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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.

Michael Ruffert

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KfW
Michael Ruffert

Solar modules gleam in the bright African sun

The first solar power station in Côte d’Ivoire delivers electricity to 35,000 households

KfW
Svenja Schulze
Svenja Schulze
Michael Ruffert

“Expansion of renewables offers enormous employment potential”

Development Minister Svenja Schulze on the need to ensure a socially just transition for a sustainable energy transformation

Laos/Vietnam
Michael Ruffert

Forests are the world’s green lungs

KfW supports jungle areas in Laos and Vietnam, as these are carbon reservoirs and habitats for many endangered species

Mobile telephony
Michael Ruffert

Citizen participate via SMS

In Togo, some citizens use text messages to monitor their local government

Stemming corruption
Michael Ruffert

Government watchdogs

Uganda's supreme auditors put a check on illicit financial flows

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

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
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment

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