Demography Events
Japan's Declining Population: Clearly a Problem, But What's the Solution?
April 24, 2008 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
Asia Program
Four experts speak to the multidimensional nature of Japan's declining population.
More or Less?: Two Accounts of Population and Family Planning
April 22, 2008 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Columbia University's Matthew Connelly and WorldWatch Institute's Robert Engelman discuss population, family planning, and their recently released books.
Population-Health-Environment Programs: Assessing the Past, Planning the Future
March 13, 2008 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Systematic assessments of development programs are critical in identifying and expanding best practices and minimizing unsuccessful approaches. Panelists present the results of their assessments of PHE programs.
Population and Climate Change: Relationships, Research, and Responses
February 20, 2008 // 11:00am — 1:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Larger populations tend to produce higher total levels of emissions, but other factors—including urbanization, technology, and population age structure—can affect a large population's emissions output, says NCAR's Brian O'Neill.
Human Population and Demographics: Can Stabilizing Population Help Stabilize Climate?
January 17, 2008 // 12:30pm — 4:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
ECSP's breakout session at the National Council for Science and the Environment's (NCSE) 2008 National Conference explores how programs to improve reproductive health, family planning, natural resource management, and sustainable livelihoods can help mitigate climate change.
Integrated Development: Population, Health, and Environment in East Africa, and Future Directions in Policy and Practice
January 15, 2008 // 11:00am — 4:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
The population-health-environment (PHE) community must harness the momentum generated by the PHE conference held in Ethiopia, in November 2007, says Geoff Dabelko at a meeting launching ECSP's new series "PHE: Building the Foundation for the Next 10 Years."
The Population Institute's 28th Annual Global Media Awards
December 05, 2007 // 11:00am — 3:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
The winners of PI's 2007 Global Media Awards—including individual journalists and development practitioners from Cameroon, Malawi, and the Philippines, as well as media outlets such as Inter Press Service, E/The Environmental Magazine, and the Vancouver Sun—discuss their winning projects.
Health, Population, and Nutrition in India: Key Findings from the 2005-06 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3)
November 05, 2007 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
Global Health Initiative
The Wilson Center hosts the U.S. launch of India's much-anticipated third National Family Household Survey, which provides vital health and welfare indicators.
Book Discussion: Too Poor For Peace? Links Between Poverty, Conflict, Demography, and Environment
October 05, 2007 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Poverty not only causes insecurity in individuals' lives, but can also contribute to broader political instability, say contributors to "Too Poor for Peace."
Discussion: The Shape of Things to Come
October 02, 2007 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
Elizabeth Leahy presents the main findings of the new PAI report—which examines age structure and its bearing on political stability, democratic governance, and economic development.