In the last 20 years, Ethiopia has emerged as a family planning powerhouse. In Studies in Family Planning, I reported that, from 1990 to 2011, modern contraceptive use increased ninefold, from 2.9% to 27.3%, and the total fertility rate (the average number of children born to a woman in her lifetime) dropped from 7.0
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Despite commitments to the program of action for the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and MDG 5 (focused on maternal and reproductive health), little progress has been made in improving access to family planning and slowing rapid population growth in Africa. Lack of political will has been highlighted among the key
Climate change is among today’s top global development challenges. Adaptation and mitigation programs have become a priority for governments and their development partners, especially in developing countries. What is often overlooked in global climate change discussion is the role of population growth and need for stabilising the growth. Concern for this neglect spurred a
The below article is a summary of the perspectives shared at a recent talk by several of AFIDEP’s partners alongside AFIDEP Director Eliya Zulu at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, a think tank in Washingoton, D.C. This was originally posted on the blog of the Center’s Environmental Change & Security Program. “We
Research evidence is undoubtedly crucial for the formulation, implementation and evaluation of more effective and targeted development policies and programs. For many reasons, however, research evidence does not always inform development policies and programs. Consequently, there are renewed concerns on what should be done to bridge the gap between research, policy and action. Responding
