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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 famers 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.

G7 summit
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Germany aspires to set ­development agenda

Germany wants G7 summit to focus on women, climate, food and health

World leadership
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Incoherent challengers

The G7 is more coherent and influential than the BRICS

Asia
Floreana Miesen

Growth, equity and sustainability

As Asian growth picks up, equity and sustainability are major concerns

Global public goods
Loren Legarda
Hans-Christoph Neidlein

“Failure is not an option”

Philippines Senator assesses outlook for Paris climate summit in December

In brief

News of the week

Relevant news – 2 May to 8 May

Global leadership
Saleemul Huq

“The time for talking has passed”

Climate-diplomacy veteran from Bangladesh explains why Paris summit will not solve all problems and emerging markets are becoming leaders

Public finance
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Increasing debt problems

CSOs demand UN mechanism for solving debt crises

Land grabbing
Michael Windfuhr

Growing demand for land

Why land grabs have become a hot topic

Economy
Alie Yunus Kallay

Billion-dollar damages

Illegal fishing by foreign vessels damages the West African fishing industry

Land grabbing
Michael Windfuhr

Shared responsibility

How to prevent land grabs

Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Why some Indian famers 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.

Don’t stop, do better
Risking collapse
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Drawing the right conclusions from data
The desert alliance

Sustainability

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

Don’t stop, do better
Risking collapse
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Drawing the right conclusions from data
The desert alliance