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Sustainability
Rising infection numbers
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul

Gloomy outlook

Kenya is struggling to cope with the Covid-19 challenges

Multiple crisis
Belay Begashaw

Falling back

Corona pandemic threatens development success in eastern Africa

Climate crisis
Syed Muhammad Abubakar

Pakistan’s melting glaciers

In Pakistan, meltwater from glaciers is causing devastating flash floods, and the dwindling of ice-shields affects the entire nation

Violent conflict
Nandini Sundar
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Livelihoods in danger

A sociologist assess the background of guerrilla warfare in central India’s forests

Deforestation
Marianne Scholte

A legacy of destruction

Suharto era was devastating for Indonesian forests

Preserving forests
Marianne Scholte

Cutting the losses

Deforestation in Indonesia has slowed considerably in recent years but more needs to be done to stop it entirely

Nature conservation
Nicolas Zuël
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Threatened by invasive species

A private initiative is trying to rebuild endemic forest in Mauritius

International trade
Evita Schmieg

Embedding social standards

What the Coronavirus crisis teaches us about trade policy towards developing countries

Environment
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Financing the fight against climate change

Facing twin plagues of floods and droughts, Zambia lacks resources to fight the effects of climate change

African perspectives
James Shikwati

Triple challenge

In view of triple Covid-19 challenge, African countries must rely on domestic capabilities

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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.

Why Kenya is on fire
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

Sustainability

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

Why Kenya is on fire
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