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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Empowering Women, Saving Lives in MumbaiWednesday, April 11th, 2012 Posted in Reproductive Health by Shai Venkatraman, reporter, NDTV India and PRB Women's Edition journalist This post was originally published on Shai Venkatraman's blog, beyondtheheadlines. Elizabeth’s five children are waiting for lunch. All she has is ... Read more..Quick Takes: Fertility, Infant Mortality, and HIV in Uganda; Fewer Babies in Czech Republic; Urban U.S. Population GrowthTuesday, March 27th, 2012 Posted in HIV/AIDS, Population Basics by Carl Haub, senior demographer News from Uganda. Press reports quote the Bureau of Statistics of Uganda (UBOS) with leaked data from the not-yet-released 2011 Demographic and Health Survey. The country’s ... Read more..Mega-Cities and Planning for Population GrowthWednesday, November 9th, 2011 Posted in Population Basics by Eric Zuehlke, web communications manager Many organizations and media stories have reported the finding that for the first time in history, half of the world's people live in urban areas. ... Read more..Rich Thorsten on Water Sanitation, Population, and Urbanization in the Developing WorldFriday, September 23rd, 2011 Posted in Environment This post was originally published by The New Security Beat, by the Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP) at the Woodrow Wilson Center. by Russell Sticklor “For the first time in human ... Read more..World Water Week and the Challenges of the FutureFriday, August 21st, 2009 Posted in Environment by Jason Bremner, program director, Population, Health, and Environment This week is World Water Week, and an international conference in Stockholm, Sweden is focusing on the converging challenges that characterize the ... Read more.. |
