Comments on: How Can Family Planning Impact Climate Change? http://www.infoforhealth.org/blog/?p=273 A conversation on the latest family planning and reproductive health information. Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:27:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Stephen Goldstein http://www.infoforhealth.org/blog/?p=273#comment-1887 Stephen Goldstein Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:12:57 +0000 http://www.infoforhealth.org/blog/?p=273#comment-1887 Interesting that climate change is once again being associated with population growth. In 2000, a Population Reports issue Population and the Environment: The Global Challenge," (http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/m15edsum.shtml) included the following: "The earth's surface is warming due to greenhouse gas emissions, largely from burning fossil fuels. If the global temperature rises as projected, sea levels would rise by several meters, causing widespread flooding. Global warming also could cause droughts and disrupt agriculture." Climate change was at the end of a long list of topics included in the effects of population growth. They included: Public health Food supply Freshwater Coastlines and oceans Forests Biodiversity Perhaps it is time to change the order? Certainly climate change may well prove the toughest nut to crack. --Steve G Interesting that climate change is once again being associated with population growth. In 2000, a Population Reports issue Population and the Environment: The Global Challenge,” (http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/m15edsum.shtml)
included the following:

“The earth’s surface is warming due to greenhouse gas emissions, largely from burning fossil fuels. If the global temperature rises as projected, sea levels would rise by several meters, causing widespread flooding. Global warming also could cause droughts and disrupt agriculture.”

Climate change was at the end of a long list of topics included in the effects of population growth. They included:
Public health
Food supply
Freshwater
Coastlines and oceans
Forests
Biodiversity

Perhaps it is time to change the order? Certainly climate change may well prove the toughest nut to crack. –Steve G

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