Sustainability

Smallholder farmers

Neglected, but essential agricultural heritage

Why the future of human civilisation depends on impoverished farming communities in remote rural areas

Our view

Why SDG2 – ending hunger – deserves very much attention

For the sake of food security, policymakers must focus on smallholder farms

Climate crisis

International media have largely neglected Uganda’s flooding

The realities of the climate crisis are becoming increasingly obvious – for example in Uganda

Madagascar

Saving paradise

Madagascar’s rich nature is at risk and KfW tries to train fishermen to preserve the ecosystem they depend on

Media

Journalists must consider the global public good

Why it is outdated for media to focus on which government is leading the international community

Sustainability

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

An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating

An Indian student expresses her concern about global heating. The impacts on her country are already quite bad.

Climate crisis

International media have largely neglected Uganda’s flooding

The realities of the climate crisis are becoming increasingly obvious – for example in Uganda

Madagascar

Saving paradise

Madagascar’s rich nature is at risk and KfW tries to train fishermen to preserve the ecosystem they depend on

Media

Journalists must consider the global public good

Why it is outdated for media to focus on which government is leading the international community

Biotechnology

Why Uganda does not have a GMO law

In the fight against hunger, genetically modified organisms look promising, but there are serious worries too

Economic meltdown

Enable Afghans to rebuild rudimentary economy

The USA and its allies still bear some responsibility for the fate of Afghanistan

Child labour

No more children in the tea estates

In Malawi child labour is very common, but there are initiatives to change matters

Central America

Planting diverse crops, securing livelihoods

Farming in a traditional and sustainable way benefits biodiversity and helps against external shocks

Farming

Indians are beginning to pay more attention to healthy diets

Why millets should prove useful in the fight against malnutrition in South Asia

Development policy

Germany’s approach to feminist development policy

Svenja Schulze on how the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development will promote women’s rights

Laos/Vietnam

Forests are the world’s green lungs

KfW supports jungle areas in Laos and Vietnam, as these are carbon reservoirs and habitats for many endangered species

Biotechnology

Why Uganda does not have a GMO law

In the fight against hunger, genetically modified organisms look promising, but there are serious worries too

Economic meltdown

Enable Afghans to rebuild rudimentary economy

The USA and its allies still bear some responsibility for the fate of Afghanistan

Child labour

No more children in the tea estates

In Malawi child labour is very common, but there are initiatives to change matters

Central America

Planting diverse crops, securing livelihoods

Farming in a traditional and sustainable way benefits biodiversity and helps against external shocks

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