Umweltproblematik

The usefulness of any plot increases the more purposes it serves

Higher spending does not necessarily mean better lives

Economic development must be made environmentally sustainable, but commonly used terms are too fuzzy to convey that message well.

Flooding in Burundi’s Gatumba area and other regions displaces hundreds and endangers livelihoods. While locals and the diaspora take action, government delays are hampering sustainable solutions. The call for climate resilience is getting louder.

Unrestrained market dynamics favour oligarchs, but do not provide public goods as needed.

El Niño-induced drought has faced Zimbabwe with a malnutrition crisis, leaving thousands of children at risk of hunger and starvation. UNICEF warns of severe food poverty and educational disruption for millions of learners.

Frank Schwabe, the commissioner for religious freedom of Germany’s federal government, elaborates why the rights of indigenous peoples deserve respect.

Burundi’s tourism sector faces challenges, with underdeveloped parks struggling due to encroachment, poaching and lack of funding. Environmental activists urge better protection of the country’s natural reserves.

The final agreement sets a target of $ 300 billion annually by 2035 for global climate and falls short of what vulnerable nations demanded.

The impacts of the climate crisis on the South Asian subcontinent are already quite bad.