Paul Vergès, former president of Reunion Island Regional Council and the Maison des civilisations et de l’unité réunionnaise
Reunion Island : At the Crossroads of Civilizations
I wish to concentrate on one issue among all those of major importance and sketch the topics that would be debated. It seems to me that when we consider what concrete actions should be taken in the next twenty years, we must look at the changes which will affect our country, our population and the countries surrounding us. On that basis, it is all too clear that the problem we will have to confront will be population growth. It is so common nowadays to hear : “In 2025 the island’s population (…)
