January 24, 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…...
Read MoreJune 21, 2022 | Article
New IPCC Report Glosses Over Role of Population Stabilization in Climate Change Mitigation The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is in the process of publishing its Sixth Assessment Report (assessments have come out every six to eight years since 1990). The assessment is being conducted by three…...
Read MoreDecember 12, 2022 | Article
Great Groups on the Ground Virtual Events Explore Our New World of 8 Billion Monica Nyiraguhabwa gives a presentation over Zoom Hundreds of members joined us for a mini-series that explored the ramifications of the 8 billion milestone, which we reached on November 15, 2022. These included: Youth Voices on…...
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September 13, 2021 | Article
One of my first summer jobs as a teenager involved demolishing an outhouse in the fishing town of Gloucester, Massachusetts. The still-functional structure was a relic of a bygone era. Nostalgia has its purposes, but I doubt anyone missed those treks across the yard to do what’s necessary. When indoor…...
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January 20, 2023 | Post
The country with the largest population for the past 300 years, now home to 1.4 billion people, has officially begun shrinking, according to new demographic data. Many media outlets are painting this development as a potential disaster — it isn’t. Rather, it represents a necessary transition to a more sustainable…...
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June 1, 2020 | Article
Originally published by LiveScience on November 25, 2013 In mid-April 2009, samples from two California children suffering from the flu arrived at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta for further investigation; something didn’t seem normal about the particular flu strains they had. Local clinics and flu surveillance…...
Read MoreJune 12, 2023 | Article
President’s Circle members contribute annual gifts of $1,000 or more, providing the financial foundation for our educational and advocacy efforts. Development Manager Sarah Ikemoto caught up with President’s Circle member Bruce Colburn in April. We are grateful to Bruce and all of our President’s Circle members for their generosity and…...
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December 29, 2023 | Post
Dear reader, as environmental and humanitarian news is generally very depressing, I wanted my final blog post of 2023 to be a summary of major global trends that are moving in the right direction. Collecting examples proved harder than anticipated, because for many widely touted success stories, progress has sadly…...
Read MoreSeptember 11, 2023 | Article
Awakening Horn for Inclusive Rural Development (AHIRD) Awakening Horn for Inclusive Rural Development (AHIRD) was founded in 2020 by a group of five young Tanzanians who experienced hardship and injustice while growing up and decided to join hands to fight harmful social-cultural practices, beliefs, and traditions that violate the rights…...
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September 11, 2023 | Article
We recently got new data showing that China’s population shrunk last year. It is now projected to see its population continue to decline through the rest of this century. This is being portrayed as a disaster for China. A similar “disaster” has already hit Japan, South Korea, Italy, and many…...
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