World Population Highlights 2007: Urbanization
(September 2007) The world is on the verge of a shift: from predominantly rural to mainly urban.
(September 2007) The world is on the verge of a shift: from predominantly rural to mainly urban.
(2001) La désertification est particulièrement grave en Afrique. Les terres arides occupent les deux tiers du continent africain et les trois quarts des terres sèches qui sont utilisées à des fins agricoles ont déjà commencé à devenir moins productives. D'après la 2e Evaluation démographique des régions sèches du Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement, au total 45 % de la population africaine vit dans des régions de terres sèches qui sont prédisposées à la désertification.
This lesson provides students with the background to understand the importance of age structure on population growth.
(2014) Myanmar (known as Burma until May 1989) is back in the news, especially as it has recently made great strides toward a more democratic regime. The country is expanding its outreach to the international community and seeking more global economic connections.
Child marriage is a human rights violation.
PRB and EngenderHealth, with support from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, will help the global SRHR community understand, discuss, and navigate concerns about declining fertility rates, so that women’s rights and choice are protected.
Mortality remains one of the major outcomes related to natural disasters, and a recent study on which types of disasters are the deadliest has yielded interesting results.