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World Population Highlights 2007: Environment
Carbon dioxide emissions have grown dramatically in the past century because of human activity, chiefly the use of fossil fuels such as oil and coal, as well as changes in land use such as cutting down forests.
Packard Foundation’s Investments in Ethiopia Show Promising Results
2011)"We are trying to integrate things that should never have been separated to begin with. The health and well-being of the community depends on the health and well- being of the ecosystem and vice versa." Million Belay, MELCA Ethiopia

Family Planning and the Path to Resilience
When a family is faced with a major disaster, how well are they able to respond? Can they find work? Feed everyone? Stay healthy? This interactive feature and policy brief address those questions.
Mozambique Struggles to Shake Off Effects of Civil Strife
(2003) The lingering effects of a long civil war, climatic changes, and infectious diseases represent major threats to life in the southern African nation of Mozambique, where 17.5 million people live, the vast majority in rural poverty.

A Post-Recession Update on U.S. Social and Economic Trends (cont’d.)

How Self-Care Can Support Resilience in West and Central Africa
Self-care approaches can offer women more control over their lives.
Demographic Challenges of the Sahel
This article focuses on the demographics of the 10 countries that make up the Sahel region--Burkina Faso, Chad, Eritrea, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Sudan.