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Great disenchantment

Beyond the Paris agreement: new books on the status of global climate policy

Labour rights

Unachievable targets

Female workers particularly at risk on Indonesian palm oil plantations

Infrastructure

“We need to build shock resilience”

DIE-GDI director Dirk Messner assesses state of global climate action ahead of UN summit in Bonn

Decent work

Misleading dichotomy

India’s informal sector is the backbone of the economy

Domestic workers

Working in lawless conditions

Foreign household helpers are often exploited and abused in Lebanon

Cities

Not smart enough

India’s otherwise remarkable Smart Cities Mission fails to heed international governance lessons

Crowdfunding

Supporting SMEs in Africa

Small and medium-sized enterprises need innovative financing options – and crowdfunding is one

Maternal health

Why paramedics and midwives matter

GK, a non-governmental health-service provider in Bangladesh, knows how to reduce maternal mortality substantially

Climate adaptation

Policy responses are needed

Senegal and Benin are implementing Nationally Determined Contributions with assistance from GIZ

Paris climate agreement

No time to rest on laurels

Two years on from the Paris climate agreement, countries now need to implement their goals

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