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Climate change
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

The lasting impacts of the “little ice age”

In the 16th century, global cooling triggered a comprehensive transformation of European society

IT
Rolf Drescher

Development of African ­crowdfunding platforms

The development of national African crowdfunding platforms needs to be gradual

Financial sector
Rolf Drescher

What is crowdfunding?

Crowdfunded projects are financed by large numbers of backers

Development studies
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Don’t get distracted by administrative concerns

The academic field of development studies must react to trends like the rise of emerging markets, climate change and migration

Global affairs
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Taxation serves sustainability

The SDGs are a sound basis for dealing with the major challenges humanity must rise to – and government revenues matter

Refugees
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Today's displaced are tomorrow's refugees

The number of internally displaced persons is increasing worldwide

Climate finance
Anthony Nyong

The role of the African Development Bank

The international finance institution AfDB is rising to its responsibility in view of climate change

Capacity development
Saleemul Huq

Network of universities in LDCs

Universities from least developing countries join forces to tackle global warming

Trade-offs
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Peacebuilding

Exclusion can cause and intensify conflicts

Ecosystems
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar

Himalayan tsunamis

Mountain communities in the Himalayas deserve assistance in order to adapt to global warming

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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.

Why men are needed in feminist activism
Overview culture special
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Uganda faces rising challenges in combating gender-based violence
Human rights for all

Governance

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

European democracies under attack from North America
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

Sustainability

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

European democracies under attack from North America
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