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Sustainability

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

Boro Baski
Boro Baski

Why some Indian farmers are backing away from rice cultivation

In West Bengal, the green revolution made high-yielding rice cultivation attractive. Four decades later, the associated environmental problems have increased – and the climate crisis is further compounding them.

Crowdfunding
Rolf Drescher

Supporting SMEs in Africa

Small and medium-sized enterprises need innovative financing options – and crowdfunding is one

IT
Rolf Drescher

Development of African ­crowdfunding platforms

The development of national African crowdfunding platforms needs to be gradual

Rule of law
Grace Atuhaire

Kenya is heading for rerun elections

Kenyan voters face a confusing scenario after Supreme Court decision

Financial sector
Rolf Drescher

What is crowdfunding?

Crowdfunded projects are financed by large numbers of backers

Maternal health
Manzur Kadir Ahmed

Why paramedics and midwives matter

GK, a non-governmental health-service provider in Bangladesh, knows how to reduce maternal mortality substantially

Development studies
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Don’t get distracted by administrative concerns

The academic field of development studies must react to trends like the rise of emerging markets, climate change and migration

Global affairs
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Taxation serves sustainability

The SDGs are a sound basis for dealing with the major challenges humanity must rise to – and government revenues matter

Climate adaptation
Nele Bünner
Till Below

Policy responses are needed

Senegal and Benin are implementing Nationally Determined Contributions with assistance from GIZ

Global governance
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Make paradigm shift happen

The paradigm shift towards sustainability must go ahead at full speed

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Economics is driven by the wrong incentives

Mathematical modelling does not reveal everything

Poverty Reduction

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

Why some Indian farmers are backing away from rice cultivation
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Lessons of failure
The problems with Glyphosate
Why pesticides are more a curse than a blessing

Gender Equality

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

Breaking gender stereotypes: female bus driver in Rwanda
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The hard lot of old people
Women, climate and chocolate
Justice for victims of rape

Governance

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

Supporting local vaccine production in Africa
Don’t stop, do better
Risking collapse
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Drawing the right conclusions from data

Sustainability

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

Supporting local vaccine production in Africa
Don’t stop, do better
Risking collapse
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Drawing the right conclusions from data