Population, climate change, and women's lives /

The report draws on new studies that document the environmental pressures from soaring population growth. It also reports on the unique role that women can play in alleviating those pressures, even as women are disproportionally affected by the adverse effects of climate change. Finally, the report...

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Main Author: Engelman, Robert
Corporate Author: Worldwatch Institute
Other Authors: Mastny, Lisa (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Worldwatch Institute, [2010]
Series:Worldwatch report ; 183.
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Summary:The report draws on new studies that document the environmental pressures from soaring population growth. It also reports on the unique role that women can play in alleviating those pressures, even as women are disproportionally affected by the adverse effects of climate change. Finally, the report argues that humanity ultimately will need to slow population growth to tackle rising global temperatures, and that the only way to do this is by improving the well-being of women worldwide.
Physical Description:44 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781878071965 (pbk.)
1878071963 (pbk.)