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The Munich Re Foundation supports disaster preparedness in developing countries: volunteers are trained in flood monitoring in a poor neighbourhood of Beira, Mozambique.

Philanthropic foundations

“The pros outweigh the cons”

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by Thomas R. Loster
by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
by Hans Dembowski

The WTO benefits from exchange with its critics

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by Hans Dembowski
Filippa K fashion show in Berlin. The Swedish brand is a sustainability pioneer.

Garment industry

Sustainability a long way off

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by Katja Dombrowski
Rare turtles lay their eggs on the coast of Mozambique.

New financial tool

Protecting the world‘s oceans – with the Blue Action Fund

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by Friederike Bauer
Bill and Melinda Gates with Warren Buffett, who has also pledged billions to the Gates Foundation.

Our view

Dangerous generosity

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by Hans Dembowski
Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen visiting German peacekeeping troops in Mali this summer.

Peacebuilding

Comprehensive approach

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by Monika Hellstern
China still counts on coal for power production. Coal-fired power plant in Tongren city in the southwestern province of Guizhou.

Global climate

Decarbonise now

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by Katja Dombrowski
Marine protection is also benefiting traditional fishermen, like this one in Vietnam.

KfW

“Getting people on board”

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by Stephan Opitz
by Friederike Bauer
The Friedrich Ebert Foundation is Germany’s oldest political foundation: Kurt Beck, the chairman, during the celebration of the foundation’s 90th anniversary in Berlin in 2015.

Political foundations

Promoting democratic values

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by Barbara Unmüssig
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