Behind the Numbers: The PRB blog on population, health, and the environment
The PRB blog on population, health, and the environment
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Sahel Drought: Putting Malnutrition in the NewsThursday, August 30th, 2012 Posted in Environment, Health by Jill Hagey, policy analyst Over the past few months, the Sahel drought has sparked attention of news media and concerned citizens around the world. Throughout this media blitz, I have ... Read more..“Like a Wave on Top of a Tsunami”: Have the Food Price and Financial Crises Increased World Hunger and Malnutrition?Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Income/Poverty by Charlie Teller, Bixby visiting scholar In 1995, the international community proclaimed the goal of reducing hunger by 50 percent by 2015. However, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that ... Read more..Is Africa Being Eaten by the Malthusian Dragon?Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in Population Basics by Charles Teller, Bixby Visiting Scholar Malthus predicted over 200 years ago that population growth would outrun food production and cause much misery in the world, and we've been struggling with ... Read more.. |
