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The village of Pratab Nagar in Satkhira Province is one of the many places in Bangladesh severely affected by climate change, including rising water levels, erosion and salinisation.

Disaster management and preparedness

More than just survival

Bangladesh has succeeded in ensuring that its people are much safer during cyclones than they used to be. The focus now is on safeguarding their livelihoods in the periods between cyclones. One key issue is the fight against salinisation.

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by Md. Bodrud-Doza

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In 2025, Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Reem Alabali Radovan, visited the municipal groundwater source in Amman together with Jihad Al-Mahamid, Secretary-General of Jordan’s Ministry of Water and Irrigation.

International cooperation

An investment in water is an investment in security

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by Reem Alabali Radovan
The German broadcaster DW designed an app to circumvent digital censorship.

Good News

Kenya as a pioneer of clean energy and a German app designed to circumvent censorship

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by D+C / E+Z
There have already been two landslides this year at Rubaya, the largest coltan mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, each claiming several hundred lives.

Mining

How to limit hazards of energy transition

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by Hans Dembowski
Yoselyn Malamud Kessler is the CEO of the Peruvian food group Virú.

Peru

Innovation and diversification helped a Peruvian company go global

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by Yoselyn Malamud Kessler

Our view

Why we need to tell different start-up stories

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by Eva-Maria Verfürth
Drone deliveries can strengthen healthcare systems.

Healthcare

In Malawi, funding cuts hold back medical help from above

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by Raphael Mweninguwe
Bhutan is the first country that has become carbon negative.

Good news

Bhutan’s successful climate action and Vietnam’s new AI law

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by D+C / E+Z
The Makoko floating slum in Lagos, Nigeria.

Population growth

Why affordable housing remains out of reach in Nigeria

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by Sarafadeen Olalekan Oyeleke
The “Road to Africa” project is testing the infrastructure for e-mobility in Africa by undertaking journeys through several countries.

E-mobility

Powering Africa’s trade: The promise of electric corridors

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by Kenny Suze
Good repairability can significantly extend the lifespan of a smartphone.

Technology

Why “fair” smartphones should become the new standard

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by Viktor Schödwell