D+C Development and Cooperation

🏆 Just a few days ago, South African lawyer Navanethem Pillay has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for her efforts to promote peace and international law", as the Nobel Committee writes. 💥 But international law is now increasingly under attack. What do these attacks mean for international law? How could it be strengthened in these trying times? Find this and more answered in our latest issue of Global Development to go. 🚀 Also in this issue: Two professional opportunities for your consideration.

Anyone who advocates for “realpolitik” nowadays and dismisses international law as a naive illusion should ask themselves who that serves, as our editor-in-chief, Eva-Maria Verfuerth, points out. Assuming it is dead can turn out to be dangerous. 👉 https://lnkd.in/eNYskGq7

The climate crisis is unfolding across every continent. D+C's Dr. Katharina Wilhelm Otieno reports from Nairobi, Kenya, on recent catastrophic climate events. "It's only one place here in Nairobi where the climate crisis has made us feel like we are living in a disaster movie," she says. Maybe you've been wondering too: How are we, as humanity, going to survive the climate crisis? That's precisely the question we're asking in our latest D+C issue. Have you already had the chance to take a look? You should check it out! 👉 https://lnkd.in/eDhiPb4d

Our planet is both drowning in water and withering away due to drought. Surely it must be clear to us all by now that humankind is heading for disaster. 💡 But there are people on the coasts of Bangladesh, in the wetlands of Zimbabwe and in the dunes of the Sahara who have already found ways of continuing to live safely in an increasingly hot world. We present the lessons that can be learned from them in our latest monthly issue. 💌 You'll find the issue as well as good news and professional opportunities in this edition of Global Development to go. Have a look!

🚰 "Especially in these times of geopolitical tensions, it is evident that investing in water today is not just investing in infrastructure. It is investing in health, resilience to climate change and economic development – and thus in security and peace." In her exclusive article, Reem Alabali Radovan, Germany’s federal minister for economic cooperation and development, explains how water scarcity is exacerbating crises and conflicts worldwide – and what German development cooperation is doing to help ensure people have secure access to water. https://lnkd.in/djA6cJFT Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ)

"Here in Africa, China is everywhere at the moment," says Alba Nakwa. She's a freelance journalist from South Sudan based in Nairobi, who writes for D+C. In this video, she gives some examples of just how present China really is in everyday life in Africa. Have you had the chance to leaf through our latest issue with a focus section on China's role on the global stage? We cover: > China's influence on African media > whether China's activities in Latin America have shaped attitudes on democracy there > the control of the internet > and many other China-related topics. You can take a look here. 👉 http://spkl.io/60447P35n