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A villager shows the remains of his dead cows on a farm struck by drought in Kenya in March 2022.

Drought

Linking humanitarian relief to development and peacebuilding

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by Christoph Schneider-Yattara

Climate crisis

Extreme heat endangers health

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by Bimbola Oyesola
Bimbola Oyesola
Villager in a maize crop field damaged by drought in Kenya, March 2022.

Our view

There is no excuse for lacking action anymore

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by Hans Dembowski
Bags bearing the Green Button label.

Human rights

Sustainability certifications: stricter criteria needed

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by Gisela Burckhardt
The shores of Lake Tanganyika are increasingly unsafe.

Global heating

Lake Tanganyika: levees needed

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by Mireille Kanyange
Worker in a polyester sewing production line in China's Guizhou Province.

Occupational health

Toxic substances in the life cycle of clothing

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by Olga Speranskaya
Waste pickers deserve attention – informal landfill near Dakar, Senegal.

Multilateralism

Stemming the tide of plastic waste

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by Rabson Kondowe
Garment workers in a factory in Dhaka.

Garments production

Clothing must get more value again

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by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
Flood damage in Germany last summer.

Global environment

The climate crisis is escalating fast

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by Roli Mahajan
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