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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.

Mareike Forchheim

mareike.forchheim@gmx.de

last contributed to D+C/E+Z in summer 2013 as a freelance writer.

All articles of Mareike Forchheim

International cooperation
Mareike Forchheim

Current MDG trends

Data from World Bank and UNDP show that, in spite of progress, the MDGs will not be met in 2015

International policymaking
Mareike Forchheim

Growing complexity

Emerging markets must assume global responsibility, and the international community must respect their needs

Europe
Mareike Forchheim

Efficient and coherent

Despite its own crisis, Europe must play a role in defining the post-2015 agenda

Civil society
Mareike Forchheim

Mutual understanding

More exchange in academia, the arts and sports might boost mutual understanding among Iran and the west

Raising awareness
Mareike Forchheim

Joy of life – and refugees

ENGAGEMENT GLOBAL helps to promote large-scale intercultural dialogue in Germany

Digital communication
Mareike Forchheim

Web access for women

Intel wants to see more women from developing countries use the internet

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Poverty Reduction

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

Close funding gaps
Why Zambia needs the AfCFTA
Developing Malawi’s food sector
Land-use conflicts undermine food security in Nigeria
A mobile app extends much-needed credit to smallholders

Gender Equality

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

Female farmers need more support in Ghana
Overview culture special
Pakistan is facing a looming water crisis
In Malawi, an NGO is helping victims of gender-based violence
The Taliban’s second emirate

Governance

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

Democracy needs separate branches of government
“Focus on what is happening in the present”
Ugandan government prefers money over morality
Close funding gaps
Why Zambia needs the AfCFTA

Sustainability

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

Democracy needs separate branches of government
“Focus on what is happening in the present”
Ugandan government prefers money over morality
Close funding gaps
Why Zambia needs the AfCFTA