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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.

Sabine Balk

Sabine Balk

euz.editor@dandc.eu

is a former member of the editorial team of D+C/E+Z. She is currently working for us as a freelancer.

All articles of Sabine Balk

Ground-breaking lawsuit
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Andes farmer takes on conglomerate

In Peru, a farmer is calling on a German company to take responsibility for glacier melt in a ground-breaking lawsuit

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Madagascar
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Saving paradise

Madagascar’s rich nature is at risk and KfW tries to train fishermen to preserve the ecosystem they depend on

IT industry
Eyram Tawia
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Fighting Coronavirus with a computer game

Ghanaian computer game developer Eyram Tawia on Covid-19 impacts on his business

Our view
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Pandemic lessons

Climate mitigation has positive health impacts internationally

Personal experiences
Thuany Rodrigues
Raphael Mweninguwe
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Covid-19 impacts worldwide

D+C/E+Z contributors from very different countries share their personal experiences on the Corona pandemic

Our view
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Do not abandon people with disabilities

Inclusion of people with disabilities is needed for gender justice, because around the world, women do most of the care work

Mental health
Vilma Duque
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Mental health can be strengthened

In Guatemala, unresolved traumas from the past are a frequent cause of new suffering and violence

Development policy
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

Experts want true cooperation instead of paternalism

On its sixtieth anniversary, the SLE considers the future of its education in its post-graduate study programme

Culture Special
Sabine Balk
Sabine Balk

American joy and sorrow

The novel "Behold the Dreamers" scrutinises the "American dream" based on the experiences of an immigrant family from Cameroon

Amitruck
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Sabine Balk

Uber for trucks

Amitruck works like Uber for trucks and is a promising young company in Kenya

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Kenya’s new president wants to collect more tax money
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Debt situation is escalating in many developing countries
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Climate impacts compound Pakistan’s pre-existing problems
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Mexico claims to pursue a “feminist” foreign policy
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Vocational education for girls in Uganda
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Women give birth on the floor
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After Covid-19 pandemic, "build forward better"
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André de Mello e Souza
The Yanomami are dying, and their blood is on Bolsonaro's hands
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Roli Mahajan
AI sector worries about what it is doing

Poverty Reduction

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

Uninforced fishing ban on world’s second deepest lake
Improving services for persons with disabilities
Overview education
Better data systems for better social protection
“We don’t need saviours – we need dialogue on equal footing”

Gender Equality

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

Germany values respect, reciprocity and alliances
Why you might find our newsletter useful
Overview gender equality
Digitalising bride price payments
Encouraging women to profit from e-commerce in Africa

Governance

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

The vision of a rules-based order
Why we believe in our Digital Monthly
Women give birth on the floor
Brain drain in Africa’s health-care sector
How Mexican landfills become ganglands

Sustainability

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

The vision of a rules-based order
Why we believe in our Digital Monthly
Women give birth on the floor
Brain drain in Africa’s health-care sector
How Mexican landfills become ganglands