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How Ibadan’s fashion designers are coping with rising costs High fabric prices have disrupted the local fashion economy in Ibadan, Nigeria. Yet designers are adapting with local textiles, online sales and community support – proving that creativity can help during economic hardship.

👚 Fashion designers in Ibadan, Nigeria, have come up with creative solutions for high fabric prices. 👇

The creative reads: "How do we not scare people off when talking about the climate crisis, Kim Doell?"

Most people have a busy life, and climate change may appear far away to them. We asked a psychologist and climate change researcher how to counteract that. 👉 spkl.io/63322AykX2

“I hope the negotiations will become more substantive again” | D+C - Development + Cooperation Bruno Sirote is involved in the Youth for Climate Argentina movement, which campaigns for climate justice in Argentina. He attended the UN June Climate Meetings in Bonn, where he called for greater visibility for the concerns of youth movements and complained that negotiations were getting mired in technical details instead of pursuing major goals.

✊ Many young people are still fighting for climate matters. Bruno Sirote from Argentina is one of them. Here's what he thinks. 👇

The creative reads: "Mental health in times of multiple crises: The new D+C Monthly is available for download!"

⛈️ Though mostly invisible, mental disorders make life more difficult and do a lot of damage to those affected.

🤝 No one should have to struggle alone and in silence. But worldwide, there is not enough help. 👇

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Finland teaches students from a young age how to spot fake news and propaganda. It’s built into the national curriculum, with classes that cover media bias, source analysis, and disinformation tactics. A powerful model for defending democracy.
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Donald Trump hit dozens of US trading partners with tariffs while formalising recent deals with others, including the UK and EU, as he plunged the global economy into a new era of mercantile competition. https://on.ft.com/4fqikhe

The cost of care In Africa’s migration economy, women’s labor fuels households abroad while their own needs are sidelined at home. What does freedom look like when care itself becomes a form of exile?

For Africa Is A Country, Naila Aroni focuses on a group of people whose immense sacrifices are hugely underestimated: women who migrate from low-income countries to richer countries to care for other people's children. 👇

The quote by Katharina Wilhelm Otieno reads: "Climate action has majority global support. The challenge is to make this majority visible."

👀 Media attention may have gone down for climate, but public support for climate action is still big, as a study reveals. 👉 spkl.io/63324AyHYr

The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.

🔥 A new low: ‪The Atlantic reported in mid-July that the US government would burn 500 tons of emergency food – enough to feed about 1.5 million children for a week.

The quote by Axel van Trotsenburg, the World Bank's senior managing director reads: "It is estimated that 60% of people around the world were living in extreme poverty in the early 1960s, whereas the figure now is around eight percent."

📉 Despite all the bad news and backsliding, considerable progress has been made.

🌍 James Shikwati, founder and director of IREN Kenya and D+C author, writes in an article in “The African Executive” that the transition from a “peace dividend” to a “defense dividend” in leading Western economies is both a risk and an opportunity for Africa. 👇

When autocrats cooperate against democracy | D+C - Development + Cooperation Autocracies work together worldwide to stay in power. They flood the public sphere with targeted disinformation in order to destroy democratic discourse and impose their own narrative on the world, as Anne Applebaum argues in her book “Autocracy, Inc.”.

The world is their plaything, and their well connected: Here's how the autocrats of the world seek to enhance their power and wealth. 👇

The quote by Shakira Wafula reads: "It now seems clearer than ever that the Kenyan government has decided to declare war on its predominantly young population."

🇰🇪 It has been a year since Kenya’s young “Generation Z” took to the streets in large numbers for weeks to protest tax increases and the 2024 Finance Bill.

What psychology teaches us about communicating climate change The media, scientists and activists are all trying to make people understand the urgent need for climate action. Yet too little is happening. Which arguments are most effective in conveying this message? A global study on the psychology of climate change provides some answers. We talked to Kimberly Doell, who led the international team of researchers.

🔎 An issue doesn't get any less urgent because people are tired of hearing about it. So how to communicate climate change? 👇

The text reads: "The World Bank and African Development Bank have launched an initiative to connect 300 million people in Africa to electricity by 2030."

⚡ Electricity is crucial for modern life and allows for many positive changes.

“I am plagued by doubts about how we as a country can survive” | D+C - Development + Cooperation It has been a year since Kenya’s young “Generation Z” took to the streets in large numbers for weeks to protest tax increases and the 2024 Finance Bill. The movement attracted considerable international attention, but a year later little has changed in Kenya. On the contrary, the state is cracking down hard on any form of protest. Shakira Wafula, one of the most prominent faces of the movement, writes here about her thoughts on the situation in her country.

🇰🇪 One year after the youth protests in Kenya, things have rather gotten worse.

Shakira Wafula, one of the most prominent faces of the movement, about her thoughts on the situation in her country 👇

The quote by Kimberly Crystal Doell reads: "Try using a reference to personal legacy. Personal legacy is something that a lot of humanity takes fairly seriously."

💪 How can people be motivated to act on climate change? We asked psychologist Kimberly Crystal Doell what works. Read the full interview for free here 👉 spkl.io/63328AG1Fg

China leads the net zero transition – here’s what we can learn from its progress in Beijing and Hong Kong China has spent ten times more on clean energy than either the US or Europe over the past five years.

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2️⃣ Another reason: To overcome poverty and strengthen the country economically, China needs to become independent from energy imports, says former German politician Jürgen Trittin.

🤔 What are the reasons behind this?

1️⃣ "The quality of water and the environment is a question of legitimisation for party rule in China. Over the past 20 years, there has been a lot of protest at local level," political scientist Xuewu Gu points out.

🌍 China is indeed moving fast when it comes to green transition – and that is felt around the world in places like Zimbabwe, Mexico, Thailand and New Zealand, as it helps power other countries' green transition.

🌊 ⛰️ "Clear waters and green mountains are as valuable as gold and silver mountains" – that's Xi Jinping's political slogan behind China's shift in environmental policy.

The quote by Irene Mwendwa reads: "When people understand how data shapes their lives - from how they're scored for loans to what content they see online - they can speak up."

It's about well-informed citizens.

“We will always be the target of criticism” Although one of the most influential multilateral institutions, the World Bank relies on the backing of its member countries. What is the consequence of the waning support for international cooperation? Senior Management Director Axel van Trotsenburg should know: he has been at the World Bank for 37 years and, as managing director of operations, oversaw its global activities from 2019 to 2023.

💰 The most recent IDA replenishment was the highest in history. So are things really that dire in development finance?

💬 We spoke to the World Bank's senior managing director Axel van Trotsenburg about impact, plans and criticism. 👇

After huge US cuts, who pays for aid in the Middle East now? – DW – 07/15/2025 For the first time in 30 years, in 2024, some of the world's biggest spenders on aid and development cut funding. Now aid organizations in the Middle East are forced to seek new, potentially more dema...

Who pays for #aid in the #MiddleEast now? Aid organisations are forced to seek new, potentially more demanding, donors. In a new @news.dw.com article, IDOS expert Markus Loewe points out: future donors in the region are likely to be the wealthy Gulf states.

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The quote by Abigael Kima reads: "As soon as we pay less attention to the climate crisis, political will likewise wanes."

🤷‍♂️ How could such a crucial issue like the climate crisis become mere background noise in public discourse? 👉 spkl.io/63324A1HvI

The silent majority must make its voice heard | D+C - Development + Cooperation A new global study reveals that the vast majority of people want to see more climate action – yet many underestimate just how widespread this desire is. The 89 Percent Project wants to change this, and D+C is part of this initiative.

💪 The vast majority of people around the world wants to see more climate action. But the ones who don't dominate politics.

These are the facts. 👇

The quote by Kimberly Doell reads: "Try using a reference to personal legacy. Personal legacy is something that a lot of humanity takes fairly seriously."

How can people be motivated to act against climate change? One of the arguments that often works. 👇

The quote by Kari Kivinen reads: "Misinformation on Wikipedia tends to be corrected quite quickly. That's why Elon Musk is so keen to crack down on it."

Some say there is a war on truth going on.

DebunkBot and CO2-neutral shipping The two pieces of good news this month are about a chatbot designed to combat conspiracy theories and reductions in climate-damaging emissions in international shipping.

In need of some good news? Here you go!