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ZEF is an international, trans-disciplinary research and higher education institute with a broad perspective on development research, based in UN-city #Bonn
www.zef.de
As the year comes to a close, we thank our partners for their continued support. ✨
Happy holidays and Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! Wishing you a joyful and successful year ahead. 🥂

Please note: ZEF PR Office is closed Dec 19–Jan 4. We’ll respond upon return.
December 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🌍🌱 Global pest management transformation could deliver major environment & health benefits, with mixed economic effects and higher gains in low-income regions. A key lever for sustainable food systems.
👉 bit.ly/48EJVJQ
December 15, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🤗 Don't miss out on today's Public Lecture at ZEF, Bonn or via Zoom!

Link: bit.ly/ZEF_PL_Dec11

More Details: bit.ly/PL_More_Info
December 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
At ZEF – Univ. of Bonn, the Right Livelihood College Workshop 2025 (2-3 Dec) united young researchers & global experts on #Sustainability, #Biodiversity, #ClimateResilience & #EnvironmentalJustice. 🌱🌳⚖️💧
For more info 👉
bit.ly/4iFGvd0
December 8, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🌱 ZEF Public Lecture – Dec 11, 13:30 CET
Join Dr. Angelo Neira as he explores how rethinking our relationship with soil can lead to more just & sustainable futures.

📍 ZEF Bonn (Hybrid)
☕ Coffee & cookies after!

🔗 Register: bit.ly/4atDcn2
December 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🌱 ZEF Public Lecture – Dec 11, 13:30 CET
Join Dr. Angelo Neira as he explores how rethinking our relationship with soil can lead to more just & sustainable futures.

📍 ZEF Bonn (Hybrid)
☕ Coffee & cookies after!

🔗 Register: bit.ly/4atDcn2
December 4, 2025 at 9:54 AM
🏙️ PUBLIC LECTURE1
Housing Crisis in Latin America
Nov 27 | 13:30 CET | at ZEF Bonn, Conference Room + Hybrid
Insights from Prof. Eva Youkhana’s research in Buenos Aires.
☕ Coffee & cookies after!

🔗 Register: bit.ly/PL_Nov27
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Behind every industrial farm lies a world of unequal relations: animals bred for yield, workers under pressure, ecosystems pushed to collapse.
Alexander Rothenberg’s chapter in Ecological Interdependencies reveals these asymmetrical ties. 🌱🔍
Read here: bit.ly/Asymmetrical_Dependencies
November 18, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Africa’s cities are reshaping how people access and choose food.
Urbanization improves access to diverse diets — but also drives demand for cheap, ultra-processed foods.

New paper explores challenges & policy options 👉https://bit.ly/47Y0DDm

#FoodSystems #Nutrition
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 AM
📢 ZEF Public Lecture | Nov 6, 13:30 CET
Join us at ZEF Bonn for an in-person talk by Prof. Stefan Dercon (Oxford) on how to make evidence truly matter in policymaking.

☕ Coffee, tea & lively discussion to follow!
#ZEFBonn #PublicLecture #EvidenceBasedPolicy #OxfordUniversity
November 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
🌿 ZEF Public Lecture | Oct 30, 13:30 CET
“Lessons from Grassroots Civil Society Action in Disaster Risk Reduction in the Indian Sundarbans”
by Prof. Dr. Farhat Naz (IIT Jodhpur / TH Köln)
📍 ZEF, Bonn
Join us for insights on climate resilience, local action & social inclusivity.
October 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
+ New Research +

Medicinal plants show how closely human health and biodiversity are intertwined🌿

A Social Ecology perspective shows community gardening, sustainable collection & shared knowledge as pathways to well-being and conservation.
Read more 👉 bit.ly/47a3Lfb
October 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
++ New Study++

🌾👶 1 in 4 children in rural #BurkinaFaso have malaria — nearly 9 in 10 are anaemic.

🥑 Diets rich in fat & vitamin A may help reduce malaria risk.
Healthy nutrition = stronger immunity.

Read here: bit.ly/4npu8CF
October 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Can faith move water?

Join us for the ZEF Public Lecture
🗓️ Oct 16, 2025 | 13:30–14:30
📍 ZEF Conference Room | Hybrid
👤 Prof. Anthony Amoah (UESD, Ghana)

Learn how faith-based collaboration boosts bill payment & water conservation in Ghana 🇬🇭

Join here: bit.ly/Zoom_PL_16Oct
October 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
📢 Deportaciones masivas y estado de excepción 🇩🇴

People of Haitian descent face arbitrary detentions, raids, and violence under Abinader’s presidency (2021–2025).

Cover photo by Micely Díaz Espaillat 📸
Read the full report: bit.ly/3KDVs2g ✊💡
October 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Reflecting on yesterday’s lecture by Dr. Namukolo Covic @ ZEF:
Africa’s nutrition goals are still far from reach. Food environments, markets, and consumer behavior need transformation—and it starts with end-to-end approaches and bold, transformative leadership 🌍
September 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🚨 Afghanistan’s natural water storage is vanishing.
Snowpacks, glaciers & groundwater are shrinking fast.

📉 Snow cover dropped from 16.1% → 10.6% in 6 years
🌊 Groundwater is nearing unsustainable levels
🍽️ 9.5M face food insecurity

🔗 bit.ly/ZEF_News51_Afghanistan
September 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
🚨 New issue of ZEF News No. 51 is out! 🚨

"Entangled Lives: Climate, Gender & Place" dives into how climate change deepens social inequalities.

📘 Read more: bit.ly/ZEFnews_No_51_

#ClimateJustice #GenderEquality #FoodSystems #UrbanResilience #GlobalSouth
September 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🌍 Ernährungssicherheit in Gefahr: Kriege, Spekulation & Verschwendung treiben Preise hoch – viele im Globalen Süden hungern.
Wie stoppen wir das? 🎙️Neue Podcast-Folge mit Welthungerhilfe, Matin Qaim & mehr.

🎧 bit.ly/47GKYcb - jetzt hören!
September 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Wrapped up Summer School on Digital Innovation in Nutritional Epidemiology at @UniBonn!
🌍
25 PhD students, 5 days of insights, collaboration & digital solutions for global nutrition.

Thanks to TRA, BIGS-DR & Dr. Rainer Wild Foundation!
🔗 More info: bit.ly/3I08p5y
September 1, 2025 at 11:14 AM
💡 Insights from today’s ZEF Public Lecture by Dr. Gabriel Kallah-Dagadu on optimizing sustainable diets for Ghanaian populations using RODAM study data.

Plant-forward, culturally tailored and climate-smart.

🔗 bit.ly/45OUkQk

#ZEF #SustainableDiets #RODAMStudy
August 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
📢 Save the Date!
Public Lecture @ ZEF 🌍

🗓️ Aug 27, 2025 | 09:00 CEST
👤 Dr. Gabriel Kallah-Dagadu (Univ. of Ghana)
🗣️ Sustainable diets through optimization modelling
Focus: Ghanaian diets, health & climate.

🔗 bit.ly/478QDra
August 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
🌍 New Article: "Negotiating Green Urbanism"

How do global greening agendas play out in Nairobi's informal settlements?

🔹 State-led greening deepens inequality
🔹 Grassroots actors reclaim space through care & resistance
🔹 Urban sustainability is local, political & contested

📖Read: bit.ly/4fMBopV
August 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
New Research 📊🌍

Afghanistan faces worsening droughts (1974–2023). Our study using SPI & SPEI reveals:
🔹 More severe, frequent, prolonged droughts
🔹 Regional hotspots
🔹 Climate drivers: temp, evapotranspiration

Read more 👉 bit.ly/3Jn8zEn

#ClimateChange #Drought
August 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🧠 „Wissenschaft nimmt ihren Ausgangspunkt im sich-Wundern“ – J. von Braun

Was trennt Wissenschaft von Pseudowissenschaft? Wie passt Glaube dazu?

Ein lesenswertes Interview mit dem Präsidenten der Päpstlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften.

🔗 bit.ly/46XjLBw
August 19, 2025 at 9:41 AM