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European Union
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

An increasingly important ­late-comer

Historian Kiran Klaus Patel assesses why EU rose from humble beginnings to the dominant alliance in Europe

Digitalisation
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Low and high-tech applications

VENRO study shows chances and limits of digital instruments in development aid

Global environment
Saleemul Huq
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Swimming against the tide”

Bangladeshi scholar Saleemul Huq assesses the role of the EU in international climate talks

Migration
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Education as a central driver

Researchers analyse the reasons why people emigrate or flee

Refugee policy
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

More money better spent

Researchers are calling for more money for refugee assistance and a more efficient use of funds

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Central banks should pay attention to environmental hazards

Policymakers must take potentially devastating impacts of the climate crisis into account

Agrarian reform
Susanne Neubert
Susanne Neubert

Agriculture without emissions

Political will is the most important driver of climate-neutral agriculture

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

How the climate crisis is slowing down the world economy

Global environmental change is a cause of investors’ much bemoaned uncertainty

IPCC Special Report
Floreana Miesen

Sounding the alarm

IPCC report paints a bleak picture of the state of the world’s oceans

Our view
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Indispensable transformation

Global agriculture must become climate-neutral

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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.

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
Turning point in sanctions policy

Sustainability

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

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
Turning point in sanctions policy