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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 Ruffert

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KfW
Michael Ruffert

Solar modules gleam in the bright African sun

The first solar power station in Côte d’Ivoire delivers electricity to 35,000 households

KfW
Svenja Schulze
Svenja Schulze
Michael Ruffert

“Expansion of renewables offers enormous employment potential”

Development Minister Svenja Schulze on the need to ensure a socially just transition for a sustainable energy transformation

Laos/Vietnam
Michael Ruffert

Forests are the world’s green lungs

KfW supports jungle areas in Laos and Vietnam, as these are carbon reservoirs and habitats for many endangered species

Mobile telephony
Michael Ruffert

Citizen participate via SMS

In Togo, some citizens use text messages to monitor their local government

Stemming corruption
Michael Ruffert

Government watchdogs

Uganda's supreme auditors put a check on illicit financial flows

Our Contributors

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

Poverty Reduction

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

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Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
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Financing development and climate goals
Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate

Gender Equality

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

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
A story is always part of the currents of its time

Governance

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

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
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Sustainability

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

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
Why you might find our newsletter useful