ZEF/Doctoral Studies Support Program (DSSP) visits program partners in Colombia, November 14-24, 2023

ZEF junior researcher Hannah Kamau et al. publishes doctoral research in Communications Earth & Environment

Activities by ZEF's Gender Group and INTERFACES project

The Ghanaian-German Centre for Development Studies (GGCDS), funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), held its last Annual Collaboration Workshop in November 2023

Hertz-Professor Ina Danquah leads the new ZEF-division on "Innovation for Planetary Health"

For the third year in a row, ZEF Director Prof. Matin Qaim is named one of the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 in the category Cross-Field by Clarivate (Web of Science).

Germany's Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid held a public hearing on Monday, November 06, 2023, to discuss "Worsening food insecurity and water scarcity - causes, consequences and solutions".

ZEF-director Matin Qaim was invited as one of seven experts to give a statement.

in: Nutritrion News - Forum für klinische Ernährung, Infusionstherapie und Diätetik

A 10-week online series informs about challenges and opportunities in Afghanistan's higher education system

Ten students from three different partner institutions initiate WAC-SRT Alumni network

Interview with Professor Tomás León Sicard, project leader of the German-Colombian Doctoral Studies Support Program (DSSP) at the National Universiity of Colombia (UNAL)

Everyday-urban life in precarious settlements in Liberia's capital Monrovia, West Africa, is characterized by risks.

As part of the BMBF-funded WESA project (2016-2021), ZEF has been working with partners such as the Pan African University Insitute for Water and Energy Sciences (PAUWES) in Niger and with the University of Tlemcen in Algeria. ZEF’s task was to provide strong support for PhD research, especially on topics related to water within the water, energy, food, and climate nexus.

Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa often live in poverty and are food insecure. This is caused by high dependence on subsistence farming, low agricultural productivity, and the lack of off-farm job opportunities.

The differences in the time men and women spend on various types of activities are often underpinned by gender and social norms. In turn, these differences have implications for men’s and women’s life outcomes such as incomes, wealth and well-being.

Rosario, February 2023.

Agriculture: a global driver of biodiversity decline

Colleagues from ZEF and UBIDS (Ghana) gave an introduction to gender issues

In Memorian: Professor Hans van Ginkel