September 9, 2024 | Article
Cultivating Hope in a World of 8 Billion Winners of the 2023–2024 Student Video Contest Announced Each year, the World of 8 Billion International Student Video Contest inspires us with hope as middle and high school students consider various global challenges. By participating, they become aware of these issues and…...
Read MoreJune 10, 2024 | Article
Earth Month Anchored Our Spring Events Virtual events have been in full swing this spring! Population Connection members and supporters brought all of their energy and enthusiasm to our slate of virtual events in the first half of 2024 — we hope you’ll be inspired to join us in the…...
Read MoreMarch 11, 2024 | Article
My years in politics often took me to the Democratic stronghold of Levittown, Pennsylvania, with its 17,000+ homes. Built to accommodate the post-World War II baby boom, it’s often considered one of the U.S.’s first planned communities, along with its Long Island twin. But there is an asterisk. Seven centuries…...
Read MoreSeptember 9, 2024 | Article
… Two-thirds of the world’s population lives in countries where the birth rate has fallen below replacement level. The EU’s fertility rate stands at 1.46. Russia’s is 1.5. India, home to 1.4 billion, dropped below 2.1 for the first time in 2020. But East Asia has seen the sharpest declines.…...
Read MoreJune 12, 2023 | Article
Viewing the World Through a Lens of 8 Billion Winners of the 2022–2023 World of 8 Billion Student Video Contest Announced This year, we officially changed the name of our student video contest from World of 7 Billion to World of 8 Billion to reflect the world population hitting 8…...
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October 19, 2018 | Post
“The key thing you can do to reduce population growth is actually [to] improve health.” – Bill Gates The UN estimates that world population is projected to reach 9.8 billion people by 2050 – an increase of over two billion people in just thirty years. If you’re concerned about the…...
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April 10, 2023 | Post
Through our Global Partners program, Population Connection supports a growing number of grassroots organizations around the world working to increase access to education, public health and family planning services. Their efforts make a vital difference in their local communities and represent the “final step” in our shared work to make…...
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September 19, 2022 | Article
How one organization, Population Foundation India, is reacting to the news and working toward a healthier, more equitable future for all Indians Village Health, Sanitation, and Nutrition Committee meeting in Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh On November 15, the world is projected to reach the astounding population milestone of 8 billion, according…...
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April 7, 2017 | Post
We regularly hear from our members and supporters that they liked our old name—Zero Population Growth (ZPG) better. It felt more descriptive of our mission, was more action-oriented, and more urgent. Don’t fix what ain’t broke, right? Well, the truth is, what started out as an effective name DID start…...
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September 3, 2021 | Article
New Study Warns Global Warming Could Kill 83 Million People by Century’s End A new study from researchers at Columbia University’s Earth Institute, published in the journal Nature Communications, calculates the so-called “mortality cost” of carbon emissions. It concludes that by the year 2100, carbon emissions could result in “excess…...
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