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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.

Pollution
Javier A. Cisterna Figueroa

Breathing poison

In Chile, air pollution is a major problem

In brief

News of the week

Relevant news – 15 August to 21 August

Trade agreements

Risks of TTIP and TPP

Regional trade agreements should allow an asymmetric opening

Mulitlateral institutions
Jayati Ghosh

The IMF we know

The IMF is deeply involved in inner-European affairs

EU meat exports

High development costs

EU meat exports

In brief

News of the week

Relevant news – 08 August to 14 August

Nicaragua Canal

A violation of civil liberties

By building the Nicaragua Canal, Nicaragua’s government is ignoring the concerns of its own people

Nicaragua Canal

Citizen protests

Citizens directly affected by the construction of the Nicaragua Canal are fighting against the project

In brief

News of the week

Relevant news – 01 August to 07 August

Terrorism
Emmanuel Kisiangani

Islamist insurgents in eastern Africa

Why eastern Africa has become a hotbed of extremism and why foreign military interventions cannot solve the problems

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