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Family Planning and Reproductive Health
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Economic Development
Links between poverty and population; the impact of economic crises (including corruption, natural disasters, political instability, currency devaluation, etc.) on fertility; affects of global policies such as debt relief and structural adjustment on reproductive health and family planning.

Resources:

United Nations Development Programme

International Development Research Centre

Center for Global Development

Interaction

Emergency Contraception
Following the FDA approval which makes Plan-B available without a prescription, the latest on the emergency contraception.

Resources:

EC Help

Plan B

Environment
Population and reproductive health links to environmental concerns including water, sanitation, natural resources, eco-systems, and food supply.

Resources:

The Center for Environment and Population

Population-Environment Research Network

Academy for Educational Development

Sierra Club


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All terms and definitions, except where noted, are excerpted with permission from the Population Reference Bureau's International Population Handbook, by Arthur Haupt and Thomas Kane, 4th Edition, 1998.