April 13, 2021 | Post
Human caused environmental changes, while felt everywhere, manifest differently by location. A forest you once explored on the periphery of New York State’s Adirondack Park may have large clearings from decreased fracking regulations—a relic from the Trump administration. You may have been ordered to evacuate your coastal home on the…...
Read MoreJune 21, 2022 | Article
Farewell to Stacie Murphy The author of this column for the past 15 years has moved on to a new chapter in her career. Stacie Murphy started working at Population Connection as a Government Relations Fellow in 2007; by the time she left, in April, she had served as Director…...
Read MoreMarch 11, 2024 | Article
COP28 climate agreement a mixed bag COP28, 2023’s most important international climate change meeting, wrapped up in mid-December. Nations agreed for the first time to “transition away from fossil fuels,” which was seen by many as a significant victory. However, the agreement is nowhere near ambitious enough to limit global…...
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February 22, 2023 | Post
Population models generally don’t extend beyond 2100 because high uncertainty makes it very difficult to project demographic trends far into the future. An interesting recent study, however, uses sophisticated models to provide a rough idea of what our far-future population might look like. Extending the UN’s probabilistic population models, the…...
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February 17, 2017 | Post
Access to modern contraceptives is a universal human right—women everywhere, no matter their circumstances, deserve the dignity of controlling their own fertility. However, access remains uneven at best. An estimated 214 million women in the developing world who would like to delay or avoid childbirth are unable to do so.…...
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December 5, 2022 | 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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May 4, 2020 | Post
Population Connection · John Seager COVID-19 Presentation Note: The audio in John’s presentation scrambles for a bit a couple minutes in (working from home has its tech challenges)—please skip ahead and continue listening! During the Q+A, there were many great questions that John wasn't able to answer because of time…...
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November 6, 2019 | Post
Over 11,000 scientists from 153 countries signed on to an article—"World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency"—published in BioScience yesterday, declaring that we're facing a "climate emergency." Prominent climate scientist James Hansen is among the signatories. It's a short piece, published in the "Viewpoint" section of the academic journal, and…...
Read MoreDecember 12, 2022 | Article
Originally published on August 5, 2022, by The New York Times At a time when most Thais avoided discussing safe sex and family planning, Mechai Viravaidya promoted condom use with spectacle and humor, saving millions of lives. Mechai Viravaidya, a former politician and activist who promoted family planning and condom…...
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February 3, 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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