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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.

Development finance
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

KfW’s foreign portfolio

KfW disburses concessional credits as well as grants, the credits often serve to support infrastructure projects

Development finance
Joachim Nagel
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“This is a marathon”

KfW Board Member Joachim Nagel strives to continue the fight for climate protection and sustainability determinedly

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Left-wing populists cause hardship too

What Venezuela and Zimbabwe have in common

Networking beyond the UNFCCC
Fatima Arkin

A more holistic approach

Traditional knowledge is relevant for protecting both biodiversity and the climate

Waste management
Aviva Freudmann

Awash in trash

A tide of trash is rising worldwide, causing health problems and environmental damage

Risks to humanity
Dirk Messner
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

“The most powerful driving force is climate change”

The dangerous trends that are changing the global environment are interconnected

Rural development
Kerstin Opfer

Involve the local community

The High Atlas Foundation is setting standards for improving rural livelihoods and protecting the environment in Morocco

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Why sovereignty must be pooled

Brexit proponents don’t want to assume human responsibility for global public goods

Environment

Forests need protection

Even sacred forests in Benin are being cut down for firewood

Rural development
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

New opportunities for farmers

Sahaja Organics builds a bridge between organic farmers and customers in the cities

Poverty Reduction

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

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
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018

Gender Equality

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

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

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities

Sustainability

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

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities