Klima, Energie

Why Svenja Schulze, Germany’s federal minister for economic cooperation and development, should reject the utilitarian slogans of market-orthodox liberalism and populist nationalism.

Himalayan nation can benefit from foreign visitors, but must control cultural and environmental harm.

Extreme weather is causing increasing damage around the world – including in South America’s largest country.

Without adequate financial resources, no government can properly promote sustainable development.

In the Mexican city of Guadalajara streets are closed for non-motorised transportation to convert public roads into places for leisure and recreation for all people.

Because governments of – and people in – developing countries have lost faith in the G7, Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa plus some newcomers can claim to speak for the so-called “Global South”

Official development assistance has risen to record levels, but aid flows still often fail to deliver the intended results

As new experiences are made, development thinking keeps changing – slowly, but continuously

Fossil-fuel subsidies undermine climate protection and burden tight national budgets. Climate finance, if applied well, helps to reform subsidy systems in a socially just way.

The climate crisis is severely impacting vulnerable groups. In areas dominated by violent conflicts, the situation is particularly grave.