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Ralf Südhoff, Director of the Center for Humanitarian Action.

“So what, exactly, is the BMZ for?”

With her reform agenda, German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Reem Alabali Radovan, says she wants to make her department “fit for the future.” Ralf Südhoff, director of the Center for Humanitarian Action (CHA), sees the proposed realignment as a risky break with the ministry’s traditional core mission.

By Ralf Südhoff

Theodore Asimeng und Srinivasa Srigiri.

Securing Water Tenure: The Foundation for Irrigation and Food Security

Water is one of the focal issues at this week’s Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) organized by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Secure water tenure is crucial for effective investment in irrigation systems, argue Emmanuel Theodore Asimeng and Srinivasa Srigiri from the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS).

By Emmanuel Theodore Asimeng and Srinivasa Srigiri