This issue of the Development Research News focuses on the significance of an integrated approach in analyzing problems and finding solutions--otherwise known as 'nexus thinking' which is rooted in the 'systems thinking' approach. The main feature, "Policy and ethical implications of the water-food-energy nexus", delves on the relevance of adopting a nexus approach in formulating policies that affect water, food, and energy resources. A feature also tackles insights on how the Philippines can take advantage of the ASEAN integration, specifically highlighting the need to further liberalize the services sector where the Philippines has a competitive advantage and attract more investments by improving the quality of infrastructure services. Articles about the National Greening Program, the K to 12, and the recognition given to the Institute as one of the world`s best think tanks in the recent 2014 Global Go To Think Tanks Report complete this quarter's issue.
