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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.

Marie Pardey

All articles of Marie Pardey

Teenagers
Marie Pardey

Information in strong demand

Sex education is an urgent issue in Douala, and a civil-society organisation DUCA is rising to the challenge

Private Sector
Marie Pardey

Untapped business potential

World Bank subsidiary IFC emphasises women’s role in business

Our Contributors

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

Poverty Reduction

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

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
Burundi’s struggling tourism: Parks and reserves under threat

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