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President Dilma Rousseff (centre) with her predecessors Lula da Silva (left) and Fernando Cardoso in 2012.

Brazil

In need of new approaches

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by Fernando J. Cardim de Carvalho
Since it became a special economic zone in 1979, Shenzhen has grown from a small fishing town into a megacity of 15 million people.

China

“The leaders want to solve problems”

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by Ayumi Konishi
Biggest wind farm in Cape Verde.

Energy transition

The windy islands

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On average, a village household in Myanmar spends about 20 hours a month collecting fire wood.

Sustainable Development Goals

The global dimension

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by Tetsuro Yoshida
by Noriko Shimizu
Almost all rural households have electric power in Vietnam, but supply still tends to be unreliable.

Renewables

Rural network must improve

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by Do Thi Bich Ngoc
Smuggled petrol is sold on the highway between Cotonou and Porto Novo.

West Africa

Insufficient fire wood

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by Karim Okanla
Smog in Beijing, China.

Sustainability

“Skip out-dated technologies”

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by Imme Scholz
Rally against higher fuel prices in Jakarta last year.

Subsidies

Counter-productive policy

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by Anthony J. Jude
Many people are stuck in informal self-employment: road-side market in Lusaka.

Research

Give youth a chance

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by Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk
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