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A Measure of the Future: Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health Risk Index for the Pacific
December 7, 2009
A Measure of the Future provides a reproductive risk index and accompanying narrative that together outline the SRHR issues that Pacific Island women continue to face. A Measure of the Future was developed for Pacific policy makers and SRHR advocates to contribute to their informed action to overcome these issues, both at a national and regional level.
Linking Population, Fertility and Family Planning with Adaptation to Climate Change: Views from Ethiopia
December 3, 2009
Population Action International (PAI) and Miz-Hasab Research Center (MHRC), in collaboration with the Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI), have undertaken a study to explore how communities in Ethiopia react to and cope with climate variation, which groups are considered most vulnerable, what resources communities need to adapt to climate changes, and also the role of family planning and reproductive health in increasing resilience to climate change impacts.
Why Family Planning and Reproductive Health are Critical to the Well-Being of Youth
October 23, 2009
An unprecedented number of young people are entering their reproductive years, most of whom live in the developing world. U.S. policymakers should assist in effort to ensure that youth worldwide are able to make informed decisions about their sexuality and receive the family planning and reproductive health care that they require. The U.S. should support these efforts by providing adequate funding for international family planning and reproductive health programs.
Population and Reproductive Health in National Adaptation Programs of Action
September 15, 2009
This paper reviews 41 National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs) submitted by Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and identifies the range of interventions included in countries’ priority adaptation actions. The review found near-universal recognition among the NAPAs of the importance of population considerations as a central pillar in climate change adaptation.
A Measure of Commitment: Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health Risk Index for Sub-Saharan Africa
September 2, 2009
This report looks at the performance of Sub-Saharan African countries in meeting reproductive health targets in 47 countries and ranks them using a set of ten indicators in order of the highest to lowest risk. It highlights the need to increase the level of investment in reproductive health, step up policy reform and implementation, expand access to services in rural areas, strengthen health systems,
promote the realization of rights and abolish retrogressive cultural practices that perpetuate
gender inequities and put the lives of women and girls at risk.
Making Aid Effectiveness Work for Family Planning and Reproductive Health
September 1, 2009
This Population Action International Working Paper analyzes the five principles of aid effectiveness-
country ownership, alignment, harmonization, managing for results, and mutual accountability-from a family planning and reproductive health perspective. It also describes how the Paris Declaration has changed the ways of managing and delivering aid; highlights entry points and obstacles for champions working to improve funding and policies; and makes recommendations for civil society organizations, governments and donors.
A Practical Guide to Integrating Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS into Grant Proposals to the Global Fund
August 28, 2009
Experience with implementation of integration initiatives in countries around the world shows that scale up and sustainability requires attention to policy and program operations issues. This document, with links to a range of resources, will help CCMs, civil society organizations and others developing proposals for the Global Fund that contribute to preventing HIV and mitigating the effects of the AIDS pandemic through programs that link and integrate RH and HIV/AIDS.
Vulnerability and Resilience in the Face of Climate Change: Current Research and Needs for Population Information
August 15, 2009
Studies of vulnerability and resilience have multiplied with the growing realization that societal
response, particularly societal capacity to adapt to climate change impacts, determines both the severity of impacts and the costs of adaptation. Although research in vulnerability and resilience began by emphasizing vulnerability, the focus has shifted at least in part to resilience as a positive concept that can be more integrated with general development goals.
Projecting Population, Projecting Climate Change: Population in IPCC Scenarios
June 23, 2009
Population Action International’s latest working paper, Projecting Population, Projecting Climate Change: Population in IPCC Scenarios, shows that population growth is not adequately accounted for in the emissions scenarios produced by the Special Report on Emissions Scenarios of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This is the second in a three part series that explores role of population dynamics in climate change mitigation and adaptation.
