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Sustainability
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

USA will withdraw from Paris Agreement

Donald Trump is renouncing world leadership

Civil society
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Diminished civic equality

Philanthropy is gaining ever more influence in the USA – and that has international implications

Water supply
Anke Peine
Christian Grünhagen

Long-term structural development

Despite civil war in South Sudan, GIZ is working on infrastructure improvement to supply water to people

Multi-resistant bacteria
Christoph Lübbert
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Global threat

Multi-resistant bacteria found in waste water from pharma industry in Hyderabad, India

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Private donors must not be allowed to distort public policy

The rise of big philanthropy is a symptom of ever-increasing inequality

Climate-change adaptation
Daniel Nordmann
Till Below

Making flood-risk maps publically available

Climate-sensitive flood protection in the Western Balkans set to reduce risks to people, business and environment

Climate-change adaptation
Daniel Nordmann
Till Below

Documentation by drones

New form of water management in Thailand is relying on the participation of everyone involved

Editorial
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Water transition

Sustainable use of water is a global responsibility

Flood prevention
Daniel Nordmann
Till Below

After us, the deluge?

Climate change adaptation is particularly important in regard to water management

ODA
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Cross-cutting issues

German development policy report sums up activities and outlines programme for the future

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Poverty Reduction

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
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

Gender Equality

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

The fate of a Rwandan man with disability
Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president

Governance

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Sustainability

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts