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Scholarship

Equal partnership

A way to ensure research cooperation at eyelevel between junior scientists from Africa and their German peers

Development research

Happily Uninformed?

PEGNet: German development agencies could make more use of recent research results, and knowledge brokers would help

Malawi

Hot business in need of water

Fish farming has become indispensible in Malawi, but this industry is affected by climate-change induced water scarcity

SWP publication

The decisive challenge

SWP: Youth bulge results in greater economic opportunities – but also increases risks of conflict

Deprivation

Urban poverty

IIED expert says food insecurity is increasingly becoming urban phenomenon

Print edition

Contents July/August issue

D+C/E+Z: Contents page of July/August's print edition with links to all contributions

Business paper

The greatest risk

Global warming is more dangerous than governments’ deficit-spending, as even FT chief economist argues

Africa

Conflict over water

River and lake borders are not always clearly defined in Africa, so water disputes are common

Water resources

Comprehensive strategy

Dealing with flood risks requires holistic approaches

Randomised Controlled Trials

Reality check

GIZ’s pragmatic approach to "everyday impact analysis”

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Sustainability

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