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Umweltproblematik
Water stress
Damilola Oyedele

The dwindling lake

Climate change in the Lake Chad region affects several countries negatively

Garment production
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Glimmers of hope

In Bangladesh´s garment industry there are entrepreneurs who are improving working condition for their staff

Farming
Belay Begashaw

Drought is the new normal

East Africa is now obviously a low-rainfall area, so the region must adapt to climage change

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Guidance for policymakers

The SDGs are achievable in principle, G20 leaders would do well to consider them

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“The oceans are rising, and so are we”

International marches show new pattern of international civil-society activism

Multilateral affairs
Belay Begashaw

Global governance for SDGs

Peer pressure can contribute to achieving the SDGs – but more is needed

Ecology
Lea Diehl

Unsustainable business

FAO assesses state of world fisheries

Environment
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

City shores

Coastal megacities are affected by global warming – but they also contribute to the phenomenon

Editorial
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Particular urgency

In coastal regions, developmental challenges are especially evident

Environment
Olamide Udoma-Ejorh

Coastal location

The history of the city of Lagos is closely tied to the sea

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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.

Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most

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