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Democracy
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Facebook investor: democracy and freedom are incompatible

Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel is more dangerous than an FT portrait admits

Transformation to sustainbility
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

New mindset needed

How to make transformation happen

Outdated paradigms
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Shaping a common sustainable future

In view of environmental crisis, political economist wants economic activity, growth and consumption to be reconsidered

Migration and education
Sabrina Ferraz Guarino

High hurdles in German education system

Refugee children and their families have a hard time negotiating Germany’s complex, heterogeneous educational landscape.

Germany
Jörg Döbereiner
Jörg Döbereiner

Germany needs more than double speed for climate targets

The German economy is recovering from the pandemic, but must change quickly for effective climate protection

Blue Action Fund
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Funding ocean protection

Blue Action Fund celebrates five years financing the protection of marine and coastal areas

Public finances
Saleemul Huq
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“This is not tax-payer money”

Bangladeshi climate scholar explains why global finance scenario is „totally unfair“

Climate crisis
Wanjohi Kabukuru

Learning from each other to cope with climate crisis

IIED/ICCCAD publication tackles loss and damage due to global heating

International cooperation
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

How to escape global crises

Only international cooperation can deliver global green recovery

USA
Katie Cashman

The US needs to build back better

President Joe Biden so far has failed to get Congress to pass important climate policies

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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.

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
Defending the progress made

Governance

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

Sustainability

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions