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Desertification
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

The Great Green Wall

Action against desertification is urgently needed

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

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Early signs of paradigm change

With global implications, the buzzword “Green New Deal” is causing new excitement in US politics

Blog
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Poor choice”

The FT’s assessment of Trump’s nominee for the World Bank presidency is devastating

Our view
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Undeniable challenges

Not the extinction of individual species is dangerous, but the collapse of entire ecosystems

Biodiversity
Stephan Opitz

Keeping the life insurance

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

Coral bleaching
Jenny Krutschinna

Endangered ocean treasures

Climate protection will not suffice to protect coral reefs

Development finance
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

KfW’s foreign portfolio

KfW disburses concessional credits as well as grants, the credits often serve to support infrastructure projects

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

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Poverty Reduction

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

Junk food in school
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs

Gender Equality

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

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

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

Junk food in school
Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders

Sustainability

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

Junk food in school
Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders