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Sustainability
Managing for results
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Uncharted territory

Results-based aid: opportunities of an innovative approach

Comment
Anthony Mulowa

“More money in your pockets”

After tough rhetoric in the election campaign, Zambia’s new President Sata must cooperate with the Chinese

Adaptation to climate change
Merle Becker

Taming the dragon

Too little is being done to adapt countries to climate change – especially in Africa

Global norms
Korinna Horta

Crucial environmental and social standards

The IFC could do more to promote social and environmental standards

Mobilising capital
Andrew Gaines

Reassuring investors by insuring them

Subsidised insurances could encourage investors to fund businesses in developing countries

Comment
Sachin Chaturvedi

Move on

Donors must move to make High Level Forum on Aid Effectivenss succeed

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Aptly chosen

Enough to do for Germany’s Development Ministry in the next ten years

Latin America
Eva-Maria Verfürth

Rebellion against market radicalism

Protesters in Chile call for social reform and more government intervention

Agriculture
Markus Fibiger
Anna K. Weber
Simone Schnabel

Good intentions aren’t enough

Contract farming in Namibia is not yet as successful as planned

Roundtable
Simon Maxwell
Dirk Messner

“Focus on global development”

Global governance is the most important future development issue

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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