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Governance

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

Shakira Wafula
Katharina Wilhelm Otieno

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”

Kenya’s youth have been taking to the streets against the government for weeks. Sports student Shakira Wafula almost involuntarily became a face of the movement. In this interview, she talks about what is driving young Kenyans.

Wind and solar
Jakkie Cilliers

The right approach to catching up

Africa is exposed to serious climate risks, but the continent contributes very little to global carbon emissions

Right-wing populism
Gilberto Scofield Jr.

Divisive pandemic response

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro’s disrespect for science is now evident in his response to Covid-19

Health professionals
Richa Arora

The impact of brain drain

When health professionals migrate to prosperous countries, they no longer serve patients at home

Renewables
Friederike Bauer
Achim Neumann

Networks and storage needed

The global transition towards renewable energy can only succeed if the necessary networks and storage capacities are available

Maternal health
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Difficult delivery

Untrained ‘backyard’ midwives fill a gap in Zimbabwe’s health system

Blog
Monika Hellstern

Gender implications of Covid-19

Covid-19 hits women harder, warns OECD

Fossil fuel
Nora Sausmikat
Quirin Jetschke

Bangladesh’s coal boom

International financial institutions are funding coal power in Bangladesh

Pandemic side-effects
Gloria Laker Aciro Adiiki

Two daily meals of porridge

Uganda’s poor are struggling with the Covid-19 lockdown

Fossil fuel industry
Nora Sausmikat
Quirin Jetschke

China continues to finance coal power around the world

China’s energy policy is full of contradictions

Fuel prices
Karim Okanla

Strained relations

Petrol smuggling has had a negative impact on Benin’s relations with its giant neighbour Nigeria

Poverty Reduction

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
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

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.

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities

Sustainability

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities