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Patterns of trade
Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha

South-south exchange matters most

The patterns of India’s foreign trade have changed dramatically in the past three decades

Desertification
Nnimmo Bassey
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Involve the local people

The Great Green Wall across Africa could stop the Sahara from expanding – if done right

Violent strife
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón

Rekindling the war on drugs

Why destroying Colombian coca fields with pesticides may backfire terribly

Primary forests
Carmen Josse

Indigenous peoples are key stakeholders

The indispensable role of local communities in the protection of Amazonian forests

Biodiversity
Stephan Opitz

Keeping the life insurance

Inclusion of community and long-term funding are vital for effective conservation

Development finance
Joachim Nagel
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“This is a marathon”

KfW Board Member Joachim Nagel strives to continue the fight for climate protection and sustainability determinedly

Risks to humanity
Dirk Messner
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

“The most powerful driving force is climate change”

The dangerous trends that are changing the global environment are interconnected

Rural development
Kerstin Opfer

Involve the local community

The High Atlas Foundation is setting standards for improving rural livelihoods and protecting the environment in Morocco

Organic farming
Anitha Reddy
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

In touch with nature

South Indian farmers are protecting agricultural biodiversity by growing landraces

Urban development
Carolyn Williams-Gerdes

The need for holistic action

Freetown’s landslide disaster of 2017 showed that urban planning must reduce environmental risks

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Poverty Reduction

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
Fundamental human right under attack
Why Kenya’s youth is taking to the streets
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography

Gender Equality

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

What Zanzibar's spices have to do with gender equality
The fate of a Rwandan man with disability
Fundamental human right under attack
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya

Governance

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
Waithood – endless adolescence
“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”

Sustainability

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

Youth unemployment remains one of India’s great challenges
Waithood – endless adolescence
“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”