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PreParing for the
Challenges of
PoPulation
aging in asia
strengthening the scientific Basis
of Policy Development
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Indian National Science Academy
Indonesian Academy of Sciences
National Research Council of the U.S. National Academies
Science Council of Japan
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Contents
i—Key Messages 5
ii—a Window of opportunity 7
iii—the Changing Demography of asia 10
iV—What is important to Know 14
V—strengthening science to inform Policy 23
Vi—looking to the future 26
notes 27
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foreWorD
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lmost every country in the world is facing an aging population, a demographic transi-
tion that raises major issues for government policies in almost all areas, most especially
in health, pensions, and employment. this population aging reflects both significant
increases in longevity and significant decreases in fertility.
Perhaps nowhere in the world is this demographic transition as stark as in parts of asia, where
rapid population aging is occurring at the same time as a dramatic economic transformation.
With such rapid social, economic, and demographic changes under way, there is a clear need
to enhance our understanding of how these transformations will affect the well-being of older
people. it is particularly important to know how the changes will influence long-standing societal
and familial arrangements that have traditionally been a vital part of the economic support of
older people in the region.
to contribute to that understanding, the national science academies of China, india, indonesia,
Japan, and the united states are sponsoring two conferences on policy research and data needs to
meet the challenges of population aging in asia. the first, to be hosted by the Chinese academy
of social sciences, will be held in Beijing on December 9-10, 2010; the second, to be hosted
by the indian national science academy, will be held in new Delhi on March 14-15, 2011.
to help prepare for those conferences, the five academies have prepared this report, Preparing
for the Challenges of Population Aging in Asia: Strengthening the Scientific Basis of Policy Development. We
believe it lays the foundation for the conferences by delineating the challenges of popula-
tion aging in asia and the role data collection and scientific research can play in informing
policy development. our academies each appointed one or more experts to develop and
write the report, with staff support from the national research Council of the u.s. national
academies, and the report has satisfied the internal review requirements of the five academies.
science academies are in a unique position to draw on the expertise of scholars from a variety of
disciplines and to help lay a solid evidentiary foundation for policy making. there is much that
countries can learn from each other’s experiences, and we are pleased to have undertaken this
collaborative effort on a major issue of the 21st century. in that spirit of coordination and col-
laboration, we offer this report to the conference participants, interested researchers, and policy
makers throughout the world.
Chen Jiagui, Chair of the Presidium of Academic Divisions, Chinese academy of social sciences
M. Vijayan, President, indian national science academy
Sangkot Marzuki, President, indonesian academy of sciences
Ralph J. Cicerone, President, u.s. national academy of sciences
Ichiro Kanazawa, President, science Council of Japan
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