Development and
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Deforestation

Trees to charcoal

Cutting trees in Malawi forest reserves will lead to a serious water shortage

Natural disaster

Floods as part of life

Severe floods in Malawi are threatening agricultural crops

Nowadays

The way to avoid diseases

More toilets will lead to less diseases

Nowadays

Take the poo to the loo

Nearly half of India’s population – 620 million – still defacates in the open

Urban environment

Old mirrors

Ponds belong to Kolkata’s heritage and must be protected to the benefit of future generations

Sanitation

Access to better toilets

How to improve the sanitation situation in slum settlements

Infrastructure

Controversial undertakings

Large-scale projects for diverting water often cause more trouble than they deliver benefits

Eco systems

Dangerous dams

Mekong dam projects endanger eco systems as well as people's livelihoods

Heat

Our cruel summer days

The hot season is the toughest time of the year in most of rural India – and Adivasi communities struggle to cope

Agriculture

Valuable farmland

IFPRI and ZEF: The politics and economics of land degradation

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