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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.

Austerity policy
Fernando J. Cardim de Carvalho

Shrinking states – and economies

The same sad story – austerity in Europe feels like failed structural adjustment in Africa and Latin America in the past century

In brief

News of the week

Relevant news – 21 February to 27 February

Migration
Marc von ­Boemcken
Ruth Vollmer

Death on the southern border

Rigorous protection of Europe’s borders means many refugees are losing their lives

Commissioner for development
Neven Mimica

“We assess challenges together”

The EU spends about $ 71 billion of the western $ 134 billion official development assistance (ODA)

European Year for Development
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

A special year

The European Year for Development is much more than a PR effort

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

One voice

The EU remains a global model of peacebuilding and supranational policy-making

Comment
Felix Horne

Media freedom in decline

Ethiopian citizens suffer from state repression

Natural disaster
Raphael Mweninguwe

Floods as part of life

Severe floods in Malawi are threatening agricultural crops

European policy
Dirk Messner

“We must take seriously our own promises”

How the EU could boost its global influence

Participation in public life
Seth Oteng
Susanne Giese

“Voice is fine – but needs to be heard”

Ghanaian youth organisation increases its reach

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