Roger-Mark De Souza on Population Growth and Climate Change in Newsweek
As part of its Silver Bullet series, Newsweek Magazine spoke to Roger-Mark De Souza about population growth and climate change. On the one hand, De Souza told Newsweek, population growth inevitably impacts how vulnerable a community, state, or country is to climate change. And yet, he said, climate policies and initiatives rarely take population issues, like voluntary access to reproductive health services and family planning, into consideration.
As part of its Silver Bullet series, Newsweek Magazine spoke to Roger-Mark De Souza about population growth, reproductive rights, and climate change. On the one hand, De Souza told Newsweek, population growth inevitably impacts how vulnerable a community, state, or country is to climate change. And yet, climate policies and initiatives rarely take population issues, like voluntary access to reproductive health services and family planning, into consideration. "If we only invest in programs that do not take into account these broader social interventions, there is a missed opportunity," De Souza said. Read the full article over at Newsweek.
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Roger-Mark De Souza
Former Director of Population, Environmental Security, and Resilience
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