{"id":16031,"date":"2025-04-02T11:21:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T10:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=16031"},"modified":"2025-04-07T18:24:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T17:24:04","slug":"fragile-futures","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/resources\/fragile-futures\/","title":{"rendered":"Fragile Futures Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light curved-bottom\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#FFF\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"400\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-15878\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/New-email-banners-26.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/New-email-banners-26.png 1140w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/New-email-banners-26-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/New-email-banners-26-1024x359.png 1024w, https:\/\/populationmatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/New-email-banners-26-768x269.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\"><h1 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\">Fragile Futures Report<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\"><em>Fragile Futures<\/em>\u00a0explores how population pressure and climate change threaten child health worldwide. Despite progress in reducing infant mortality, rising environmental and resource challenges risk reversing gains. This report highlights urgent solutions to safeguard future generations from worsening health and social inequalities. 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