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“The future of the human race”

Asian and African newspapers’ comments on special climate summit in New York

Ecosystems
Lea Dünow
Christian Pirzer
Anja Schelchen

Protecting the environment

How people in Brazil can contribute to preventing natural catastrophes by protecting the environment

Leather

“Stricter than in Germany”

Uwe Hutzler: Setting sustainability standards in the tanning industry in Asia and the USA

India
Friederike Bauer

Creating new standards

KfW supports energy-efficiency in Indian buildings

Forest protection
Friederike Bauer

Bonus for early movers

KfW contributes to protecting Brazil’s rainforest

Multilateral affairs
Ronald Mangani

Value for money

Post 2015, the developing countries must improve governance, and the rich world must do more to provide global public goods

Urban infrastructure
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Public transport for 30 million people

Chinese megacity Chongqing wants to become a model for light-rail traffic

Editorial
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

More knowledge, more innovation

Sabine Balk: Farms must become more productive to feed all of humankind in the long run

Infrastructure
Matthias von Bechtolsheim
Eva Terberger

A brief history of irrigation

Evaluation of irrigation projects

Health
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Cooking stoves kill

Over 7 million deaths annually are caused by air pollution, according to the World Health Organisation

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Poverty Reduction

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

Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Why farms should opt for multiple benefit strategies
How GDP statistics are misleading
Growth, green growth or degrowth?

Gender Equality

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

Overview culture special
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Uganda faces rising challenges in combating gender-based violence
Human rights for all
Kenya debates decriminalising suicide to address mental health

Governance

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

What G7 should do in response to sovereign debt crises
Multilateral action on sovereign debt must speed up
Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods

Sustainability

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

What G7 should do in response to sovereign debt crises
Multilateral action on sovereign debt must speed up
Mexican community fund drives post-pandemic recovery
International degrees, national development
Persistent flooding in Burundi threatens lives and livelihoods