The "Global Chemicals Outlook: Towards Sound Management of Chemicals" report covers trends and indicators for chemical production, transport, use and disposal, and associated health and environmental impacts; economic implications of these trends, including costs of inaction and benefits of action; and instruments and approaches for sound management of chemicals.
The 'Global Chemicals Outlook II – From Legacies to Innovative Solutions' takes stock of global trends as well as progress made and gaps in achieving the global goal to minimize the adverse impacts from chemicals and waste by 2020.
The World Bank report 'Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis' presents new evidence and new data that shows how poor water quality stalls economic progress, reduces food production, and lowers growth in downstream regions.
The National Gender Profile of Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods - Ghana assesses the gender-related disparities of the agricultural and rural sectors in Ghana related to access to credit and financial services, technologies and innovations, extension and information services, ownership and control of land and farm enterprises, the effect of climate change on farming activities, and social protection to strengthen the resilience of food systems.
Investors’ appetite for impact investing—in which they seek to generate positive impact for society alongside strong financial returns—could total as much as $26 trillion, according to the report Creating Impact: The Promise of Impact Investing.