The document discusses the linkages between population, health, and the environment. It notes that a rights-based approach to family planning can help fulfill unmet need for contraception, which represents 222 million women globally who want to delay or prevent pregnancy. The document also discusses opportunities to advance population dynamics and climate change adaptation, as well as hotspots where population and climate change intersect. It advocates for integrating population, health, and environment approaches and explores opportunities for policy advocacy in this area.

1. THE POLICY STORY:
POPULATION, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT
A.Tianna Scozzaro
Population Action International
Population Connection
Capitol Hill Days
April 2013

3. So Why Explore Population and
Climate Change Linkages?

5. • Rights-based approach to
family planning
• Fulfill unmet need:
• ‘women not using any method
of contraception, and report
not wanting any more
children or wanting to delay
the birth of their next child.’
• Unmet need represents 222
million women globally – 34% in
Ethiopia

6. Learning from Missed Opportunities: The Case of NAPAs

7. What are we doing to advance
population dynamics and climate
change adaptation?

8. POPULATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE HOTSPOTS

10. ““Family planning is part of our livelihoods strategy”Family planning is part of our livelihoods strategy”
POPULATION – HEALTH – ENVIRONMENT
(PHE)

11. U.S. & International Policy on
Population & Environment

12. GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR POLICY AND
ADVOCACY

13. For more information please visit www.populationaction.org or contact:
A.Tianna Scozzaro
ascozzaro@popact.org
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14. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
• How are population dynamics impacting the communities with which you
work?
• What are the barriers to discussing or implementing reproductive health
within CBA in your community? How might we overcome those barriers?
• What opportunities exist for promoting reproductive health and family
planning as a strategy for increasing climate change resilience?
• What are key elements of strategic and effective communication in the
context of your region? Develop 3 key messages on population-
environment.
• What are tactics or strategies to engage decision makers in programs
focused on access to reproductive health at the local level? Regional?
National?