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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.

Global governance
Lea Diehl

Managing refugees and migration

German think tank calls for coherent global framework to manage changing migration patterns

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Arab monarchies disagree on which Islamists are extremists

Growing tension among Gulf states

Civil society
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Relevant players

Report offers insights into developmental role of German foundations, but does not provide real overview

Global affairs
Axel Berger

Tangible advice

A group of think tanks based in G20 countries – the T20 – provides research-based policy advice to global leaders

Marshall Plan with Africa
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Private sector as saviour?

Experts discuss merits of foreign direct investments in Africa

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

USA will withdraw from Paris Agreement

Donald Trump is renouncing world leadership

Civil society
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Diminished civic equality

Philanthropy is gaining ever more influence in the USA – and that has international implications

Water supply
Anke Peine
Christian Grünhagen

Long-term structural development

Despite civil war in South Sudan, GIZ is working on infrastructure improvement to supply water to people

Multi-resistant bacteria
Christoph Lübbert
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Global threat

Multi-resistant bacteria found in waste water from pharma industry in Hyderabad, India

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Private donors must not be allowed to distort public policy

The rise of big philanthropy is a symptom of ever-increasing inequality

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
Why you might find our newsletter useful
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