Organisational innovations that make community forestry prosperous
The policy story: population, health and environment
1. THE POLICY STORY:
POPULATION, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT
A.Tianna Scozzaro
Population Action International
Population Connection
Capitol Hill Days
April 2013
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
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?