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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.

South Africa
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Foreign workers built prosperity

How the needs of the labour market promoted migration to South Africa

Sustainable mobility
Floreana Miesen

Fundamental transformation required

Expert report calls for abandonment of fossil fuels in transport

Air pollution
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Blue-sky policy

Our Indian contributor is impressed by Beijing’s efforts to curb air pollution

Vehicle density
Nicholas Hollmann

Overburdened infrastructure

There are far more cars on Bangkok’s streets than its infrastructure can handle

Environment
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Tribal leaders disagree on copper mine

Tribal chiefs are divided amongst themselves over a proposed open-cast copper mine in Zambia’s Zambezi National Park

Book review
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The growth delusion

David Pilling does an excellent job of spelling out why policymakers must not focus exclusively on GDP growth

Non-motorised transport
Nicholas Hollmann

Expand sidewalks and bike lanes

Urban and transport planners around the world must pay more attention to pedestrians and cyclists

Human rights
Thomas Krapf

Battle cry “blasphemy”

Laws against “blasphemy”, “defamation of religion” and “apostasy” are incompatible with universal human rights

Running dry
Roli Mahajan

India’s water crisis

Overuse and mismanagement of resources are creating an impending water crisis in India

Indians' newly expressed sense of citizenship
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Rallying in defense of the secular constitution

Indians' newly expressed sense of citizenship

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