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Wenn die Wirtschaft wächst, steigert sich auch das Wohlergehen der Menschen - dieses Motto galt jahrhundertelang. Heute hat dieser Leitsatz ausgedient. Der Klimawandel bedroht die Lebensgrundlagen von Millionen, die natürlichen Ressourcen werden immer knapper. Die Menschen bangen trotz wachsenden Brutto-Inlandprodukts um die Zukunft ihrer Kinder und Enkel. Nimmt die Menschheit die grosse Herausforderung nachhaltiger Produktion und nachhaltigen Wirtschaftens an?

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While the effects of climate change have already arrived in much of the world for years delivers the international climate diplomacy on the spot. A new transatlantic alliance could break the deadlock of the youngest climate conferences. There are more similarities with the objectives and also the respective strategies than it seems at first glance. Adapted from the source document.

South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in July 2011. While the people in both Sudan and South Sudan thought that a kind of peace dividend would lead to an improvement of their lives, these hopes have not been fulfilled. The bilateral relationship is all but good, and solutions for contentious issues like borders, citizenship and the status of Abyei are still pending. Despite separation and a "War of the Roses", Sudan and South Sudan are still bound by mutual economic and social ties. Furthermore, both countries have to cope with home-grown problems and fierce economic situations due to their oil export dependence and the resulting abilities to block each other's oil extraction or transportation. (S+F/Pll)