504 Search Results Found For : "demographic dividend"
Community Action Addresses Population Impacts on the Environment
(2007) Many developing countries possess abundant natural resources, but these resources can be threatened by population pressures and poverty, among other factors.
Blank Map of the United States
(2007) Blank map of the United States for use in lesson plans.
Climate Change and Urban Adaptation: Managing Unavoidable Health Risks in Developing Countries
(2009) On May 14, demographic and environmental experts discussed the health effects of climate change on the world's growing urban population at the symposium "Climate Change and Urban Adaptation: Managing Unavoidable Health Risks in Developing Countries."
Crowded Coasts Put 1 in 10 Americans at Risk for Floods, Other Hazards
Older Adults, Communities of Color, and Renters Are Especially Vulnerable
PRB Discuss Online: Environment, Poverty, and Security in Today’s World, What’s Population Got to Do With It?
(2007) How are environmental, poverty, and security trends in today's world affected by population dynamics? What is being done to address these issues? What is needed?
Making the Connection: Population Dynamics and Climate Compatible Development
Human population influences and is influenced by climate change and deserves consideration in climate compatible development strategies. Achieving universal access to family planning throughout the world would result in fewer unintended pregnancies, improve the health and well-being of women and their families, and slow population growth—all benefits to climate compatible development.
A Critical Window for Policymaking on Population Aging in Developing Countries
(2006) The world's elderly population is quickly growing, both in its absolute numbers and in its percentage relative to the younger population—the latter trend known as population aging.