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This report presents the results of a desk-based study to assess the available research evidence in relation to African young people’s engagement with agriculture, and to analyse how this evidence is reflected in current European Union (EU) policy and programming in Malawi, Ethiopia and Kenya, three of the 89 countries in which Alliance2015 members work. With the aim of stimulating constructive…

FAO’s forest products statistics present figures for the production and trade (quantity and value) of forest products, covering 55 product categories, 21 product groups, and 245 countries and territories. Final statistics are released at the end of each year and can be found in the FAOSTAT-Forestry database from December, before they are published in the Yearbook of Forest…

The SDGs have as Goal 7: “Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.” The inclusion of modern energy access as an explicit goal in the post-2015 development agenda is crucial, reflecting the global realization that development is not possible without energy and sustainable development is not possible without sustainable energy. Energy directly links…

This policy report highlights the main findings of the research project by UNU-EHS and the AXA Research Fund. The research explores the connections between the international response to climate change, migration and human rights. Taking the Pacific region as its geographic focus, Fiji and Vanuatu – two of the countries most affected by climate change – serve as case studies to further examine the…

RAPTA (Resilience, Adaptation Pathways and Transformation Assessment) is a unique tool to help project designers and planners build the ideas of resilience, adaptation and transformation into their projects from the start, to ensure outcomes that are practicable, valuable and sustainable through time and change. This report offers practical advice to planners, project managers, policy makers,…

Mortality and burden of disease from unhealthy environments: In 2016, 13.7 million people died as a result of living or working in an unhealthy environment, representing 24% of all deaths. When accounting for both death and disability, the fraction of the global burden of disease due to the environment is 23%. In children under five years, up to 28% of all deaths could be prevented, if…