Sectors

Building Peace

Building Peace

Without peace, no development: Wars inflict great suffering, destroy houses and roads, worsen poverty and misery.

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Education

Education

Education for all: More than 800 million people in the world are still deprived of any access to education.

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Energy

Energy

Driving the economy: Energy demand will double by 2030, with all the adverse consequences for the environment.

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Financial System Development

Financial System Development

Financial systems are essential: They contribute to more growth and enable people to take part in economic progress.

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Governance and Decentralisation

Governance and Decentralisation

Good governance makes for stability: Where people have no say, there is a lack of basic public services.

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Health

Health

Disease and poverty are related: Poor people are at higher risk of getting ill and have less money to pay for treatment.

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Natural resources and rainforests

Natural resources and rainforests

Rainforests protect the climate: Deforestation endangers biodiversity and releases greenhouse gases.

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Transport

Transport

No growth without transport: It is the basis for a stable economy and indispensable for production and trade.

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Urban Development

Urban Development

Urban populations are growing the fastest: More people live in towns today than in rural areas.

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Waste Management

Waste Management

Rubbish everywhere: Refuse disposal is an unsolved problem in many developing and emerging countries.

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Water

Water

Water is life: And it is becoming increasingly scarce, especially in developing countries. This is why it is a crucial issue for development.

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