ODI [to 29 March 2014]
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Biofuels and local food security: what does the evidence say?
Publication – Briefing papers – 28 March 2014
ODI Briefings 86
Anna Locke and Giles Henley
As EU governments debate how to increase the volume of low-carbon fuels in the energy mix, they must ensure that adding more biofuels does not worsen hunger in poor countries. While modelling research indicates that rising demand for biofuels can increase global food prices, existing evidence does not allow us to state categorically that biofuels projects worsen local food security in developing countries.

Zero poverty… think again: the impact of climate change on development efforts
Publication – Research reports and studies – 24 March 2014
ODI Working Papers
Miren Gutiérrez, Will McFarland and Lano Fonua
Climate change will affect the achievability of any future development goals through its impacts on areas such as agriculture, water and health, and through its many indirect impacts. This paper reviews what is known about the impacts of climate change on potential post-2015 development goal areas and shows that it is essential for climate change to be addressed in order not to compromise development efforts.