Thanks to Rob Gordon for this article.
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Nine ways in which the Earth could be tipped into a potentially dangerous state that could last for many centuries have been identified by scientists investigating how quickly global warming could run out of control.

A major international investigation by dozens of leading climate scientists has found that the “tipping points” for all nine scenarios — such as the melting of the Arctic sea ice or the disappearance of the Amazon rainforest — could occur within the next 100 years.

For full article, visit:
http://www.alternet.org/environment/76053

This online document is a journalists’ resource guide devoted to climate. It is a collection of links, which are at this time primarily United States (US)-based, to various resources on climate from a wide range of sources, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, National Academies’ National Research Council, American Bird Conservancy and National Wildlife Federation, Evangelical Environmental Network, Sierra Club, and the Pew Center, among many other individuals and groups. Chapters group the links according to their field of expertise, and, in some cases, give tips, such as: “50+ Really Serious Scientist Sources on Climate (who would probably be glad to talk to a journalist).”

http://www.comminit.com/en/node/266739/306

This website has links to the WHO site where you can obtain the complete report on Women’s Health and Domestic Violence, along with other resources: http://www.path.org/projects/researching_violence.php. The WHO/PATH report is at http://www.path.org/files/GBV_rvaw_complete.pdf and the WHO Multi-Country Study is at http://www.who.int/gender/violence/who_multicountry_study/en/index.html.

I thought you might find this publication of interest.
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Violence Against Women (PDF, 211 KB)

The HIV seroprevalence among women aged 15-24 years was compared according to their pattern of contraceptive use in four African countries: Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Data were derived from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted between 2003 and 2006 on representative samples, totaling 4549 women.

It is indicated that users of depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) have a significantly higher seroprevalence than nonusers [odds ratio (OR)=1.82, 95% CI=1.63-2.03] and higher than users of oral contraceptives and users of traditional methods. The results were confirmed in a multivariate analysis including as controls, age, duration since first intercourse, urban residence, education, number of sexual partners in the last 12 months and marital status.

For full article, visit:
http://www.contraceptionjournal.org/article/S0010-7824(08)00061-9/abstract

(From the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars )

The relationships between climate and population are complex but critical, said the Worldwatch Institute’s Bob Engelman at “Human Population and Demographics: Can Stabilizing Population Help Stabilize Climate?,” a breakout session (http://ncseonline.org/2008conference/cms.cfm?id=1923) of the National Council for Science and the Environment’s 2008 conference, “Climate Change: Science and Solutions.” The discussion explored how programs to improve reproductive health, family planning, natural resource management, and sustainable livelihoods can help mitigate climate change (http://www.wilsoncenter.org)

The January 2008 issue of Population Reports carries a feature article on Population Media Center’s Ethiopian radio serial Yeken Kignit (“Looking Over One’s Daily Life”). The publication can be found at http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/j56/j56.pdf.

Many thanks to NaHyun Cho, who authored the article.

Thanks to Phil Dodd for this article, which does not mention population growth as a contributor to the problem.
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A SEA change in the consumption of a resource that Americans take for granted may be in store — something cheap, plentiful, widely enjoyed and a part of daily life. And it isn’t oil. It’s meat.

The two commodities share a great deal: Like oil, meat is subsidized by the federal government. Like oil, meat is subject to accelerating demand as nations become wealthier, and this, in turn, sends prices higher.

For full article, visit:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/weekinreview/27bittman.html

Below is a sample of a new book on population. It can be ordered at http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780199261864.

Population Matters (PDF, 225 KB)

Thanks to Fred Meyerson for this article. It illustrates the fact that slowing population growth is not a cause of economic collapse, as some have claimed.
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Today I’d like to talk about a much-derided contender making a surprising comeback, a comeback that calls into question much of the conventional wisdom of American politics. No, I’m not talking about a politician. I’m talking about an economy — specifically, the European economy, which many Americans assume is tired and spent but has lately been showing surprising vitality.

For full article, visit:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/opinion/11krugman.html