Sustainability

Secularisation is a growing trend in parts of Europe and North America. But it would be a mistake to think this means religion is becoming less relevant for German development cooperation

Marginalised communities especially benefit from good pre-school facilities, for example in India

Grasshoppers are a protein-rich popular food in Uganda, but their numbers are dwindling

Indonesia wants to reform its energy sector. We explain how this can be done in a fair manner with JETP and PBL – and what the letters stand for

Destructive mining practice led to extensive deforestation, water pollution and land degradation, causing substantial irreversible damage to Ghana’s natural resources and threatening the livelihoods of rural dwellers.

A Mexican civil-society organisation provides households and schools with smoke-free and wood-saving stoves, protecting the health of users and the woods

Two letters from readers deal with rural development in Nepal, agriculture in China and the variety of natural ecosystems

Senegal’s national dish is thiéboudienne: rice with fried or dried fish and mixed vegetables such as cabbage, aubergine, okra, squash or sweet potato

In India, KfW Development Bank is financing the construction of transmission lines and substations to bring green energy from remote regions to consumers

The first solar power station in Côte d’Ivoire delivers electricity to 35,000 households