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This edition of the World Investment Report provides valuable analysis that can inform global discussions on how to accelerate progress toward the Millennium Development Goals and shape a long-range vision for a more sustainable future beyond 2015. The Report reveals an encouraging trend: after a decline in 2012, global foreign direct investment flows rose by 9 per cent in…

CDE Policy Briefs provide useful research insights on important development issues. The series offers accessible, timely and policy relevant information on topics such as global change, innovations, sustainable development, natural resources, ecosystem services, governance, livelihoods, and disparities. No. 1 Beyond biofuels: jatropha’s multiple uses for farmers in East Africa The…

In order to develop and implement evidence-based and scientifically sound methods for monitoring and assessing DLDD and their consequences, a holistic approach is of utmost importance. It is vital to build bridges between the many different disciplines, sectors and society as a whole, in order to develop and establish integrative solutions for a more sustainable future. Providing a platform for…

In this issue of Planet@Risk the state of the art collections, grey literature summaries, case studies for good practices and scientific reports shall provide guidance to governments and non-governmental actors alike on why they should and how they can, together, reduce risks and vulnerabilities and to increase resilience and sustainability

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…