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Umweltproblematik
Our view
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Chemical intensification set to breach planetary boundaries

Only global cooperation can bring about sound chemicals management and sustainability

Health hazards
Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar

In Pakistan, toxins put the poor particularly at risk

Pakistan’s laws to control chemical pollution are hardly enforced

Global governance
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Sensible utopian visions may eventually come true

In view of climate crisis, Covid-19 pandemic and computerised communication, we need more stringent global governance

Serious health hazards
Olga Speranskaya

Consumers need better information concerning toxic chemicals

Common consumer goods contain dangerous substances that are known to harm human health

Sanitation
Raphael Mweninguwe

Clean water, clean contracts

Corruption charges cast shadows over efforts to upgrade Malawi’s water systems

Climate protection
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

UNEP sees climate opportunities in pandemic-related stimulus

Carbon emissions have gone down because of Covid-19, but that is no real transformation

Cobalt mining
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Battery-powered growth

Zambia is looking to boost production of cobalt for use in electric vehicles

Environmental protection
Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar

Cleaner air for Punjab

The regional government of Pakistan’s most populous province is taking steps to reduce air pollution

Fish farms
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

Catch of the day

Zambia aims to boost its fish stocks by encouraging commercial fish farming

Cassava
Derrick Silimina
Derrick Silimina

The little tuber that could

Industrial users of cassava are opening new vistas for Zambia’s farmers

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Poverty Reduction

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

Fundamental human right under attack
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
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

Gender Equality

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

The fate of a Rwandan man with disability
Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president

Governance

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts

Sustainability

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

“Dialogue of life”
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts