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Sustainability

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

Pamela Cruz
Pamela Cruz

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Mexico owes many of its tourist attractions to its wealth of indigenous communities. It is important that they are included in the country’s tourism industry in a sustainable, respectful and empowering way.

Relevant reading
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

A call for radical reform

A former UN official wants international community to strike a grand bargain on how to deal with civil strife

Famine
Till Wahnbaeck

Political solutions needed

Disaster relief addresses symptoms such as hunger but cannot tackle the causes of crises

Nutrition
Michaela Schaller

Climate-smart agriculture

Climate-smart agriculture ought to increase farmers´ income and resilience, and ought to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Climate-smart agriculture
Michaela Schaller

A complex undertaking

In Kenya, climate-smart agriculture can provide a solution to the challenges brought about by climate change

Fair trade
Linda Engel

A drop in prices is hurting cocoa farmers

Sustainable cocoa cultivation improves living conditions for farmers

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Climate change and the decline of the Roman Empire

Environmental dimensions of human history are increasingly well understood

German ODA
Wolfram Klein

Lighthouse projects

Climate action and urban development are focal areas of Indo-German cooperation

German ODA
Wolfram Klein

No progress without India

Cooperating with a strategic partner

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

German science publisher caves in to Chinese censorship

Springer Nature blocks access to controversial topics

Military engagement
Mohamed Gueye
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

“If the French troops leave, Mali will collapse"

The French military intervenes in many former colonies

Poverty Reduction

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector

Gender Equality

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most

Governance

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Sustainability

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts