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Sustainability

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

Susanne Neubert
Susanne Neubert

The problems with Glyphosate

Pesticides have often caused controversy because their detrimental side-effects were initially ignored and later intentionally played down. The most recent example is probably the herbicide Glyphosate/Roundup.

Agriculture
Till Below
Nkumbu Nalwimba

Crop insurance and weather forecasting are closely linked

Crop insurance and more accurate weather forecasts will help farmers to cope with climate change

Uganda
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

More malaria and infectious diseases

Uganda fears a decline in public health as a result of climate change

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why I find the debate on an IP waiver awkward

Patents matter even though they are not the main bottleneck in Covid-19 vaccine supply

UN 2030 Agenda
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Make SDGs binding with the help of new institutions

Expert group calls for new sustainability governance within the UN system

Sustainable Development Goals
Raphael Mweninguwe

Missing the target

The UN is allocating fresh funds to small firms to help Malawi meet SDG goals

Governance
Monika Zimmermann

Connecting all dots

Tangible examples of climate collaboration across government levels deserve policymakers’ attention

Collaborative Climate Action
Monika Zimmermann

Aspiration enhancing cooperation

Governments at all levels must cooperate to achieve climate goals

Malawi
Rolf Drescher

Democratic achievements, but insufficient growth

After a quite peaceful, democratic change of government, Malawi is on a good path

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why Xi Jinping’s government is weaker than it seems

If you think China is the irresistibly rising world power, spare a thought for Oscar winner Chloé Zhao

Zambia
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Think local, buy local

In difficult economic times, Zambia encourages consumers to buy local goods

Poverty Reduction

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

Lessons of failure
The problems with Glyphosate
Why pesticides are more a curse than a blessing
More financial support for college students
The hard lot of old people

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

The hard lot of old people
Women, climate and chocolate
Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

The desert alliance
How to challenge a corrupt system
Gukurahundi: Zimbabwe’s lingering genocide wounds
Lessons of failure
The exception of dengue

Sustainability

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

The desert alliance
How to challenge a corrupt system
Gukurahundi: Zimbabwe’s lingering genocide wounds
Lessons of failure
The exception of dengue