Human Development Report. World Development Indicators. Good descriptions, with data tables for major problems, and bibliographical references. World Development Report. When using periodical indexes and the online catalog you must above all remember one thing - for any single topic you may need to look under difference subject headings in each place.
Many subject headings allow for geographic subheadings.
Your success depends on how well you identify the best subject headings in the catalogs and indexes you are using. Be flexible with subject terms, and ask at the Information Desk. Island Press bibliography of environmental literature. Dictionary of ecology and environmental science. An index to the reports, hearings, etc.