Connecting the Dots: How Population Growth, Women’s Health and Climate Change

Sep 15, 2021 | Women in Sustainability
Online
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World population is projected to reach 8 billion by 2024 and at least 10 billion by the end of this century. Human population growth and overconsumption are at the root of our most pressing environmental problems, including the wildlife extinction crisis, habitat loss and climate change. The increasing human population and its growing resource demands are severely taxing Earth’s carrying capacity. The increase in numbers, along with an expanding world economy, has profoundly altered the connection between people and their environment with alarming repercussions. Population growth and the consumption patterns of rich countries are relentless in degrading ecosystems, including fresh water resources, oceans, wetlands, forests, fisheries, biodiversity, the atmosphere, and even the climate. Unfortunately, most policy makers separate the connection between population growth, women’s reproductive health and climate change. Join this webinar on September 15 as guest speaker Deborah McFarlane, political science professor at the University of New Mexico and author of “Global Population and Reproductive Health' discusses how she connects the dots between population dynamics, reproductive health, and the environment. These connections prove the need for integrated policies and international cooperation to slow climate issues.

Who: Women in Sustainability

Where: Online

When: 15 September 2021   Time: 03:30 PM ADT