PSN on Radio Four Women's Hour
5 February 2010
Source: PSN
PSN's Karen Newman was invited onto Radio Four Women's Hour on 5 February, together with Fred Pearce, to discuss his new book, Peoplequake: Mass Migration, Ageing Nations and the Coming Population Crash, recently featured in the Guardian.
Children play amongst rubbish on the bank of the river Ganges, India.
© 2009 Joydeb Chakraborty, Courtesy of Photoshare
Karen eloquently argued for increased and continuing access to family planning, particularly amongst the world's poorest and most vulnerable populations, despite fears about demographic shifts creating labour shortages and other social problems.
For those who missed it, it is accessible via BBC iPlayer, starting at 24.50 mins in, here on the BBC website.