Articles by region:

Elasticsearch Mini

Development and cooperation

D + C

Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

E + Z

We'd like to modernise our digital outreach in ways that suit your needs.
Please support us and do take part in this anonymous online survey regarding our users’ preferences.

Sustainability
Financial services
Peter Hauff

Small servings save development

German municipal savings banks in defence of microfinance

Trade policy

Opening markets is not enough

EPAs: Why free trade alone doesn’t make an economy grow

Safety nets
Vera Dicke

Beyond charity

Social security must not stay a luxury item

Comment
Jayati Ghosh

Summit? What summit?

G20 language does not paper over disagreement

West Africa
Mohamed Gueye

The long road to emancipation

Why Africans do not worry about slow EPA progress too much

Regional Integration
Kiranne Guddoy

Caribbean challenges

The EU's Economic Partnership Agreement with Cariforum has not made much progress yet

Climate protection
Peter Hauff

Difficult business

Challenging business: CDM application in Indonesia

Comment
Ursula Schäfer-Preuss

Close the gaps

Why development policymakers must not neglect Asia

Regional integration
Suvi Dogra

The politics of “congagement”

"Congagement" marks China's and India's approach to Asian neighbours

Sustainable development
Hans-Peter Repnik

Rio20+

Preparing for Rio20+

Subscribe to Sustainability

Poverty Reduction

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

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
Mexico’s first female president
Prioritise international solidarity over national interests

Gender Equality

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

Modern dowry payment in Kenya
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

Governance

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

Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court

Sustainability

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

Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities
Imagine top judges in Africa or Asia ruling like the US Supreme Court