May 25, 2022

The fourth and final session of our Demography Series takes place on Wednesday, June 1st, at 3pm ET/12pm PT. This session will discuss how empowering women can facilitate development and ease environmental pressures made worse by climate change.

This concluding session posits that prioritizing women’s reproductive rights—especially universal access to voluntary family planning—is necessary for achieving more stable and sustainable communities. Join us to learn more!

Eighteen winners earned top spots in the 11th annual World of 7 Billion student video contest. More than 4,000 students in grades 6-12 from 48 countries and 45 U.S. states and territories participated in this year’s contest.

The 2021-2022 contest asked middle and high school students to submit a 60-second video about how population growth impacts one of the following global challenges:

• ocean health
• urbanization
• agriculture and food

You can view this year’s winning entries, along with students’ photos and bios, on the contest website below!

You are invited to join us for a special panel discussion celebrating World Environment Day! Featuring Senior Analyst Hannah Evans and Transition Earth‘s Project Associate, Joshua Mirondo, the panel takes place on Tuesday, June 7th, at 1pm ET/10am PT.

Hannah and Joshua will talk about ways to apply the population, health, and environment approach to climate change solutions. Additionally, Joshua will provide a regional perspective on the challenges of reproductive health and justice in Uganda.

We hope you can join us—register at the link below!

If you haven't checked our website lately, you may have missed some new content that could be of interest to you! Here are our latest additions:

Megacities, Megarisks: How Population Growth and Climate Change Increase Vulnerability in the World’s Largest Cities

Written by Alex Casey, Senior Communications Fellow

Community-Led Solutions in Reproductive Health and Climate Adaptation

Written and edited by Hannah Evans, MA, Population Connection, and Janet Larsen, Principal, One Planet Strategies LLC

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