Sustainability

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

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.

Research

More than a lack of money

Well-being and happiness are key criteria for a “rich” and contented life

SDGs

Programmes for the poorest of the poor

To eradicate extreme poverty the ultra-poor need to be reached

Venezuela is in a depressing state

President Maduro is not a prudent and responsible statesman

Editorial

Guidance for policymakers

The SDGs are achievable in principle, G20 leaders would do well to consider them

African reality

Vision 2030

Zambia’s government has committed to the SDGs, but they will most likely prove quite difficult to achieve

Debt relief

G20 plans do not go far enough

The number of critically indebted countries has risen

Refugees

Universal responsibility

In Lebanon, hundreds of thousands of Syrians are living in poverty without rights

“The oceans are rising, and so are we”

International marches show new pattern of international civil-society activism

Social insurance

Universal health-care coverage is feasible

Social health insurance means that people pay according to their ability and everyone gets the services they need

Identity politics

Lip service to the SDGs

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi insists that his government is setting an example of good governance, but not everyone agrees

Governance

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

Sustainability

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