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Umweltproblematik
Desertification
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

The Great Green Wall

Action against desertification is urgently needed

Desertification
Nnimmo Bassey
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Involve the local people

The Great Green Wall across Africa could stop the Sahara from expanding – if done right

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Early signs of paradigm change

With global implications, the buzzword “Green New Deal” is causing new excitement in US politics

Our view
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Undeniable challenges

Not the extinction of individual species is dangerous, but the collapse of entire ecosystems

Primary forests
Carmen Josse

Indigenous peoples are key stakeholders

The indispensable role of local communities in the protection of Amazonian forests

Biodiversity
Stephan Opitz

Keeping the life insurance

Inclusion of community and long-term funding are vital for effective conservation

Coral bleaching
Jenny Krutschinna

Endangered ocean treasures

Climate protection will not suffice to protect coral reefs

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

When action comes too late

Vale seems to be finally learning the lessons disasters

Development finance
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

KfW’s foreign portfolio

KfW disburses concessional credits as well as grants, the credits often serve to support infrastructure projects

Development finance
Joachim Nagel
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“This is a marathon”

KfW Board Member Joachim Nagel strives to continue the fight for climate protection and sustainability determinedly

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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