D+C Development and Cooperation

22/08/2025

The climate crisis continues to devastate communities. It affects and connects us all. 👉 http://spkl.io/6185AMQGh

22/08/2025

Given its location, Uvira should be thriving. But it's not. Here's why. 👇

Uvira is situated on the shores of Lake Tanganyika in South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This makes the city and its surroundings an important hub, not only for its immediate neighbours Rwanda and Burundi, but also for Tanzania and Zambia. Given its favourable geograp...

21/08/2025

♿ People with disabilities in Nigeria face daily exclusion and discrimination. This is how they're pushing back. 👉 http://spkl.io/6183AMg3V

21/08/2025

Why do presidents fail? Chilean political scientist Christopher A. Martínez warns of a new generation of authoritarian leaders in Latin America who have links to organised crime.

Democracy is under threat in large parts of Latin America. In his book “Why Presidents Fail”, Chilean political scientist Christopher A. Martínez warns of a new generation of authoritarian leaders who have links to organised crime and aspire to eternal power – such as the current presidents o...

20/08/2025

🔥 Just in case you've been wondering what happened to it: The climate crisis is still unfolding.

20/08/2025

💥 Why do protests so often escalate into violence?

Recent events in Kenya show that civic space is shrinking in East Africa – police violence, suppression of political opposition and serious human-rights violations, including torture by state representatives, are increasing at an alarming rate. What options remain for civil society in the region?

19/08/2025

💡 Electricity makes life easier, but is not a given everywhere.

19/08/2025

Climate disinformation is more subtle these days. Here's how it works. 👇

In a world marked by increasingly frequent and extreme weather events, outright denial of global warming becomes less and less convincing. As a result, those who seek to undermine climate action have adapted their tactics. Today’s climate disinformation is a complex web that includes false informa...

18/08/2025

🧠 Mental health issues matter.

18/08/2025

🇲🇼 It's hard to study with an empty stomach. In Malawi, biogas is helping with both. 👇

A clean cooking project in Malawi is swapping firewood for biogas and therefore not only cuts deforestation but also boosts attendance in school. Some communities say it’s helping both with education and the environment.

17/08/2025

🌧️ Just because it’s invisible doesn’t mean it isn’t there, or that it isn’t heavy.

17/08/2025

📉 With ever tighter development budgets, there needs to be more prioritization. Heiner Janus and Tim Röthel from have some recommendations. 👇

The global crisis in development cooperation will not be resolved by making exaggerated promises about what it is capable of achieving. Instead, the focus should be on improving people’s living conditions tangibly. Adding all kinds of secondary objectives often means that none of the goals can rea...