Training/ workshop details
This short programme envisages discussion of the relationship between population & development from program manager and policy makers viewpoints. Specifically it aims to impart knowledge on:
* Basic concepts & indicators of population and development.
* Population and development theories.
* Effects of income, education, urbanisation, mass media etc. on demographic parameters.
* Population projections and planning.
Content:
Basic concepts in population and development, introduction to human development index & millennium development goals, established views on population & development, role of planning in development, Population and Development - its effect on individual, society, environment and the major challenges ahead.
Contact person:
Further information can be had from:
Dr.(Mrs.)Usha Ram (ushaiips@vsnl.net)
Coordinator, Short Term Training Programme,
International Institute for Population Sciences,
Govandi Station Road, Deonar,
Mumbai, India - 400 088.
