The UN released their biennial revisions to global population projections last month, revising their medium variant, mid-century estimates up by 250 million people. Kathleen Mogelgaard writes that, if a new IFPRI report is anything to go by, these projections may start playing a more prominent role in food security assessments.

President Obama also announced new steps in the United States to combat climate change. ECSP senior advisor Geoff Dabelko and fellow ECSP Report 14: Backdraft authors warn that, in already fragile parts of the world, poorly planned and implemented adaptation and mitigation initiatives could unintentionally provoke conflicts, rather than diffuse them. Similarly, Stacy VanDeveer’s Still Digging describes how, at least when it comes to extractive industries, the “green economy” is no less dirty than the last, and Dhanasree Jayaram explains the conflict implications for the development of India’s Western Ghats.

1. Taming Hunger in Ethiopia: The Role of Population Dynamics, Laurie Mazur

2. New UN Population Projections Released: Pockets of High Fertility Drive Overall Increase, Elizabeth Leahy Madsen

3. Despite “Greener Economy,” Extractive Industries’ Effects on Global Development, Stability Bigger Than Ever, Lauren Herzer, Schuyler Null

4. ‘At the Desert’s Edge’ Gives a Glimpse of China’s Massive Desertification Challenge, Luan “Jonathan” Dong

5. What’s Worth Saving? Maoists, Forests, and Development in India’s Western Ghats, Dhanasree Jayaram

6. From Dakar to Abidjan, Population Finally Finding Its Place in Food Security Assessments, Kathleen Mogelgaard

7. Surprises Ahead? Population-Environment Dynamics and Tipping Points, Laurie Mazur

8. Avoiding the Resource Curse in East Africa’s Oil and Natural Gas Boom, Jill Shankleman

9. Backdraft: The Conflict Potential of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation (ECSP Report 14), Geoff Dabelko

10. National Intelligence Council Releases ‘Global Trends 2030’: Prominent Roles Predicted for Demographic and Environmental Trends, Schuyler Null, Katharine Diamond