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Hintergrund
Social inclusion

Seeds of a better future

An urban farm is making a difference in a marginalised neighbourhood of Bogotá

Migration

“We are all from Kyaka”

In Uganda, refugees and local people are living together in peace – but refugees still need a long-term perspective

Energy-efficient buildings

China can save 40 % of its heating energy

In China, more and more houses are being made energy efficient – but 50 billion square metres of building area is a lot of ground to cover

Global warming

Will the tide shift in Paris?

No matter what the results of the climate summit in Paris will be, humankind must adapt to global warming

Energy supply

“We need  finance options”

Aware of climate change, African governments must still improve their country’s energy supply

Climate finance

Get ready for business

The Green Climate Fund aspires to be fully operational ahead of the climate summit in Paris in December

Land reform

Redistribution that triggers violence

After 27 years, the Philippine land-reform programme has only been enforced to not quite 80 %

European Union

The EU is not taking policy coherence seriously

The EU is not doing nearly enough to ensure policy coherence for development

Global public goods

“Failure is not an option”

Philippines Senator assesses outlook for Paris climate summit in December

Global leadership

“The time for talking has passed”

Climate-diplomacy veteran from Bangladesh explains why Paris summit will not solve all problems and emerging markets are becoming leaders

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Sustainability

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