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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.

Organic farming
Anitha Reddy
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

In touch with nature

South Indian farmers are protecting agricultural biodiversity by growing landraces

Urban development
Carolyn Williams-Gerdes

The need for holistic action

Freetown’s landslide disaster of 2017 showed that urban planning must reduce environmental risks

Private sector engagement
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Fifty metro lines per year

Private public partnerships can tackle the huge demand in transport infrastructure in developing countries

Public transport
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Rethinking mobility

Experts discuss viable and sustainable mobility models in developing countries and emerging markets

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Trump will not get full control of the World Bank

Jim Yong Kim’s resignation may matter less than it seems

Aid
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Limits of sovereignty

In view of China’s growing international engagement, we need a good definition of “south-south cooperation”

Unsustainable livelihoods
Karim Okanla

Savè chainsaw massacre

Deforestation is ravaging the environment of Savè, a small town in Benin

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

We are facing new anxieties – and old ones too

Some more thoughts triggered by Paul Collier’s new book

Economic doctrines
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Mutual obligations

Paul Collier's new book is a response to the twin shocks of 2016: Brexit and Trump

Rabindranath Tagore
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak

Poet, polymath, preceptor

Rabindranath’s lasting impact on Bengali society

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