Access to the latest development related trends is key for  thinking strategically. This study highlights current trends and brings together future projections of the main drivers of global change. It looks at areas such as  environmental stress and the humanitarian consequences this might have, food security, poverty, health, governance, trade and finance, aid and technology.

Fifteen variables are identified and the projections by key organisations are presented in one report.

This source book is an update of the ODI source book of 2001.