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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.

Michael Ashkenazi

ashkenazi@bicc.de

last contributed to D+C/E+Z in summer 2013 as senior researcher and project leader at the Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC). 

All articles of Michael Ashkenazi

Weaponry
Michael Ashkenazi
Marc Kösling
Christof Kögler

Libyan arms and Malian turmoil

Why rebels in Mali were armed with small arms and light weapons from Libya

Potential for violence
Michael Ashkenazi
Marc Kösling
Christof Kögler

The Kalashnikov curse

Small arms and light weapons cause more deaths than heavy weaponry in developing countries

Our Contributors

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

Poverty Reduction

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

An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating
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Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
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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
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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