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January 18, 2021

Land, climate, energy, agriculture and development in the Sahel

In-depth national studies by ZEF and the Agrhymet Regional Centre of the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) on land, climate, energy, agriculture and development in the 11 Sahel…

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January 14, 2021

'Civilizing' Resource Investments and Extractivism. Eds. Wolfram Laube and Aline R.B. Pereira

Read this book with case studies from South America and West Africa on societal negotiations and the role of law.

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December 22, 2020

"Forscher: 150 Millionen Hungernde mehr wegen Corona" - Interview mit Prof. Joachim von Braun

in: Vatican News. December 20, 2020.

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December 17, 2020

Promoting inclusive bioeconomies? Lessons from agri-food governance and the politics of the sustainable development goals in South America

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prepared by Mairon G. Bastos Lima and Karen M. Siegel, ZEF Policy Brief no. 37

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October 19, 2020

Radioeins Interview: Bekämpfung des Hungers mit Dr. Heike Baumüller

October 17, 2020. Über die Investitionen und Maßnahmen, die erforderlich sind, um dieses Potenzial in die Realität umzusetzen, sprechen wir mit Dr. Heike Baumüller vom ZEF.

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October 16, 2020

Welt ohne Hunger bis 2030? „Durchaus realistisch“ - Interview mit Prof. von Braun

in: Vatican News, October 15, 2020.

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Upcoming events

21 Jan 2021
January 21, 2021 | 13:30 h - 14:30 h
ZEF Colloquium on Inclusion in Indonesia's Education Sector: A Subnational Review of Gender Gaps and Children with Disabilities

Speaker: Rythia Afkar (World Bank) Register now!
26 Jan 2021
January 26, 2021 | 14:00 h - 15:00 h
Nature’s Secrets for Navigating Uncertain Times

TRA6 Lecture with Ruth DeFries, Professor of Ecology and Sustainable Development, Columbia University, U.S.A.

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How urban and rural spaces in Africa are interlinked
Interview with Mekdim Dereje Regassa, a junior researcher from Ethiopia who writes his doctoral thesis at ZEF.

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"As scientists in Afghanistan we face many challenges".
Interview with ZEF alumnus Dr. Fazlullah Akhtar

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Food security and dietary preferences
Interview with ZEF doctoral researcher Till Ludwig about his research in India, which focuses on dietary consumption choices as effects of food production, markets and preferences.

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Women's power in the Middle East: Syrian women engaging in civil society organizations
ZEF junior researcher Dima Al-Munajed writes about her experiences during her field research in Beirut, Lebanon, on the changing engagement of Syrian refugee women in civil society organizations in host countries such as Lebanon.

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Marginality in urban India
ZEF doctoral student Amit Kumar has been conducting field research in the slums of Mumbai for his research on "Marginality at the interface of contemporary development processes in urban India”. His research was funded by DAAD.

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In our blog-section our researchers report about their work such as projects, conferences, scientific publications, field research, talks and other milestones.

Impact of COVID-19 on West Africa’s people and its biodiversity
by Isimemen Osemwegie
Beyond the curfew: COVID-19’s impact on Colombia
by Eva Youkhana, Emilia Schmidt, Alejandro Mora-Motta
Do grasshoppers only eat grass? INSECTA 2019 gave the answer!
blogpost by Jochen Dürr
Talking and tackling urban agriculture, urban food systems and urban health: “One Health” partners met in Sao Paulo for further agenda setting
blog post by Jessica Felappi

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Land, climate, energy, agriculture and development in the Sahel

'Civilizing' Resource Investments and Extractivism. Eds. Wolfram Laube and Aline R.B. Pereira

"Forscher: 150 Millionen Hungernde mehr wegen Corona" - Interview mit Prof. Joachim von Braun

Promoting inclusive bioeconomies? Lessons from agri-food governance and the politics of the sustainable development goals in South America

Radioeins Interview: Bekämpfung des Hungers mit Dr. Heike Baumüller

Welt ohne Hunger bis 2030? „Durchaus realistisch“ - Interview mit Prof. von Braun

Upcoming events

ZEF Colloquium on Inclusion in Indonesia's Education Sector: A Subnational Review of Gender Gaps and Children with Disabilities

Nature’s Secrets for Navigating Uncertain Times

Latest photos and videos

ZEF's Research Projects Worldwide

Stories and news from the Doctoral Program

How urban and rural spaces in Africa are interlinked

"As scientists in Afghanistan we face many challenges".

Food security and dietary preferences

Women's power in the Middle East: Syrian women engaging in civil society organizations

Marginality in urban India

Latest news about our research

Impact of COVID-19 on West Africa’s people and its biodiversity

Beyond the curfew: COVID-19’s impact on Colombia

Do grasshoppers only eat grass? INSECTA 2019 gave the answer!

Talking and tackling urban agriculture, urban food systems and urban health: “One Health” partners met in Sao Paulo for further agenda setting

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