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Population, Health, Environment: Drawing Links

WEBPanel Discussion Population, Health, and Environment: The importance of drawing PHE links to close funding gaps. We hosted a virtual side event to the UN’s …

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Population and the Environment

WEBSession Date: Wednesday, April 20th. Session 2: "Population and the Environment". Climate change • Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather …

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Maternal and Child Health

WEBMaternal Morbidity and Mortality. Early and frequent childbearing have serious consequences for maternal and child health and survival. Every year, nearly 300,000 …

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The Connections Between Population and Climate Change

WEBThe Connections Between Population and Climate Change Info Brief. Download PDF Version. Climate change is one of humanity’s most critical challenges. The warming of …

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Frequently Asked Questions

WEBPopulation Connection firmly believes that family planning programs must be voluntary and dedicated to affirming human rights. Coercive measures, which include draconian …

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Human Impacts on the Environment

WEBPeople, Land, and Climate. Humans rely on the earth’s natural systems for survival. Human energy use influences natural ecosystems and can impact the ability of ecosystems to …

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The Demographic Dividend

WEBThis session defines the demographic dividend and explores the processes by which it is realized within a society. We will discuss how the demographic dividend can be …

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Reaching the unreachable with reproductive healthcare: Q&A with …

WEBThrough our Global Partners program, Population Connection supports a growing number of grassroots organizations around the world working to increase …

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Population and Pandemics: How Population Growth and …

WEBZoonotic disease emergence is linked to human activities and worsened by population growth. Reducing the risk of new disease emergence and the likelihood of creating the …

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Solutions Through Reproductive Health: Why Family Planning …

WEBSOLUTIONS THROUGH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH: WHY FAMILY PLANNING MATTERS TO CLIMATE CHANGE 5 At 12 million people, the city of Mumbai, India is …

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Population Growth and Zoonotic Diseases

WEBPandemics Info Brief . This info brief explores the links between human activities and zoonosis—including global wildlife trade, intensified agriculture, habitat destruction, and …

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Unintended pregnancy and unmet need for family planning: What …

WEBUnwanted pregnancies are those that aren’t desired regardless of timing. Both mistimed and unwanted pregnancies often result in people seeking terminations — …

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Human Impacts on the Environment: A Focus on Climate Change

WEBCorporate Culpability. A small fraction of the world’s fossil fuel corporations are driving the climate crisis. Research from the Climate Accountability Institute reveals that just 20 …

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Family Planning as a Building Block for Climate Resilience

WEBFamily planning improves the health of mothers and their children, which in turn augments climate resilience at the individual and population levels. This is because good health is …

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Closing health gaps in Mayan communities: Q&A with Wuqu' Kawoq

WEBWe are achieving what we set out to accomplish: delivering practical, sustainable, quality, community-based care that is closing health gaps that …

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How Population Growth & Human Activities Increase the Risk of …

WEBThe main processes that increase viral animal-to-human spillover are deforestation and habitat destruction, wildlife trade, industrial agriculture, and the chronic overuse of …

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