Wilson Center Experts
Sandeep Bathala
Senior Program Associate, Environmental Change and Security Program, Global Health Initiative
Environmental Change and Security Program
Contact Information:
T 202/691-4292
Expertise:
Environment
; Gender
; Global Health
Sandeep Bathala is a program associate for the Environmental Change and Security Program and the Global Health Initiative. Prior to joining the Wilson Center, she was the Sierra Club’s Global Population and Environment Program Director where her efforts included coordinating study tours to India and Ethiopia to build a strong base of support for integrated reproductive health and environmental projects supported by USAID and U.S. contributions to the UN Population Fund. She also spearheaded advocacy partnerships with family planning agencies in Albania and Mali at Planned Parenthood. Sandeep holds a BA in sociology and women’s studies and an MSW with an administration, planning, and policy focus, both from Rutgers University.
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The World at 7 Billion: Building a Sustainable Future
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Population and Reproductive Health at Rio+20
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Population and Reproductive Health at Rio+20
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The World at 7 Billion: Building a Sustainable Future
December 05, 2012 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Jack Goldstone (George Mason University) is joined by Suzanne Ehlers (Population Action International) and Matthew Erdman (USAID) to discuss the implications of seven billion people and counting for the environment in the final 2012 installment of the joint Wilson Center-George Mason University Managing the Planet series.
Reaching Out at Rio: Explaining Population Growth and Family Planning to Environmentalists [Dakar]
November 30, 2011 // 9:30am — 11:00am
While recognition of the connections between population growth and environmental impacts is growing, they are still poorly understood by both the environmental and family planning communities, said a panel of experts at the 2011 International Conference on Family Planning in Dakar, Senegal.
Delivering Solutions to Improve Maternal Health and Increase Access to Family Planning
Jan 16, 2013According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 800 women die daily from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. Almost all of these deaths occur in developing countries, with higher rates for women living in rural areas and among poorer communities.
