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Poverty Reduction

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

Arjuna Ranawana

Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Tourist arrivals have increased rapidly in Sri Lanka in the past two years, and experts expect a still larger influx in this year’s tourism season. An upturn in the hospitality industry would support the national economy.

Preventing poverty
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Dirty shoes

Microinsurance schemes could protect 3 billion people from harm

Global warming
Thomas Kluge

“Wastewater is a resource”

Smarter water infrastructure is made necessary by climate change

Climate change
Ottmar Edenhofer
Thomas R. Loster
Johannes Wallacher

An equitable solution

Outlines of a global deal on climate protection and poverty reduction

Fighting poverty
Franziska Baur

Right to life

Maternal health: an unattainable goal by 2015

Relevant reading
Imme Scholz

The Gordian knot

Scholars propose to remodel the emissions trading

Climate change
Stephan Beschle

Reducing disaster risks

Bangladesh’s progress in terms of disaster relief is encouraging

Capacity Building
Joachim Langbein

“Facilitate more innovation”

How to promote innovation in Latin America

Television
Roland Hohberg

“Young people’s critical perspective”

Voicing youth concerns on Mozambique’s TV

Governance
Sabine Horst
Klaus Althoff

Boosting competence

Qualifying senior staff in developing countries via personal counselling

Relevant reading
Katharina Michaelowa
Katharina Michaelowa
Jean Bourdon

Struck by crisis

Review article: The global financial crisis impact on universal primary education

Poverty Reduction

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

Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

Gender Equality

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

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

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

Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery

Sustainability

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

Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery