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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Isaac Sagala

Why Kenya is on fire

For weeks, Kenya has been experiencing a wave of protests led by young people, triggered by an unpopular finance bill. No one can really say they didn’t see this coming. What is unfolding in Kenya is a lesson in what happens when the debt crisis escalates not ...

Climate change
Noor Fatima

Pakistan’s untapped potential

Pakistan has hardly tapped its renewable energy potential yet

Relevant reading
Henrike Koschel
Ulf Moslener

The future of energy

Review essay: relevant reading on renewable energies

Somalia
Peter Hauff

About-turn recommended

More promising approaches against piracy in the Gulf of Aden

Poverty reduction
Peter Hauff

“Zero hunger” instead of 50 %

FAO's new director-general Graziano da Silva

Democracy
Vera Dicke

Powerless foreign policy

Europe’s foreign ministers cannot do much about violence in Syria

Government revenue
Christian von Haldenwang

Taxes for the future

Prudent tax policies serve to manage natural resource wealth appropriately

Urban development
Martina Otto

Dreaming electric

Smart grids for urban agglomerations will change power supply the way the internet changed communication

Rural development
Johannes Fischbeck

Informal energy supply

Remote villages need off-grid power supply

Comment
Helmut Reifeld

Reform, not revolution

Morocco opts for reform, not revolution

Democracy
Yahouza Sadissou

What future in Congo?

What future in the Democratic Republic of Congo? International Criminal Court announced rigorous examination of the presidential election

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court