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Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Hans Dembowski

Hans Dembowski

euz.editor@dandc.eu

is editor-in-chief of D+C/E+Z.

All articles of Hans Dembowski

Global warming
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Amitav Ghosh assesses global warming from Asian perspective

Why fiction writers shy away from climate change and policymakers are unlikely to solve the problem

Organised crime
Steve Rolles
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Prohibition empowers gangs”

Why the war on drugs is making SDG achievement more difficult

Banking
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Inventing narratives

Why a rational individual may knowingly follow an irrational market trend

Relevant reading
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Free trade” in the 19th century

Illegal drugs and politics: current problems and the historical background

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why Trump lost decisively last week

Most voters in the USA still care about their democracy’s institutions

Multilateral bank
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Vast role for governments

World Bank wants governments to do more to build human capital, generate taxes and provide social protection

Donor action
Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Bismarck’s tools for nation-building

Social protection is a driver of healthy economic development

50 Years of Drug War
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

International Commission on Drug Policy deserves attention

After five decades, the “war on drugs” has not led to good results

Our view
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why we need the SDGs

If market dynamics resulted in equal opportunities and broad-based prosperity, we would not need the SDGs

Authoritarian tendencies
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Destroying global commons

Brazil’s new president is set to cause massive environmental damage

Our Contributors

Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola
A powerful role model for African girls
Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu
Why many Africans must rely on informal health care
Kathrin Berensmann
Kathrin Berensmann
Reforming development finance
Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee
Modi won, but no longer looks invincible
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Giving voice to the voiceless
Svenja Schulze
Svenja Schulze
Women, climate and chocolate
Boro Baski
Boro Baski
Why some Indian farmers are backing away from rice cultivation
Henning Melber
How South Africa negotiated its new government
André de Mello e Souza
André de Mello e Souza
Colonialism and environmental preservation in Brazil
Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha
Walk the talk regarding SDGs
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
Mexico’s first female president
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
Promoting pluralistic discourse
Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe
Financing health systems for informal workers
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Need for government advertising makes media vulnerable
José Siaba Serrate
José Siaba Serrate
Disagreement between China and the Paris Club
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
How to challenge a corrupt system
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
From GFAR to GFAiR
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
When qualifications don’t decide your career
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
There are many ways you can be scammed on the web in Africa
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar
There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon
Samir Abi
African responsibility for climate justice
Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner
After Covid-19 pandemic, "build forward better"
Marva Khan
Marva Khan
Tangible action needed in Pakistan
Roli Mahajan
Financing development and climate goals
Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar
Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate
David Mfitumukiza
David Mfitumukiza
Pressure on wildlife in Uganda
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak
India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi
Whose development?
Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson
The internet is crucial

Poverty Reduction

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

HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating
Biogas innovation: Clean energy and fertiliser for Malawi’s farmers
Why we believe in our Digital Monthly
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy

Gender Equality

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

NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Governance

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

HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
Voodoo allows a holistic view of the cosmos
Brazil’s colonial legacies and current challenges

Sustainability

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

HIV/AIDS still haunts South Africa
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
Voodoo allows a holistic view of the cosmos
Brazil’s colonial legacies and current challenges