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131. River basin management and fiscal decentralisation: mutually supportive or counterproductive? A case study of Mongolia

     

     Dombrowsky, Ines / Ariunaa Lkhagvadorj / Mirja Schoderer (2018)
     Discussion Paper, 10/2018

     Does decentralization benefit river basin management or does it create competition among subnational administrations and river basin organizations in Mongolia? An assessment of the responsibilities and the financial resources available to entities charged with river basin management provides answers.

132. Regional migration governance in Africa and beyond: a framework of analysis

     

     Dick, Eva / Benjamin Schraven (2018)
     Discussion Paper, 9/2018

     In international policies, regional migration regimes in Africa and elsewhere are becoming acknowledged political players. However, little is known about their features and actual performance. Introducing a framework of analysis for regional migration governance this paper addresses this gap.

133. Evidence-oriented approaches in development cooperation: experiences, potential and key issues

     

     Marschall, Paul (2018)
     Discussion Paper, 8/2018

     The use of more evidence as an instrument for achieving higher impact in international development cooperation is a major topic in current discussions. In this discussion paper, Paul Marschall analyses how evidence is provided by different actors and used in policymaking in this field, including an assessment of its role in future and potential.

134. Mission impossible? Country-level coordination in the UN development system

     

     Baumann, Max-Otto (2018)
     Discussion Paper, 7/2018

     The paper analyzes coordination in the United Nation’s development system: How well do the UN’s on average 18 entities per country work together? What impedes a better coordination? The paper concludes that the UN’s weaknesses are also attributable to how member states chose to deal with the UN.

135. A bridge over troubled water? The Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) and the security-development nexus in EU external policy

     

     Bergmann, Julian (2018)
     Discussion Paper, 6/2018

     The Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) is the EU’s main thematic instrument to fund assistance in conflict prevention and peacebuilding. This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the IcSP and discusses its relevance for the EU’s approach to the security-development nexus.

136. Strategic policymaking and the German aid programme in the MENA region since the Arab uprisings

     

     Furness, Mark (2018)
     Discussion Paper, 5/2018

     Germany’s annual aid to MENA countries more than doubled since 2011, but without a public strategy setting out objectives and the role of aid and other policy tools in achieving them. A whole of government strategy based on the 2030 Agenda could balance German interests with the MENA’s development priorities.

137. Evidence-based allocation in global health: lessons learned for Germany

     

     Minasyan, Anna (2018)
     Discussion Paper, 4/2018

     Evidence-based allocation is getting more and more attention in the donor community. It is an innovative tool to ensure effectiveness, measurability and transparency. In this discussion paper Anna Minasyan evaluates evidence-based approaches in Global Health and outlines lessons learned for Germany.

138. African economic development: what role can the G20 Compact play?

     

     Thiele, Rainer / Maximilian Köster / Ikechukwu Okoli / Friederike Rühmann (2018)
     Discussion Paper, 3/2018

     In this discussion paper, we provide a critical assessment of the role the Compact with Africa launched under the German Presidency of the G20 in 2017 could play for African development. We argue that the Compact has the potential to benefit the continent but only after major adjustments.

139. A primer on blockchain technology and its potential for financial inclusion

     

     Ohnesorge, Jan (2018)
     Discussion Paper, 2/2018

     This discussion paper illustrates how different forms of blockchain technology work. It discusses specific risks and potentials of the technology to offer financially underserved people access to basic financial services. A focus area is (international) payments.

140. Monitoring and evaluation in South-South Cooperation: the case of CPEC in Pakistan

     

     Ali, Murad (2018)
     Discussion Paper, 1/2018

     China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Pakistan. Using an analytical framework aimed to assess the quality of South-South Cooperation (SCC), this discussion paper examines to what extent China adheres to SSC principles in Pakistan.