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⚠️ More and more people around the world are taking drugs, and more and more people are dying from them.
❌ The problem cannot be solved with security measures alone.
💌 In our latest issue, we take a look at alternative approaches that do not get enough attention but could be of help in tackling the problem.
Find the German and English version via these links:
🇬🇧: dandc.eu/en
🇩🇪: dandc.eu/de
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On 1 January 2002, Bangladesh became the first country to ban single use plastic bags.
🎧 Hear the events that have shaped our world through the eyes of the people who were there bbc.in/4zEHx0E
Drugs, despair, dependency – it's a growing crisis around the world. In our latest D+C issue, we take a look at what can be done to fight it and at the role smart development policy can play in all that. 👉 dandc.eu/en/archive/202611
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💰 New opportunities to earn through technology: great! But there are limiting factors for women in South Africa. We explain. 👇
dandc.eu/en/article/nowadays…
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As #COP31 opens in Antalya, PIK Director Johan Rockström tells AP: “We have failed so far” on limiting warming. More extreme weather and the crossing of tipping points, such as Amazon rainforest collapse, could be among the consequences.
apnews.com/article/cop31-tur…
🤝 COP31 began today. Which results can be expected from it? Climate policy expert Axel Michaelowa told our editor-in-chief, Eva-Maria Verfürth, that he does not have high expectations for the conference: "I am not expecting this climate conference to arrive at a relevant result."
✅ But he also sees some positive development. In our in-depth interview he told us about it (link in comments).
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⚽️ Role models can be of great help for anyone who has big dreams. They show what's possible and how one can get there.
🇲🇼 In Malawi, women footballers inspire the next generation.
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⏰ While debates over reforms to major financial institutions have stalled, many countries have stopped waiting.
🤝 Rebecca L. Root reports on Devex that governments in the Global South are taking action. 👇
devex.com/news/climate-vulne…
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💸 Thanks to his office, Donald Trump is becoming richer. His behaviour fits a well-known pattern of corruption, says our former editor-in-chief.
Learn more about how much money Trump made. 👉 dandc.eu/en/article/trump-kl…
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♀️ When women earn money, it's not just extra household income. It gives them some degree of freedom.
🇧🇮 This is how Sarah from Burundi earns that degree of freedom.
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🤝 COP31 will start on Monday.
❓ Why was Turkey chosen as the host? What can be expected from it? And where do we stand with global warming? Answers to these and more questions 👇
giz.de/en/newsroom/stories/u…
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People who consume drugs often do so out of despair and a lack of prospects. That's why a development policy that offers people prospects and reduces reasons for despair can help.
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⚡️ For 15 years, the border between Kenya and Somalia has remained closed.
Then opening up the border almost worked – a lobby that had formed around the cultivation of a drug plant and was working behind the scenes to influence policymakers. 👇
dandc.eu/en/article/drug-tra…
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Developing countries need $305 billion a year to adapt to climate change. By 2035, that bill could rise to $420 billion.
Yet even tripling international public finance would cover less than a third of their needs, @UNEP's Adaptation Gap Report 2026 downtoearth.org.in/climate-c…
@puja_das12 🖋️
#ClimateFinance #ClimateAdaptation
We don't mean to be a spoilsport, but climate policy expert Axel Michaelowa told our editor-in-chief that he does not have high expectations for COP31, starting Monday.
He also sees some positive development, though. In our interview he told us about it (link in comments).
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🇿🇼 For young people in Zimbabwe who struggle with addiction, there's basically only one option for treatment: private rehabilitation centres (since public mental health services are virtually non-existent).
⚠️ But there are testimonies who describe severe malpractice within the facilities. 👇
dandc.eu/en/article/zimbabwe…
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Toxic air pollution in India's capital New Delhi surged on Wednesday to more than 30 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily limit
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🌊 The Democrats' triumph in the midterm elections has shown that many voters in the US are fed up with how things have been going. One of the reasons often cited: concerns over government corruption.
💰 Thanks to his office, Donald Trump has become richer. Our former editor-in-chief, Hans Dembowski, recently wrote a piece on what that self-enrichment looks like (link in comments).
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You can read his full piece here: dandc.eu/en/article/trump-kl…
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