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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.

Skills training
A.K. Ghosh

Empower India’s climate refugees

Skills training would help people from India’s Delta islands to cope with the impacts of global warming

Coastal communities
Nnimmo Bassey

Fish species are disappearing

In West Africa, coastal communities’ livelihoods are at risk because of overfishing and oil production

USA
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Plainly unpresidential

In his first 50 days in the White House, Donald Trump has not proved to be a serious policymaker

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Dwindling food security in East and Central Africa

“Fighting the reasons of flight” is a long-term challenge

ODA
Frank Bliss

Cash transfers help the extreme poor

The idea of social protection is gaining momentum in development aid

Comment
Nassir Djafari

Maghreb at risk

Closer economic cooperation could bring more stability to North Africa

Resilience
Usche Merk

The rise of a concept

Resilience has become a new buzzword in development circles – the impacts are not always positive

EU trade policy
Theresa Krinninger

Same rules for all

Experts demand change of course in international trade policy

Relevant reading
Karoline Caesar

Crucial knowledge

Parties who want to contribute to a peace process need to interpret the narratives of conflict causes prudently

Food security
Humphrey Nkonde

Dramatic threat to maize harvest

A new pest is destroying maize fields in Southern Africa

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.

Success in Senegal and South Africa
Supporting local vaccine production in Africa
Don’t stop, do better
Risking collapse
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Sustainability

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

Success in Senegal and South Africa
Supporting local vaccine production in Africa
Don’t stop, do better
Risking collapse
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