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Sustainability

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

Pamela Cruz
Pamela Cruz

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Mexico owes many of its tourist attractions to its wealth of indigenous communities. It is important that they are included in the country’s tourism industry in a sustainable, respectful and empowering way.

Solar energy
Arwed Milz

Light and dark

Solar markets are growing fast in Burkina Faso, but much remains to be done to tap their full potential

Economic policy
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Stuck in informal employment

Prominent Indian economists emphasise indispensability of growth in new book on development policy

Agriculture
Floreana Miesen

Valuable farmland

IFPRI and ZEF: The politics and economics of land degradation

Water
Daniel Bernet

Fleeing drought

Climate change: In Nepal, entire villages must relocate because water scarcity is getting worse

Water
Romuald Bolliger
Abdulkhaleq Alwan
Salem Asma'a Al-Wajeeh
Hana Baddad

Dormant knowledge

Islamic norms would serve prudent water management – if the links were made

Sustainable tourism
Floreana Miesen

The real cost

Tourism benefits many developing countries – but not necessarily the poor and the environment

Forest
Sarah Luisa Brand
Ilona Auer-Frege

Endangered world heritage

ÖNZ: The DRC government is considering oil production in national parks – even though that would mean great environmental damage

Agriculture
Dirk Niebel

Better prepared

In view of climate change, more resilience will reduce hunger in developing countries

Globalisation sceptics
Martina Sabra

Many open questions

World Social Forum in Tunis boosts leftist, secular and feminist forces in the Arab world

Debt relief
Sandra Abild

Historical model

Debt report by German NGOs reconsiders West German past and assesses current risks in developing world

Poverty Reduction

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

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“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

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
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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