PSN collaborated with international partners to debate the links between population growth/ Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) and the environment, at an event co-hosted by the EuroNGOs network and the European Parliamentary Forum (EPF) in Istanbul.
The event brought together 32 representatives from the SRHR, humanitarian and environmental sectors from the EU member States, the USA and Africa in order to further understanding on the linkages between population issues, climate change and the environment.
PSN's new coordinator, Karen Newman, spoke in the same session as Frances Kissling, Former President and founder of Catholics for Free Choice, whilst addressing the ethical considerations implicit with SRHR and population related issues. PSN also led a workshop with delegates to examine the links and further discussion about the impact of the population factor on environmental degradation and the links between climate change and population.