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The Green Economy concept has recently gained significant traction due to mounting global fears over multiple crises of climate change, energy, food and financial systems. Transitioning towards a Green Economy – an economic system in which material wealth does not increase environmental risk, ecological scarcity or social disparity – will require growth strategies in which production and…

For centuries, quandong has been a staple food for Australian Aboriginals. The discovery of fossilized quandongs in the coal seams of southern Victoria dates the existence of the native peach as far back as 40 million years. The ancient and hardy perennial is tolerant to long periods of drought, high levels of salinity and the harsh climate of Australia’s southwestern semi-arid regions.

Drought is a terrifying prospect for all farmers, and a matter of life and death for many. A nutritious legume that can produce harvests with just 65 cm of rain a year, pigeon pea protects lives from the ground up. In 2011 and 2012, farmers in the Horn of Africa were struck by the region's worst drought in 60 years, surpassing even the droughts of the 1980s. Crop failures threatened the…

Youth make up about 19% of the region’s total population. • Over 60% of the world’s youth live in Asia-Pacific. This translates into more than 750 million young women and men aged 15 to 24 years. • Significant strides have been made with respect to educational attainment. The region is on track to meet MDG 2 on universal primary education. Net enrolment in…

The global Land Indicators Initiative is a collaborative and inclusive process for the development of the Global Land Indicators started by the Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC), UN-Habitat and the World Bank (WB), facilitated by GLTN. This initiative has now grown to include over 30 institutions around the world ranging from UN Agencies, Inter-governmental Organizations, International…

This book brings together experts in energy policy, social science, power systems, solar energy, agronomy, renewable energy technologies, nuclear engineering, transportation, and the built environment from both sides of the Atlantic to explore the future of energy production and consumption from technological, political, and sociological perspectives. The volume is not intended to serve as…