The UNEP Global Environment Outlook (GEO) project was initiated in response to the environmental reporting requirements of Agenda 21 and to a UNEP Governing Council decision of May 1995 which request

There is a growing concern that Global environmental change (GEC) will exacerbate the stress on Southern African food systems leading to increasing food insecurity, which is signified by rising level

New global models provide the opportunity to generate quantitative information about the world water situation. Here the WaterGAP 2 model is used to compute globally comprehensive estimates about wat

In future, food supply (including production, processing and distribution) must – as far as possible – use the same or less land and fewer inputs, produce less waste and have a lower environmental im

Web 3.0., personalized medicine, robotics, hacking the planet. Each year the Institute for Global Futures maps the coming year’s top global trends to have a look at what’s ahead. The focus of this ye

Global governance—the collective management of common problems at the international level—is at a critical juncture. Although global governance has been a relative success since its development after

The worldwide increase in obesity and related chronic diseases has largely been driven by global trade liberalization, economic growth and rapid urbanization. These factors continue to fuel dramatic

This report has been produced by the UK Energy Research Centre’s Technology and Policy Assessment (TPA) function. The TPA was set up to address key controversies in the energy field through comprehen

Childhood obesity is associated with serious health problems and the risk of premature illness and death later in life. Monitoring related trends is important.

Childhood obesity is associated with serious health problems and the risk of premature illness and death later in life. Monitoring related trends is important. Childhood overweight and obesity have i