association of Gerontology, EurolinkAge, EURAG and others.