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Reliance on natural resources, poverty and poor governance have made Africa particularly vulnerable to climate change. IIED director, Camilla Toulmin, examines the science, politics and policies involved.
Date published: November 2009
In 2007/8, violent popular demonstrations were experienced across 30 countries as food prices spiralled. A further 75 million were added to the ranks of the hungry and an estimated 125 million were driven into extreme poverty. What caused this calamitous crisis is the subject of The food wars.
Date published: November 2009
The food economy: Global issues and challenges
The food economy describes some of the key trends facing global food production: consequences of globalisation, foreign direct investment and the biofuel boom are all included. The authors urge much greater coherence in food, trade, health, environmental and agricultural policies.
Date published: November 2009
Natural ecosystems face multiple threats from erosion, pollution, invasive species, overexploitation, and climate change. Conservation for a new era clearly and colourfully sets out the challenges and opportunities facing biodiversity conservation in the 21st century.
Date published: November 2009
Improving village chicken production: A manual for field workers and trainers
In Southern Africa, up to 80 per cent of families keep chickens. Improving village chicken production is a practical manual that provides the basic information necessary to increase poultry productivity and control disease outbreaks.
Date published: November 2009
Climbing the water ladder: Multiple-use water services for poverty reduction
In developing countries, there is often a gap between people's water needs and the water services available. Climbing the water ladder details how multiple-use water services are best suited to meeting these multiple needs.
Date published: November 2009
From the dawn of agriculture to the green revolution, food has been an essential ingredient in human history, and An edible history of humanity is a fascinating review of the role of food and how it has shaped the world.
Date published: September 2009
A blueprint for a safer planet
Former Chief Economist at the World Bank, Nicholas Stern, appraises the solutions for a planet in peril. Humanity can overcome the crisis of global warming, he believes, if individuals, firms, communities and politicians work together.
Date published: September 2009
Seasons of hunger: Fighting cycles of quiet starvation among the world's rural poor
Millions of poor rural families suffer from predictable and avoidable seasonal hunger every year. Seasons of hunger explores why this hidden huger occurs and how it can be prevented.
Date published: September 2009
The fruit hunters - A story of nature, adventure, commerce and obsession
The world is home to a myriad of fruit, very few of which most people have ever seen, tasted or heard of. Fruit have a powerful, multi-faceted place in human culture and people's lives, as revealed in this exceptional debut from Canadian writer Adam Gollner.
Date published: September 2009
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