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Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

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Sustainability

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

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Water
Humphrey Nkonde

Less rain, less electricity, less food

Little rainfall in Zambia leads to power cuts and low maize production

Biodiversity
Theresa Krinninger

A million species at risk

The World Biodiversity Council issues a warning about mass extinction and pushes for the adoption of ambitious environmental protection measures

South-South cooperation
Luiz Ramalho
Rita Walraf
Ulrich Müller

Cooperation of the future

South-south and triangular cooperation are important for achieving the SDGs

Report
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

WBGU proposals

How to make the digital transformation to sustainability happen

Expert advice
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

En route to a digital future

WBGU wants digital revolution to drive sustainable development

Resilience
Friedrich Kaufmann
Winfried Borowczak

More than just a slogan?

After suffering catastrophic destruction from cyclones, Mozambique needs more than a simple restoration of the status quo

Blog
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Europe on the wrong track

The EU needs a long-term solution to the migration issue

Global affairs
Doris Fischer
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Pecking order of nations

Arrogant US approach is boosting nationalism in China and undermining multilateral policymaking

Investing
Aviva Freudmann

Remembering the “forgotten continent”

There are reasons why European investors are shying away from Africa

Public finance
Dereje Alemayehu

Improving African tax revenues

Better revenue services in Africa hinge on national action as well as a facilitating international environment

Poverty Reduction

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

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

Gender Equality

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

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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?

Governance

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

Risking collapse
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Drawing the right conclusions from data
The desert alliance
How to challenge a corrupt system

Sustainability

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

Risking collapse
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Drawing the right conclusions from data
The desert alliance
How to challenge a corrupt system