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Sustainability

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

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Relevant reading
Susanne Neubert
Susanne Neubert

More organic farming in sub-Saharan Africa

Despite obstacles, organic farming makes more sense in sub-Saharan Africa than conventional cultivation

Sustainable development
Bruno Wenn
Bruno Wenn
Dagmar Wolf
Dagmar Wolf

Investment in skills training pays off

Why investment in vocational training matters

Paris Declaration
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau

Keeping up the momentum

Revisiting the principles of aid effectiveness

Comment
Ibrahim Mohammed

Hard time to be president

Nigeria’s economy is in deep crisis

SDGs
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau

More effective partnerships

The OECD offers advice on how to improve international cooperation

Education
Niaz Asadullah
Zaki Wahhaj

Marriage instead of graduation

Girls’ school enrolment figures are good in Bangladesh, but drop-out rates are worrying

Urbanisation
Ellen Thalman

“Can a city be sustainable?”

The “New Urban Agenda” will set a global urbanisation strategy for the next two decades

Transport
Susanne Neubert
Susanne Neubert

Long distances

Rural roads are essential for facilitating agriculture development in Africa

Editorial
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Rural urbanisation

How to push rural development

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Renewed focus on governance issues

An interesting choice: Paul Romer is the World Bank’s new chief economist

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
Why you might find our newsletter useful