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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.

Birgit Reher

All articles of Birgit Reher

Municipal climate partnership
Birgit Reher
Stefan Jankowiak

Renewable energy for Nicaragua

Bielefeld is supporting climate-relevant projects in its Nicaraguan twin city Estelí

Our Contributors

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

Poverty Reduction

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

Sex for fish: the exploitation of female fish traders in Malawi
Cold war inside the G20 Common Framework
Zambia’s difficult quest for debt restructuring
India’s promising approach to tackling drug-resistant TB
In India, eradicating TB is a multi-dimensional challenge

Gender Equality

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

Sex for fish: the exploitation of female fish traders in Malawi
Breaking gender stereotypes: female bus driver in Rwanda
The hard lot of old people
Women, climate and chocolate
Justice for victims of rape

Governance

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

Fostering regional industrialisation of ECOWAS
What ECOWAS can learn from the EU integration process
The Scramble for Africa
In West Africa, authoritarian attitudes go back to colonial rule
Cold war inside the G20 Common Framework

Sustainability

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

Fostering regional industrialisation of ECOWAS
What ECOWAS can learn from the EU integration process
The Scramble for Africa
In West Africa, authoritarian attitudes go back to colonial rule
Cold war inside the G20 Common Framework