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COP30: Belém

Dossier

The 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) took place in Belém, Brazil, from November 10 to 21, 2025. This dossier compiles analyses and background information on key debates at COP30

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Gen Z: Voices of a Global Generation

Dossier

This dossier examines youth-led movements and collectives, their strategies and their visions for a just future. It also explores the roots of their discontent, and its expression in digital spaces and the arts by bringing together young voices and perspectives from across the globe, the publication presents the diversity of youth-led movements in various formats.

Mehrere Personen stehen auf der beschädigten Schutzhülle des havarierten Tschernobyl-Reaktors; nahe der Mitte ist ein Loch. Weitere Personen sitzen am Rand.

Chernobyl: 40 Years After the Disaster

Dossier

Forty years after the Chernobyl reactor disaster, Russia is once again jeopardizing nuclear safety in Eastern Europe through direct attacks on nuclear power plants in Ukraine. Our dossier highlights memories and current debates across selected countries.

Events

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September

Maghreb Matters – Morocco

Discussion evening Wednesday, 30. September 2026 in Berlin

Participation, transparency and future prospects: What are the dreams of Morocco’s youth?
Livestream
01

October

Political polarization and the US Midterms: In conversation with Lilliana Mason

Event Thursday, 01. October 2026 in Berlin

Livestream
05

October

10 Years of the Peace Agreement in Colombia

Discussion Monday, 05. October 2026 in Berlin

Between Progress and Renewed Violence
Livestream
05

October

Circular economy between ressource sovereignty and global justice

Panel discussion Monday, 05. October 2026

Where do we stand and what changes are needed?
Livestream
05

October

„Daybreak in Gaza“

Book presentation and discussion Monday, 05. October 2026 in Berlin

Reading with Mahmoud Muna and Matthew Teller
06

October

Fixing the Climate?

Panel discussion Tuesday, 06. October 2026

The Risks of Solar Geoengineering and the Case for a Non-Use Agreement
Livestream

Regions

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Guardians of the Blue Gold

Scrollytelling

In Morocco, far from the capital Rabat, women in a desert oasis are defying a law that seeks to abolish their centuries-old right to the communal management of water distribution – through sit-in strikes, marches and, to date, one million minutes of resistance.

Dounia Z. Mseffer, Hannah El-Hitami

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The Orange Grove That Stopped Blooming

Scrollytelling

Tunisia is one of the most water-scarce countries in the world. Activists are fighting against political silence and calling for greater ecological awareness.

Hannah El-Hitami

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A handful of corporations dominate our food system, setting prices, profiting from crises, and driving relentless pressure on the environment, farmers, and consumers alike. The Agribusiness Atlas 2026 traces how this concentration of power took hold, and charts the political pathways toward a fairer food system built around the common good.

“By the time we respond to conflict, it’s too late”

Policy Paper

In this conversation with Barbara Mittelhammer, Sussan Tahmasebi traces the Middle East crisis to its structural roots. She critiques the EU’s inconsistencies on human rights and calls on Europe to rethink its relationship with the region and its people.

Barbara Mittelhammer, Sussan Tahmasebi

Refugee Women*, GBV and the Crisis of Global Responsibility

Fact Sheet

Gender-based violence is rooted in longstanding inequalities, intensified by conflict, displacement, and poverty. As global humanitarian funding declines, refugee and displaced women, girls, and LGBTQIA+ communities are losing access to critical services.

Anila Noor , Nurhidayah Hassan

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Plastic Atlas

Agriculture Atlas 2019

The Ocean Atlas

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Portals & Institutes

Go to GreenCampus

GreenCampus is our further education academy with offers in political management, personnel development as well as gender and diversity management.

Go to Heimatkunde

Heimatkunde is the migration policy portal of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

Go to the GWI

The Gunda Werner Institute at the Heinrich Böll Foundation (GWI) pools gender policy and feminist topics.

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#StandWithUkraine

We declare our full solidarity with Ukraine. We stand by the side of our Ukrainian partners and colleagues and, at the same time, by the side of our partners in Russian civil society who are beset by harsh repression.

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The Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung in a nutshell

Recent Articles

Brazil Votes: Where Is the Divided Country Heading?

Albania Is Biodiversity: What Europe Must Recognise and Protect

How Wind Farms Boost Our Resilience

Recent Specials

COP30: Belém

Gen Z: Voices of a Global Generation

Chernobyl: 40 Years After the Disaster

Events

Maghreb Matters – Morocco

Political polarization and the US Midterms: In conversation with Lilliana Mason

10 Years of the Peace Agreement in Colombia

Circular economy between ressource sovereignty and global justice

„Daybreak in Gaza“

Fixing the Climate?

Our Work Worldwide

Regions

Guardians of the Blue Gold

The Orange Grove That Stopped Blooming

Publications

Agribusiness Atlas 2026

“By the time we respond to conflict, it’s too late”

Refugee Women*, GBV and the Crisis of Global Responsibility

Plastic Atlas

Agriculture Atlas 2019

The Ocean Atlas

Stay tuned!

#StandWithUkraine

Our Newsletters

Recent Articles

Brazil Votes: Where Is the Divided Country Heading?

Albania Is Biodiversity: What Europe Must Recognise and Protect

How Wind Farms Boost Our Resilience

Recent Specials

COP30: Belém

Gen Z: Voices of a Global Generation

Chernobyl: 40 Years After the Disaster

Events

Maghreb Matters – Morocco

Political polarization and the US Midterms: In conversation with Lilliana Mason

10 Years of the Peace Agreement in Colombia

Circular economy between ressource sovereignty and global justice

„Daybreak in Gaza“

Fixing the Climate?

Our Work Worldwide

Regions

Guardians of the Blue Gold

The Orange Grove That Stopped Blooming

Publications

Agribusiness Atlas 2026

“By the time we respond to conflict, it’s too late”

Refugee Women*, GBV and the Crisis of Global Responsibility

Plastic Atlas

Agriculture Atlas 2019

The Ocean Atlas

Stay tuned!

#StandWithUkraine

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