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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.

Climate-change adaptation
Daniel Nordmann
Till Below

Making flood-risk maps publically available

Climate-sensitive flood protection in the Western Balkans set to reduce risks to people, business and environment

Climate-change adaptation
Daniel Nordmann
Till Below

Documentation by drones

New form of water management in Thailand is relying on the participation of everyone involved

Editorial
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Water transition

Sustainable use of water is a global responsibility

Flood prevention
Daniel Nordmann
Till Below

After us, the deluge?

Climate change adaptation is particularly important in regard to water management

ODA
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Cross-cutting issues

German development policy report sums up activities and outlines programme for the future

Safe drinking water
Raphael Mweninguwe

Funding matters

Malawi still has a long way to go to achieve universal access to safe drinking water

Tribals
Jeffrey Moyo
Jeffrey Moyo

Scapegoating

A small tribal community in Zimbabwe is being blamed of worsening the impacts of climate change

Global governance
Lan Xue
Lingfei Weng
Hanzhi Yu

Daunting challenges in implementing SDGs

The international community needs “adaptive governance” to achieve its goals

Globalisation
Ellen Thalman

Shaking up the rural world

Improving infrastructure and opportunities in rural areas is key to eradicating hunger and poverty

Peacebuilding
Friedrich Kaufmann
Winfried Borowczak

Mozambique’s “mini-war”

Ceasefire fuels hopes of peace

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