The Connections Between Population and Climate Change: Recommended Readings

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The Connections Between Population and Climate Change

RECOMMENDED READINGS

Academic Sources:

  1. Ahmadalipour, A. et al. (2019). Future drought risk in Africa: Integrating vulnerability, climate change, and population growth. Science of the Total Environment, 662. Pp 672-686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.278
  2. Bongaarts, J., O’Neill, B. (2018). Global warming policy: Is population left out in the cold? Science, 361(6403), 650-652. DOI: 10.1126/science.aat8680
  3. Diffenbaugh, N., Burke, M. (2019). Global warming has increased global economic inequality. PNAS, 116(20), 9808-9813. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1816020116
  4. Kidanu, A., Rovin, K., Hardee, K. (2013). Linking population, fertility, and family planning with adaptation to climate change: perspectives from Ethiopia. African Journal of Reproductive Health, 17(3): 15-29. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23485709
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  8. McGranahan, G., Balk, D., & Anderson, B. (2007). The rising tide: assessing the risks of climate change and human settlements in low elevation coastal zones. Environment and Urbanization, 19(1), 17–37.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/0956247807076960
  9. Murtaugh, P., Schlax, M. (2009). Reproduction and the carbon legacies of individuals. Global Environmental Change, 19, 14-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2008.10.007
  10. O’Neill, B. et al. (2010). Global demographic trends and future carbon emissions. Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 107(41), 17521-17526. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1004581107
  11. Satterthwaite, D. (2009). The implications of population growth and urbanization for climate change. Environment and Urbanization, 21(2), 545-567. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956247809344361
  12. Scovronick, N. et al. (2017). Impact of population growth and population ethics on climate mitigation policy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(46), 12338-12343. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1618308114
  13. Steffen, W., Broadgate, W., Deutsch, L., Gaffney, O., & Ludwig, C. (2015). The trajectory of the Anthropocene: The Great Acceleration. The Anthropocene Review, 2(1), 81–98. https://doi.org/10.1177/2053019614564785
  14. Starbird, E., Norton, M., and Marcus, R. (2016). Investing in family planning: Key to achieving the sustainable development goals. Global Health: Science and Practice, 4(2), 191-210. https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00374
  15. Wheeler, D and D Hammer. (2010). The Economics of Population Policy for Carbon Emissions Reduction in Developing Countries. CGD Working Paper 229. Washington, DC: Center for Global Development.
    https://www.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/1424557_file_Wheeler_Hammer_Economics_Pop_Policy.pdf

General Sources:

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  2. Climate Change and Land. (2019). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). https://www.ipcc.ch/report/srccl/
  3. Climate Change Could Force Over 140 Million to Migrate Within Countries by 2050: World Bank Report. (2018). Press Release. The World Bank. https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2018/03/19/climate-change-could-force-over-140-million-to-migrate-within-countries-by-2050-world-bank-report
  4. Country Comparison: Total Fertility Rate. (2017). The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2127rank.html
  5. Dennis, B. (2019). Washington Post. Climate and Environment. Changing climate imperils global food and water supplies, new U.N. study finds. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/08/08/solving-climate-change-requires-fixing-forests-food-landmark-un-report-finds/
  6. Dormido, H. (2019). These Countries Are the Most at Risk From a Water Crisis. Bloomberg.https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2019-countries-facing-water-crisis/
  7. Emmott, S. (2015). Though climate change is a crisis, the population threat is even worse. The Guardian. Opinion. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/04/climate-change-population-crisis-
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  9. Guzman, J.M., et al. (2009). Population Dynamics and Climate Change. UNFPA; International Institute for Environment and Development. https://www.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/resource-pdf/pop_dynamics_
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  10. Highlights: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019).World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights. https://population.un.org/wpp/Publications/Files/WPP2019_Highlights.pdf
  11. How Do Recent Population Trends Matter to Climate Change? (2009). Population Action International.http://pai.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/population_trends_climate_change_FINAL.pdf.pdf (PDF)
  12. IPCC 1.5° Report: The Hidden Population Warning. (2018). Population Matters. https://populationmatters.org/ipcc-15%C2%B0-report-hidden-population-warning
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    change-already-here-worlds-oceans-frozen-regions/
  14. Muggah, R. and Cabrera, J.L. (2019). The Sahel is engulfed by violence. Climate change, food insecurity and extremists are largely to blame. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/all-the-warning-signs-are-showing-in-the-sahel-we-must-act-now/
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  20. Population and Poverty. (2014). United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). https://www.unfpa.org/resources/population-and-poverty
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  22. Population Dynamics, Environment, and Sustainable Development in Kenyan Counties. (2014). Population Action International. https://pai.org/policy-briefs/kenya-county-briefs/
  23. Population Growth Slows Progress Towards Sustainable Development Goals, Says UN. (2019). Population Matters. https://populationmatters.org/news/2019/04/05/population-growth-slows-progress-towards-sustainable-development-goals-says-un
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  25. Rising Seas Threaten Early End for Sinking Village in Philippines. (2019). Reuters, New York Times.
    https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/11/29/world/asia/29reuters-climate-change-philippines-widerimage.html
  26. Roskick, D. (2014). The Consequences of Increased Population Growth for Climate Change. Center for Economic Policy and Research. http://cepr.net/documents/Climate-population-2014-12.pdf (PDF)
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Related Sites and Infographics:

  1. All the World’s Carbon Emissions in One Chart. (2019). Visual Capitalist.
    https://www.visualcapitalist.com/all-the-worlds-carbon-emissions-in-one-chart/
  2. Global CO2 emissions and the 20 most polluting countries in the world. (2017). Consultancy.uk. https://www.consultancy.uk/news/13553/global-co2-emissions-and-the-20-most-polluting-countries-in-the-world
  3. Mapping Climate Change Hotspots. (2016). Center for International Earth Science Information Network. Earth Institute, Columbia University. http://www.ciesin.org/binaries/web/global/news/2016/de_sherbinin_adamo_
    platform_hotspotmapping_final.pdf
  4. Population and Climate Change Hotspots. (2011). Population Action International. http://pai.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Hotspots.pdf
  5. Richtie, H. and Roser, M. (2017). CO2 and Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Our World in Data. https://ourworldindata.org/co2-and-other-greenhouse-gas-emissions#co2-embedded-in-trade