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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.

Heide Hackmann

ceo@council.science

contributed to D+C/E+Z in autumn of 2019 as the chief executive officer of the International Science Council.  

All articles of Heide Hackmann

Human civilisation
Heide Hackmann
Dirk Messner

Why we need a UN charter

What needs to be done so digitalisation will drive, not thwart the transformation to sustainability

Our Contributors

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

Poverty Reduction

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

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
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Financing development and climate goals

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.

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
Indigenous banks collapsing in Zambia: A closer look at Investrust

Sustainability

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

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
Indigenous banks collapsing in Zambia: A closer look at Investrust