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D + C

Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

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Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Alexander Schulze

alexander.schulze@eda.admin.ch

last contributed to D+C/E+Z in summer 2014. He is a former member of the KFPE and used to work for the Novartis Foundation for Sustainable Development. He recently joined the Foreign Ministry’s Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).  

All articles of Alexander Schulze

Research
Jon-Andri Lys
Alexander Schulze

Tackling global problems together

Cooperation in research is necessary to make developing countries equal partners

Our Contributors

Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola
A powerful role model for African girls
Suparna Banerjee
Suparna Banerjee
Modi won, but no longer looks invincible
Henning Melber
How South Africa negotiated its new government
José Siaba Serrate
José Siaba Serrate
Disagreement between China and the Paris Club
Boro Baski
Boro Baski
Why some Indian farmers are backing away from rice cultivation
Marva Khan
Marva Khan
Tangible action needed in Pakistan
Roli Mahajan
Yet again, a climate summit delivers too little, too late
Mona Naggar
Mona Naggar
There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon
Sundus Saleemi
Sundus Saleemi
Whose development?
Mahwish Gul
Mahwish Gul
Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Hildegard Lingnau
Hildegard Lingnau
From GFAR to GFAiR
Kathrin Berensmann
Kathrin Berensmann
Reforming development finance
Markus Loewe
Markus Loewe
Financing health systems for informal workers
Svenja Schulze
Svenja Schulze
Women, climate and chocolate
Praveen Jha
Praveen Jha
Walk the talk regarding SDGs
Imran Mukhtar
Imran Mukhtar
Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate
Aditi Roy Ghatak
Aditi Roy Ghatak
India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast
Sheila Mysorekar
Sheila Mysorekar
Promoting pluralistic discourse
Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner
After Covid-19 pandemic, "build forward better"
Hugh Williamson
Hugh Williamson
The internet is crucial
André de Mello e Souza
André de Mello e Souza
Colonialism and environmental preservation in Brazil
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado
Mexico’s first female president
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
How to challenge a corrupt system
David Mfitumukiza
David Mfitumukiza
Pressure on wildlife in Uganda
Ben Ezeamalu
Ben Ezeamalu
Why many Africans must rely on informal health care
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
Ronald Ssegujja Ssekandi
When qualifications don’t decide your career
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Arfa Khanum Sherwani
Need for government advertising makes media vulnerable
Alphonce Shiundu
Alphonce Shiundu
There are many ways you can be scammed on the web in Africa
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Ndongo Samba Sylla
Giving voice to the voiceless
Samir Abi
African responsibility for climate justice

Poverty Reduction

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

Africa must move on from subsistence farming
Hope is a resource
Zimbabwe’s malnutrition crisis worsens under El Niño drought
Rethink conditions for lending to African countries
Better development financing for Africa

Gender Equality

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

Hope is a resource
NGO documents worsening plight of Afghan women
Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition

Governance

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

Annexation as a political goal
Living between hope and helplessness
Fundamentally different fundamentalists
How indigenous spirituality matters
Soviet-era borders cause trouble today

Sustainability

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

Annexation as a political goal
Living between hope and helplessness
Fundamentally different fundamentalists
How indigenous spirituality matters
Soviet-era borders cause trouble today