There are a multitude of challenges confronting resource-limited, rapidly growing cities that revolve around food-water-energy (FWE) resource issues, and there are a multitude of potential solutions. But such solutions often address one or just a few challenges without regard to their impacts on...

China is today the second-largest economy after the US and the world-leading export nation. The economic and political development of China in the past decades has had a big impact on other parts of the world. The Chinese demand for natural resources has dramatically changed trade volumes and...

The implementation of the Agenda 2030 entails massive financing needs. The debate increasingly emphasizes the importance of the private sector and the role of aid to 'leverage' private sector investments for development. In this context, the concept of blended finance is key. This briefing paper...

„No blood in my cell phone“ – mit eindrücklichen Slogans veranschaulichten NGOs Anfang der 2000er-Jahre Zusammenhänge zwischen Konsumprodukten und der Finanzierung von Kriegen. Das gestiegene öffentliche Bewusstsein mündete in der Verabschiedung verschiedener Regulierungen zum Thema...