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The demographic dividend is economic growth that can occur as a population age structure matures, given strategic investments in health, education, economic policy, and governance. This web feature expands the concept of the demographic dividend to project four potential sets of benefits—in addition to economic growth, it outlines benefits in child survival, education, and political stability.

Both the family planning sector and the environmental sector will be interested in this synopsis of findings from a study of the first four years of the Tuungane integrated population, health, and environment (PHE) project in Tanzania.

Our International Programs staff share resources they have found useful in their work lately.

The  webinar  included  guest  speakers  from  the  Women’s  Environment  &  Development  Organization  (WEDO),  Sex  &  Samfund  -  The  Danish  Family  Planning  Association  (DFPA),  and  the  PHE  Ethiopia  Consortium  (Population  Health  Environment).

During April, PRB staff participated in the 21-day Drawdown EcoChallenge, focused on carbon reduction. Participants chose challenges identified on the EcoChallenge website (Small actions add up to real change!) and earned points for completing them, engaging in their communities, and sharing their story.

The Appalachian Region’s aging population may pose challenges “down the road” for local governments and community service providers, say the authors of a new Population Reference Bureau (PRB) report for the Appalachian Regional Commission.