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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.

Michael Konow

last contributed to D+C/E+Z in winter of 2019/2020 as head of the Department for International Projects and Partnerships at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce.  

All articles of Michael Konow

Employers
SalaMartu Stephanie Duncan
Michael Konow

Advocating for the private sector

Liberian business leaders want their government to tackle specific challenges

Business activity
Michael Konow

Surveys with potential

Meaningful business reporting can be introduced even with limited resources, as an example in Ghana shows

Civic participation
Michael Konow

Grassroots matter

In Niger, civil society needs support at the grassroots level

Our Contributors

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

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