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Sustainability

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

Dasmani Laary

Ghana introduces emissions tax

Ghana has enacted a law that introduces an annual carbon levy on motor vehicles and industries. In doing so, the West African country becomes the third nation on the continent after South Africa and Mauritius to introduce a carbon tax.

Technology transfer
Claudia Isabel Rittel

Catching up – slowly

Technology transfer: Poor countries are catching up slowly

Donor harmonisation and the EU
Joshua Hermias

Thrive on competition

EU should make aid agencies more competitive

Donor harmonisation and the EU
Paul Engel
Niels Keijzer

In risk of a two-speed Europe

Slow progress on coordinating European development efforts

OECD
Kishore Mahbubani

The myth of western aid

The myth of western aid

Donor harmonisation and the EU
Joachim Schmitt

Profile of a donor darling

Donor harmonisation in Ghana

Web 2.0
Andreas Mandler

Without computer or fixed-line network

Web 2.0 and rural change

Comment
Mildred Ngesa

The roots of Kenya’s crisis

The root-causes of Kenya's post-election crisis

Value chains
Aviva Freudmann

Farming in Honduras: going global

Globalisation of farming in Honduras

Comment
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Cooperating with the dragon

Comment: Cooperating with the dragon

Fighting poverty
Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson

“Look at villages through the MDG prism”

Fighting poverty: “Look at villages through the MDG prism”

Poverty Reduction

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

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
A brief history of Nepal’s tourism industry

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