Annual Report 2008 / 2009
... but the righteous shall flourish as a branch
The current international economic crisis has caused us to lose sight of the lives of people living in the world's poorer countries. This in turn has created even greater hardship for them. Examples of this year annual report show how deeply our lives and our economies impact the lives and livelihoods of people in other parts of the world.
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New Book
Genetic Engineering and Food Sovereignty
Reader on studies and experiences of partners and EED seconded professionals overseas: Sustainable agriculture is the only option to feed the world.
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Who feeds the world?
Three stories from Tanzania, Indonesia and Brazil.
Farmers of three countries refuse to get into debts and instead remember their traditional knowledge, which has been handed down from generation to generation. Innovative and versatile, they secure sustainable harvests, develop their own markets and contribute to the conservation of the environment.
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Cold Autumn of Development Finance
(Bonn, 18.12.2009) In 2007, even the poorest countries in Africa were on a path of economic growth. They then fell victim to the financial crisis. This paper looks back to the meetings of these global actors in the field of global finances and macro economy, the G20 the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in 2009.
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The author asks among others: Are sufficient finances available for the economic recovery of developing countries? Can the problem of debt be managed? Will the civil society eventually see coordinated action against tax evasion and capital flight? Will developing countries achieve more influence in the World Bank and the IMF and are the perils of a new financial crisis really over? It discovers hopeful tendencies a greater stability of the financial architecture for e.g. through the debates about a fair debt work-out system for insolvent national economies or about a financial transaction tax and tax evasion or a more stable global currency reserves system. The financial crisis has brought it to light rather conspicuously: the privileges of the rich countries governing the structures of the world finances, the International Financial Institutions and the global markets slowly wear out. The future will see more sharing. That is good news. 1.4 billion People live in absolute poverty. They demand their rights; they can’t be ignored any longer.
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