Food poverty: You might not choose the food you eat Published: 15 September 2021 Analysis In a wealthy country like Germany, can everyone get enough healthy food? It’s not that simple. Income, education and employment are closely linked to health.
Feeding the world: Chemical sprays, but hunger stays Published: 31 October 2017 Industry says it can feed the world. But total food production is not the issue; access to food is. The key solution is to fight poverty. By Olivier De Schutter and Emile Frison
Agenda 2030: A new path for all? Published: 22 January 2016 In September 2015, leaders from 193 countries gathered in New York to adopt 17 Sustainable Development Goals. In this speech, Barbara Unmüßig analyzes, why these goals are not yet a paradigm shift. By Barbara Unmüßig
ASEAN Economic Integration and Sustainable Urbanisation Published: 28 October 2015 Southeast Asian cities will play a critical role in the unfolding of the ASEAN Economic Community, which is to be launched at the end of 2015. A discussion of the inter-linkages among economic growth, urbanisation, consumption, and the environment. By Bharat Dahiya
Dossier: Understanding Southeast Asia Published: 27 October 2015 The implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015/2016 will have drastic impacts on the socio-economic development and democratization of the ten member countries. This dossier and the lecture series seek to explain current political developments, societal changes and economic trends in the region.
Young black women occupy spaces and change Brazilian reality Published: 21 May 2015 In Brazil, women of color face double discrimination because of their gender and skin color. Most often, they live in favelas - the slums of the poor at the cities' outskirts. Manoela Vianna reports about three women who fight for a change By Manoela Vianna
India: Is the giant winning the battle against poverty? Published: 3 March 2014 How successful is India in its struggle against poverty? India's national Planning Commission recently claimed that within 7 years, the number of poor in India has declined by 22 per cent. These numbers are being challenged by many experts, according whom India's economic growth has left behind many more people. By Caroline Bertram
