Publications

Climate change

Governments, international development partners and industry should invest in sustainable food cold chains to decrease hunger, boost livelihoods and adapt to climate change, this report says.

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Energy

Pledges and targets for the energy transition are not ambitious enough, says a new report. At COP27, experts are calling on global leaders to bridge the renewables’ deployment gap.

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Agriculture

This report sheds light on the current stage of agricultural automation and the role it can play in making food production more efficient and environmentally friendly.

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Agriculture

Parts of global crop production are lost to pests and plant pathogens each year. Pesticides have been designed to prevent these yield losses – but they also give rise to new problems. Published in October, the ‘Pesticide…

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Trade

Amid supply chain disruptions, rising prices and a looming food crisis, the African Continental Free Trade Area could be a game-changer, but only if it embarks on ambitious tariff liberalisation and disciplines on…

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Forestry

Protecting the animals, plants, fungi and microorganisms that thrive in forests must become a central goal of sustainable forest management worldwide, according to a this report.

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Forestry

This report combines the results of a long-term outlook for the forest sector to 2050 with an assessment of wood demand in a sustainable economic environment.

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Food security

This report calls for urgent action to save lives and livelihoods and prevent famine in countries where acute food insecurity is expected to worsen over the coming months.

 

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Gender

The world is currently not on track to meet SDG 5 on achieving gender equality by 2030, according to this new report. Multiple global crises and a backlash against women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights are…

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Climate change

Climate Action in Africa is gaining momentum, but more is needed, a new report states. It makes a number of recommendations, including strengthening early warning systems and increasing transboundary cooperation, data…

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