Poverty Reduction

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

The Global NARS Consortium’s revolutionary approach to food security

To date, agricultural research has been mostly geared to issues relevant to high-income nations. Developing countries’ national agricultural research systems (NARS) deserve much more influence – and a new consortium is being established to serve that purpose. ...

Migration

A long trip from Kumasi to Tripoli

Many African migrants stay to work in Libya

The German Chamber Network

Linking business and development policy

New Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Mozambique wants to engage private-sector companies for development goals

Poverty

Many metrics

There are a lot of new approaches to measure poverty, wellbeing and development

Identity politics

Dangerous polarisation

The humanitarian crisis in eastern Ukraine challenges civil society

Editorial

Unwitting exploitation

Consumer responsibility matters in the tourism industry

Favelas

“Different from what visitors expect”

Oberdan Basilio Chagas guides visitors through his favela

Hotels

Dimensions of responsibility

Things managers must consider if they want to run a hotel sustainably

Comment

The power of liberation movements

The Namibian government has a good international reputation but is not driving forward socio-economic development

Hotels

Benefit the host community

Tourists appreciate eco-friendly hotels, but often don’t want to pay the price

Sexual abuse

Depressing aspects of tourism

Even though prostitution is illegal, sex tourists leave a mark on Kenya’s coastal communities