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Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

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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

Our view
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Longer and better lives

Why nationalism and zero-sum thinking add up to a recipe for disaster

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

It is still too early to assess the future of NAFTA

Trump exaggerates what USA has achieved in talks with Mexico

Demographic change
Alisa Kaps
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Lives are now 20 years longer

Birth rates go down as standards of living improve

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why governments struggle to eradicate the illegal drug trade

Brazilian scholar assesses symbiotic links between state agencies and mafia organisations

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Infrastructure spending is crucial as Genoa’s tragedy shows

Disasters in Italy, Britain, Germany and the USA

Distorted perception
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Middle-income majority

Hans Rosling showed that humankind is in a better shape than generally believed

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The dangerous downward spiral of Turkey’s economy

Erdogan and Trump are both acting recklessly

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

How Kabila wants to stay in power without running for office

It does not look like the DRC is headed for free and fair elections

Disease control
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

No news can be good news

It looks like the Ebola outbreak in the DRC is under control

Summer Special
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Robbed identity

Uday Prakash is an Indian fiction writer who is interested in how poor people are marginalised and exploited

Our Contributors

André de Mello e Souza
André de Mello e Souza
Why BRICS+ may prove weaker than expected
David Mfitumukiza
David Mfitumukiza
Pressure on wildlife in Uganda
Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson
The internet is crucial
Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha
Walk the talk regarding SDGs
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Handling AI, but with care
Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner
After Covid-19 pandemic, "build forward better"
Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee
Modi won, but no longer looks invincible
Henning Melber
How South Africa negotiated its new government
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
There are many ways you can be scammed on the web in Africa
Roli Mahajan
Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
Promoting pluralistic discourse
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi
Whose development?
Boro Baski
Boro Baski
Grassroots pre-school education in two Adivasi villages
Kathrin Berensmann
Kathrin Berensmann
Reforming development finance
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
From GFAR to GFAiR
Svenja Schulze
Svenja Schulze
Germany’s development policy serves all people
Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar
Pakistan’s profound poly crisis
Marva Khan
Marva Khan
Tangible action needed in Pakistan
Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu
Why many Africans must rely on informal health care
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
Mexico’s first female president
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar
There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon
Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola
A powerful role model for African girls
Samir Abi
African responsibility for climate justice
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Need for government advertising makes media vulnerable
Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe
Financing health systems for informal workers
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
When qualifications don’t decide your career
José Siaba Serrate
José Siaba Serrate
Disagreement between China and the Paris Club
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak
India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Giving voice to the voiceless

Poverty Reduction

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

Junk food in school
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs

Gender Equality

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

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

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

Junk food in school
Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders

Sustainability

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

Junk food in school
Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders