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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.

Dirk Messner

messner@ehs.unu.edu

last contributed to D+C/E+Z in winter of 2019/2020. He directs the Institute for Environment and Human Security of the United Nations University (UN-EHS) in Bonn and co-chairs the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU).
 

All articles of Dirk Messner

World order
Dirk Messner
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Teetering continent”

The EU is currently not a convincing model of supranational policymaking, but it can – and should – become one

Human civilisation
Heide Hackmann
Dirk Messner

Why we need a UN charter

What needs to be done so digitalisation will drive, not thwart the transformation to sustainability

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

Infrastructure
Dirk Messner

“We need to build shock resilience”

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

Global Governance
Dirk Messner
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Historically unprecedented”

Only international cooperation can prevent looming global disasters

Global environment
Dirk Messner
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Normative compass”

The dramatic global impact of urbanisation is being underestimated, warns WBGU

European policy
Dirk Messner

“We must take seriously our own promises”

How the EU could boost its global influence

Global governance
Dirk Messner

Refreshing ­optimism

The climate crisis can be regarded as a business opportunity

Post-2015 debate
Dirk Messner

Promising foundation

Poverty and inequality are two huge challenges in post-2015 world

Roundtable
Simon Maxwell
Dirk Messner

“Focus on global development”

Global governance is the most important future development issue

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Poverty Reduction

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

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Gender Equality

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Women take on environmentally destructive ‘development’ projects
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Governance

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

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Useful e-learning courses on the UNEP website
Humankind needs more stringent environmental regulations
Protection for protesters by anonymity of the internet
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Sustainability

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

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Useful e-learning courses on the UNEP website
Humankind needs more stringent environmental regulations
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