Green Solutions for Africa’s Urban Food Security
Following the steady economic growth that many African countries have experienced in recent years and continued population growth, urbanization has accelerated rapidly on the continent as people turn...
View Article2012 Aid Transparency Index
Publish What You Fund recently released its 2012 Aid Transparency Index, an annual review of 43 indicators assessing to what degree information about policies, strategies, and individual projects are...
View ArticleProgrammatic and Policy Recommendations for Addressing Obstetric Fistula and...
Obstetric fistula is “not just a medical issue, but a human issue,” said Dr. Luc de Bernis, senior maternal health advisor at UNFPA, during a September 27 panel discussion at the Wilson Center....
View ArticlePopulation and Environment in Saadani National Park, and Repositioning Family...
Tanzania’s Saadani National Park is a hotbed of biodiversity and, like other national parks in the region, it’s surrounded by human activity. A report by the BALANCED Project, “Population, Health,...
View ArticleYouth Bulge, Public Policy, and Peace in Pakistan
While Pakistan’s demographic challenges are perhaps well known – two-thirds of the population of 180 million is under 30 years old – increasing security concerns have prompted discussions about...
View ArticleSocial Interaction Key to Urban Resilience, Says Harvard’s Diane Davis
“Resilience is the capacity of individuals and institutions to cope and adapt in the stress of chronic violence in ways that allow them room for maneuver and hope for the future,” said Diane Davis,...
View ArticleJoel Cohen on Why Students Should Consider Demography
“Why should you consider taking a demography course in college?” That’s the question Joel Cohen, noted demographer and professor at Rockefeller and Columbia University, looks to answer in a 45-minute...
View ArticleCan Family Planning Save Millions From Malnutrition in a Warming World?
As the effects of climate change become increasingly apparent, existing poverty and human security challenges are being compounded. Among them, food security is one of the most pressing, especially in...
View ArticleFeminized Development in Latin America: Understanding the Confluence of...
Poverty in Latin America has become increasingly “feminized,” said John Coonrod, executive vice president of The Hunger Project, at the Wilson Center on October 22. As a result, many governments and...
View ArticleLinking the Environment and Women’s Health at the World Conservation Congress
People don’t often think of gender issues when they think of the environment, but in fact sustainable development in many of the world’s most bio-diverse regions has a lot to do with women’s health...
View ArticleClimate Change’s Health Impacts, and the Rights-Based Argument for Family...
UNFPA’s recently released State of World Population 2012 brings family planning to the center of the development debate. “There is indisputable evidence that when family planning is integrated into...
View ArticleCCAPS Looks to Map Climate-Related Aid in Africa
Adapting to the effects of climate change is increasingly becoming an important component of many international development efforts. But how that integration occurs and what it looks like is an open...
View ArticleNational Research Council Produces Climate and Security Analysis at Request...
The CIA may have shut down its dedicated climate change center earlier this year, but a recently released report sponsored by the intelligence community reaffirms the deep connection between climate...
View ArticleAfrica’s Urban Youth Cohort, and Women’s Health in Forest Communities
As recently discussed by the National Intelligence Council, sub-Saharan Africa is home to both the most rapidly growing populations in the world and its fastest expanding cities. Save the Children’s...
View ArticleTapping the Potential of Displaced Young People in Urban Settings
“When young people claim their right to education and health – including sexual and reproductive health – they increase their opportunities to become a powerful force for economic development and...
View ArticleGreen Solutions for Africa’s Urban Food Security
Following the steady economic growth that many African countries have experienced in recent years and continued population growth, urbanization has accelerated rapidly on the continent as people turn...
View Article2012 Aid Transparency Index
Publish What You Fund recently released its 2012 Aid Transparency Index, an annual review of 43 indicators assessing to what degree information about policies, strategies, and individual projects are...
View ArticleProgrammatic and Policy Recommendations for Addressing Obstetric Fistula and...
Obstetric fistula is “not just a medical issue, but a human issue,” said Dr. Luc de Bernis, senior maternal health advisor at UNFPA, during a September 27 panel discussion at the Wilson Center....
View ArticlePopulation and Environment in Saadani National Park, and Repositioning Family...
Tanzania’s Saadani National Park is a hotbed of biodiversity and, like other national parks in the region, it’s surrounded by human activity. A report by the BALANCED Project, “Population, Health,...
View ArticleYouth Bulge, Public Policy, and Peace in Pakistan
While Pakistan’s demographic challenges are perhaps well known – two-thirds of the population of 180 million is under 30 years old – increasing security concerns have prompted discussions about...
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