How Climate Change Threatens Mental Health & Well-Being – A Case Study from Mexico
Natural disasters associated with climate change and the climate crisis pose a direct threat to the mental health and well-being of young people. [...]
Equipping Adolescents and Young People with Assets and Solutions to Thrive in the Midst of Climate Change
This project locates and traces the effects of climate and environmental stressors in the lives of children, adolescents, and youth within and across [...]
Climate Change Vulnerability and Resilience in Pakistan
In 2016, the Population Council began to develop evidence on how to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable populations to adapt to environmental risks [...]
Guatemala’s Western Highlands: Addressing Gendered Vulnerability to Climate Change
In New Security Beat, the blog of the Environmental Change and Security Program at the Wilson Center, Council researchers Jessie Pinchoff and Angel del Valle highlight the connection [...]
Child Marriage, Climate Change, and Local-Level Variability
As we learn more about climate change, we find increasing evidence of the divergent social impact of climate-related events. The risk of child [...]
Climate and Environmental Changes
Climate and environmental change impacts human health, society, and the planet, and the most severe harms fall disproportionately upon marginalized people and communities [...]
Explore Pathways to Climate Justice with the Council’s Population, Environmental Risks, and the Climate Crisis (PERCC) Initiative
*This recap of the “Pathways to Climate Justice: In and Through Research” panel discussion has been edited for length and clarity. Climate [...]
Innovations in Climate Resilience 2024 (ICR24)
ICR24's mission is to bring together the world's brightest minds to solve the greatest challenge of our time. This year's theme “Solutions For Scaling [...]
Dr. Deepshikha Sharma Appointed Director of Climate Sciences to Population Council Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2024 Media Contact (India): Sudeshna Mukherjee, Head of Communications and Marketing, Population Council Consulting, SMukherjee@pcconsulting.co.in Media contact (U.S.): [...]
COP28: Action on climate: what do young people prioritize at the intersection of climate, health and gender equality?
Jump to: About COP28 │ The event│ Relevant Research on Adolescence & Climate Change About COP28 The Conference of the [...]
Learning to Adapt: The vital role of education and gender equity in climate justice
The Population Council’s research on education centers gender equity in our approach to addressing global challenges. Recent evidence has highlighted gendered effects of [...]
Effective Climate Adaptation
The climate crisis is accelerating, posing existential threats to people and places around the world. Any successful response must combine mitigation, or reducing [...]