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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.

Africa
Lorenzo Cotula
Sonja Vermeulen

Precious soil

The pros and cons of large-scale land purchases by foreign investors in developing countries

Election platform series: Christian Democrats
Christian Ruck

More strategic perspective

Christian Ruck elaborates development policy of Germany's Christian Democrats

Climate Change
Ann-Kathrin Schneider

Unaware of risks

Huge Dam projects in the Himalayas pay no attention to global warming

Think tanks
Will Swanson

Targeting hearts and minds

Making peace in unconventional wars

Electric power
Sandip Chattopadhyay

Rural self-sufficiency

South Indian village is self-sufficient in terms of power generation

Regional integration
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Out of touch

Slow progress on regional integration in Africa

Governance
Sabine Horst
Klaus Althoff

Boosting competence

Qualifying senior staff in developing countries via personal counselling

Primary education
Atussa Ziai

New school books, new boost

Education sector in Pakistan has improved in the last years, yet a lot has to be done

Afghanistan
Brigitte Sadzik

Loans for small businesses

Microfinance schemes are making a difference in Afghanistan

Slow-motion modernisation
Winfried Borowczak
Friedrich Kaufmann

Encourage entrepreneurs

Enduring rent-seeking mentality stifles entrepreneurship in Mozambique

Poverty Reduction

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

Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests

Gender Equality

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

Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Why the acronym BIPoC does not have to explain anything
Defending the progress made

Governance

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions

Sustainability

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

ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court
Turning point in sanctions policy
Advantages and pitfalls of sanctions