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What's family planning got to do with it?

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The News Feature 'We are seven billion' in the October 2011 issue of Nature Climate Change1 touches on the important role of family planning programmes in influencing population growth, but neglects to consider the vast unmet need for family planning that exists in developing countries. Addressing this unmet need by increased investment in voluntary family planning programmes that respect and protect rights offers a cost-effective strategy for supporting climate change adaptation2,3.

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