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Forests
Korinna Horta

High stakes

REDD+ approaches to protecting forests make sense, but need to be drafted prudently

Kyoto Protocol
Sven Harmeling
Alpha Oumar Kaloga

Significant progress

The Kyoto Protocol’s Adaptation Fund is setting the right examples

New institution
Liane Schalatek

Time pressure on the Green Climate Fund

Time pressure on the Green Climate Fund

Private sector
Katharina Latif

New energy for investors

Institutional investors are interested in renewable energy generation, but regulations must improve

German policy
Dirk Niebel

Urgent action

Dirk Niebel: Germany is leading on climate finance

News

Aid agencies in Dadaab are overwhelmed

In brief July/August

Comment
Mohamed Gueye

West African opportunity

It's time to unpeg CFA Franc from Euro, argues Senegales journalist

Peace
Peter Hauff

Don’t turn away

Debating the UN's responsibility to protect

Evaluation
Jim Rugh

“Hammer in search of nails”

Narrowly defined evaluation methods are like “hammer in search of nails”

Emerging markets
Sunita Narain

Don’t blame us

Indian environmentalist Sunita Narain: "Don't blame us for climate change"

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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