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Umweltproblematik
Sustainability
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Do the right thing

Worldviews change slowly, but environmental and climate protection can’t wait

Biodiversity
Günter Mitlacher

North-south conflict lingers on

Biodiversity is dwindling worldwide and the world’s top leaders must rise to the challenge

KfW
Friederike Bauer

“A shift in attitude is already underway”

KfW increasingly engages in promoting the global transport transition

Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Time to put words into practice

Climate summit success will depend on political will to act upon scientific findings

Water
Ika Ningtyas

Bamboo means water

Forests can store water for droughts – for example in Indonesian villages

Global warming
Lea Diehl
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

IPCC special report and Climate Change Conference

IPCC special report published ahead of the UN climate change conference in Poland in December

Global warming
Lea Diehl

A Herculean task

Climate experts call for global warming to be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2100

Global warming
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Amitav Ghosh assesses global warming from Asian perspective

Why fiction writers shy away from climate change and policymakers are unlikely to solve the problem

Global warming
Mojib Latif

Technological revolution and prudent policymaking

Words must be followed up by action if climate targets are to be achieved

Authoritarian tendencies
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Destroying global commons

Brazil’s new president is set to cause massive environmental damage

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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