Wilson Center Experts
Robert Engelman
Affiliation:
President, Worldwatch Institute
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Rio+20: A New Agenda for Sustainability – or More of the Same?
February 22, 2012 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
A discussion on the Rio+20 global sustainability agenda. more
Reaching Out at Rio: Explaining Population Growth and Family Planning to Environmentalists [Dakar]
November 30, 2011 // 9:30am — 11:00am
While recognition of the connections between population growth and environmental impacts is growing, they are still poorly understood by both the environmental and family planning communities, said a panel of experts at the 2011 International Conference on Family Planning in Dakar, Senegal. more
The Security Demographic: Population and Civil Conflict After the Cold War
December 16, 2003 // 11:00pm
Do trends in human population affect a country's chances of civil war? According to a new report from Population Action International, countries with a high number of young adults were more likely to suffer a civil conflict during the 1990s. more
Human Population and Demographics: Can Stabilizing Population Help Stabilize Climate?
January 17, 2008 // 12:30pm — 4:00pm
ECSP's breakout session at the National Council for Science and the Environment's (NCSE) 2008 National Conference explores how programs to improve reproductive health, family planning, natural resource management, and sustainable livelihoods can help mitigate climate change. more
Launch of WorldWatch Magazine's Population Issue
September 30, 2008 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
In a recent nationwide poll studying the U.S. public's attitudes toward population, barely 50 percent of respondents believed there is a strong link between global population growth and climate change, reports Thomas Prugh of World Watch magazine at the launch of their population issue more
Finding Balance: Results from a Population-Environment Success Story in Madagascar
May 31, 2005 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Former Environmental Health Project Director Eckhard Kleinau reports on the program's results. The event also includes the Washington, D.C. premiere of Finding Balance: Forests and Family Planning in Madagascar, a nine-minute documentary film by Population Action International. more
More or Less?: Two Accounts of Population and Family Planning
April 22, 2008 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Columbia University's Matthew Connelly and WorldWatch Institute's Robert Engelman discuss population, family planning, and their recently released books. more
Human Population Prospects: Implications for Environmental Security
Jul 07, 2011Because population projections are generally accepted as expert and reliable, non-demographic analysts tend to see projected population growth as an inevitable and unstoppable force in human affairs. more
Speaking Truth to Silence: There's Still a Place for the Demographic Case
Jul 07, 2011Robert Engelman analyzes the human and environmental impact of population growth, particularly in the context of Niger and Kenya. more
Rio+20: A New Agenda for Sustainability – or More of the Same?
February 22, 2012 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
A discussion on the Rio+20 global sustainability agenda.
Reaching Out at Rio: Explaining Population Growth and Family Planning to Environmentalists [Dakar]
November 30, 2011 // 9:30am — 11:00am
While recognition of the connections between population growth and environmental impacts is growing, they are still poorly understood by both the environmental and family planning communities, said a panel of experts at the 2011 International Conference on Family Planning in Dakar, Senegal.
Launch of WorldWatch Magazine's Population Issue
September 30, 2008 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
In a recent nationwide poll studying the U.S. public's attitudes toward population, barely 50 percent of respondents believed there is a strong link between global population growth and climate change, reports Thomas Prugh of World Watch magazine at the launch of their population issue
More or Less?: Two Accounts of Population and Family Planning
April 22, 2008 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Columbia University's Matthew Connelly and WorldWatch Institute's Robert Engelman discuss population, family planning, and their recently released books.
Human Population and Demographics: Can Stabilizing Population Help Stabilize Climate?
January 17, 2008 // 12:30pm — 4:00pm
ECSP's breakout session at the National Council for Science and the Environment's (NCSE) 2008 National Conference explores how programs to improve reproductive health, family planning, natural resource management, and sustainable livelihoods can help mitigate climate change.
Finding Balance: Results from a Population-Environment Success Story in Madagascar
May 31, 2005 // 3:00pm — 5:00pm
Former Environmental Health Project Director Eckhard Kleinau reports on the program's results. The event also includes the Washington, D.C. premiere of Finding Balance: Forests and Family Planning in Madagascar, a nine-minute documentary film by Population Action International.
The Security Demographic: Population and Civil Conflict After the Cold War
December 16, 2003 // 11:00pm
Do trends in human population affect a country's chances of civil war? According to a new report from Population Action International, countries with a high number of young adults were more likely to suffer a civil conflict during the 1990s.
Speaking Truth to Silence: There's Still a Place for the Demographic Case
Jul 07, 2011Robert Engelman analyzes the human and environmental impact of population growth, particularly in the context of Niger and Kenya.
Human Population Prospects: Implications for Environmental Security
Jul 07, 2011Because population projections are generally accepted as expert and reliable, non-demographic analysts tend to see projected population growth as an inevitable and unstoppable force in human affairs.