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Umweltproblematik
Megacity
Olamide Udoma-Ejorh

New islands for the rich

Though the sea level is set to rise, Lagos is growing out into the Atlantic Ocean

Adapting to climate change
Linda Engel

Valuable protection

The WAVE initiative calls attention to the value of ecosystem services that are provided by mangroves and coral reefs

Climate change
Feisal Rahman

Predictable disasters

In Bangladesh, climate change is accelerating rural-urban migration

Law
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
Luis A. Soto

Fishermen versus oil giant

Seven years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, BP has still not compensated Mexican fishing communities

Coastal communities
Nnimmo Bassey

Fish species are disappearing

In West Africa, coastal communities’ livelihoods are at risk because of overfishing and oil production

Food security
Humphrey Nkonde

Dramatic threat to maize harvest

A new pest is destroying maize fields in Southern Africa

MENA
Lisdey Espinoza Pedraza
Markus Heinrich

Resolving conflicts over land and water

Peace Parks could be a model for cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa

Corporate Atlas 2017
Theresa Krinninger

Controlling our food

A small number of multinational corporations control the global food industry from the field to the supermarket shelf

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Kolkata is making progress, but slower than I had hoped

Judges play a role in urban development in India

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Dhaka – a fast changing agglomeration

Dramatic urban development in Bangladesh

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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