“The way the world grows its food will have to change radically to better serve the poor and hungry if the world is to cope with a growing population and climate change while avoiding social breakdown and environmental collapse.” This is the conclusion of the Global Report of the International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD), released on April 15, 2008. Read more...

T21 supports development of national poverty reduction strategy in Mali

Since 2004, MI has worked with the Government of Mali to develop a road map for economic growth and sustainable national development. Most recently, T21 was used to analyze the determinants of poverty in Mali, in particular, to determine the consistency between the national poverty reduction strategy and the Millennium Development Goals. The report of this study can be downloaded below. Read more...

T21-North America User Interface Released!

Arlington, VA, October 18, 2007 - The T21-North America (T21-NA) model user interface was released today. The user interface allows the model to be open, modified and simulated on any Windows-based computer.

The T21-NA model project is a collaboration with Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas-USA and State University of New York’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry to examine energy issues in the context of an integrated framework that incorporates the relations of the energy sector to the broader economic, social, and environmental framework. The project is part of ASPO-USA’s Global Energy Modeling project. Read more...