News from Population Matters.
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Reflections on the UN Climate Change COP29 in BAKU
Dorcas Wakio, Population Matters partner and Choice Ambassador, reflects on UN Climate Change COP29 (COP29) in Baku, advocating for gender equity, climate finance, and marginalised voices. Her work highlights the…
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Why do societies not respond to climate change as they should?
Despite awareness of the impending crisis, humanity’s emissions continue to climb, pushing the planet toward catastrophic warming. In today’s guest blog, climate change economist and writer Graeme Maxton considers the greatest problem of our age.
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Parched Earth: How Population Growth Fuels Water Challenges
World Water Week’s theme, Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future, speaks to the collective effort required to achieve global water goals. Our numbers and the impact we have on our environment must be part of the conversation.
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Fact Check: “The global fertility crisis is worse than you think”
The Spectator, a weekly British news magazine, has published an article falsely claiming that the global population will decline, when the UN’s latest projections predict we’re on track to grow to 10 billion. Campaigns and Media Officer Madeleine Hewitt responds with a detailed fact-check debunking the article’s claims.
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Planet’s annual budget of resources used up in just 7 months
On 1 August 2024, we reach a critical milestone – Earth Overshoot Day. We interviewed two of the people responsible for calculating the date to find out more.
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World Population Day 2024: Change Champions
To mark World Population Day 2024 on 11 July, we are giving awards to individuals and organisations across the globe for their progressive and inspiring work defending the environment, promoting reproductive rights and enlightening the public about the challenges we face and the solutions available!
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Dried up Futures: Drought and Desertification
Drought and desertification are the worst environmental crises facing the world today. Our new report Dried Up Futures examines how these interconnected disasters are driven by population growth, and the urgent need to act now to save our future.
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Six billion units: the Life Cycle of a Smartphone
Each individual smartphone requires an intensive production process to arrive in your hand. Multiply that by six billion units a year and the environmental impact becomes monumental.
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Population and the Environment in Nigeria – Too big to go green?
Nigeria is a country rich with natural resources, but they are coming under strain. With a booming population, what lies ahead for Nigeria’s environmental outlook?
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The Nigerian Population Conversation
In February this year, Population Matters will be convening a Population Conversation event in Abuja, Nigeria. Partnerships, Advocacy and Voice Manager Abimbola Junaid tells us more about what’s in store.