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.

Europe

Breaking Point

In the eyes of South Asians, the Brexit decision is a bad omen

Adverse effects of used garments

Rwanda raises import duties on second-hand clothes

Distorted rhetoric at ADB conference

Why the general public often does not properly understand multilateral affairs

Global responsibility

Low ambitions

Draft version of Germany’s action plan on business and human rights disappoints NGOs

Agriculture and food production

Unblocking investments

Strong rural infrastructure is essential for eliminating hunger

Relevant reading

Local action, global purpose

Though garbage challenges are similar all over the world, every place needs its own solutions

Agriculture

Increasingly expensive kola nut

In Nigeria, the kola nut is an agricultural product of great cultural importance

Planned parenthood

E-learning to improve counselling

New E-learning course for contraceptive counsellors

Planned parenthood

Advice matters

Contraception tends to be only as good as the counselling that supports it

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.