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Sustainability
Water treatment
M. A. Jabbar
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

“Each drop of water matters”

DBL Group, a Bangladeshi garments producer, recycles its industrial water

International law
Linda Engel

Companies sue states for ­ climate-protection measures

The Energy Charter Treaty allows companies to legally challenge climate protection laws

Power vacuum in international affairs
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

No meaningful global leadership

Covid-19 is revealing a dangerous power vacuum in international affairs

UN prognosis
Sarah Josef

The climate crisis is ­­exacerbating water stress

UN report highlights challenges related to water stress

International cooperation
Daniel Nordmann
Helmut Lang
Katrin Gronemeier

Averting “Day Zero”

How to improve urban water supply in sub-Saharan Africa

Hard-hit country
Jonathan Menge

Resilience tested once again

Nepal's government may need to reconsider its development strategy due to Covid-19 crisis

Water crisis
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Vital resource

The climate crisis and overuse of water put the water supply in many countries at risk

Water crisis
Katie Cashman

Parched and privatised

Chile faces serious water shortages due to the climate crisis

Marginalised communities
Thuany Rodrigues

Spreading dangerously

Covid-19 strikes hard in Rio de Janeiro's many informal settlements

Household chore
Sudeh Dehnavi

Gender injustice

Unequal income opportunities are the reason why women and girls must fetch water for poor families

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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