The Little Data Book 2013 is a pocket edition of World Development Indicators2013. It is intended as a quick reference for users of the World Development Indicators database, book, and mobile app. The database, which covers more than 1,200 indicators and spans more than 50 years.

This study presents the findings of research into the global socio-economic and environmental impact of genetically modified (GM) crops in the sixteen years since they were first commercially planted on a significant area.

More than 1 billion people still live in destitution. At the same time, inequality is rising in many developing nations. The World Bank wants to galvanize international and national support around two goals: to virtually end extreme poverty in a generation and to push for greater equity.

GWEC's annual market update on the status of the global wind industry is the authoritative source of information on wind power markets around the world. It provides you with a comprehensive snapshot of the global industry, now present in about 75 countries, with 21 countries having more than 1000 MW installed.

The Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI) and the International Energy Agency (IEA) have launched the Global EV Outlook representing two years of data gathering and analysis of electric vehicle stock/sales and charging station deployment.

This premier World Bank compilation of cross-country comparable data on development contains more than 1,200 time series indicators for 214 economies and more than 30 country groups, with data for many indicators going back more than 50 years. This latest edition is organized around six themes—world view, people, environment, economy, states and markets, and global links.

This report reflects the conclusions of the workshop and the analysis undertaken by FAO and Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research (PAR) over the past year.

This analytical brief serves as a starting point for dialogue on water security in the United Nations system. The working definition of water security offered here was developed from contributions made by the broad range of organizations, agencies, programmes and institutions that form UN-Water.