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The report is written from the vantage point of international military and security experts, providing a global overview of the security risks of a changing climate, and opportunities for addressing them. It recommends “climate-proofing” international security – including infrastructure, institutions and policies, as well as major emissions reductions to avoid significant-to-catastrophic security…

Land use is central to many of the environmental and socio-economic issues facing society. Globally, greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural and land-use sectors account for 23% of anthropogenic emissions, and the loss and degradation of terrestrial ecosystems threatens 25% of animal and plant species with extinction. With global population projected to grow to nearly 10 billion people by…

The health and wellbeing of children now and in the future depends on overcoming new challenges that are escalating at such speed as to threaten the progress and successes of the past two decades in child health. The climate emergency is rapidly undermining the future survival of all species, and the likelihood of a world in which all children enjoy their right to health appears increasingly out…

The Zero Draft of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework highlights three key longterm Goals for 2050 which are especially relevant in ensuring sustainable, diverse and resilient food systems, food and nutrition security. These are draft Goals 1, 3 and 4(i). In this paper, we propose minor revisions to both Goals 3 and 4. The Zero Draft also highlights two key action-oriented Targets for…

What has caused African prosperity to improve at a slower rate than other developing continents, and where might African policymakers look for solutions, such that Africa could enjoy a greater rate of improvement in prosperity? Through the analysis of this report, we believe the key to unlocking greater prosperity lies in the potential for improvement in each of the countries. This potential…

Scaling innovations is one of the biggest challenges facing research and development organizations. The international community invests significant resources in the design and testing of innovations to overcome key challenges such as food insecurity, malnutrition, and environmental degradation. Many of those innovations start as a bright idea that is then developed in a laboratory, to be tested…