In the thirty years since the United Nations Population Fund was founded, overall population growth rates have slowed, infant and maternal mortality have been reduced, and women have achieved improved access to reproductive health services. Yet, a multitude of problems remain, including the aging of Western European populations and the growth of others in the Third World, the impact of AIDS, and increases in migration and refugees.
An Agenda for People examines the past achievements as well as the current and future challenges of the world's largest multilateral donor population...
In the thirty years since the United Nations Population Fund was founded, overall population growth rates have slowed, infant and maternal mortalit...
A flurry of extreme weather events, together with projections that grow more somber with every new scientific advance, have dramatically highlighted the need to respond more effectively to climate change. Reacting to events after they occur is no longer sufficient; we increasingly need to anticipate and reduce the suffering and the enormously damaging impacts coming events will cause. This book addresses a major gap in adaptation efforts to date by pointing to the vital role that an understanding of population dynamics and an extensive use of demographic data have in developing pre-emptive...
A flurry of extreme weather events, together with projections that grow more somber with every new scientific advance, have dramatically highlighted t...
