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31. Green jobs in cities: challenges and opportunities in African and Asian intermediary cities

    

    Scholz, Wolfgang / Michael Fink (2022)
    Discussion Paper, 7/2022

    Cities adopting a green transformation process can minimise their environmental impact and maximise green economic opportunities, including job creation, and improve quality of life for their residents. This paper assesses fields of action for African and Asian mid-sized cities.

32. Just transitions: a review of how to decarbonise energy systems while addressing poverty and inequality reduction

    

    Malerba, Daniele (2022)
    Discussion Paper, 6/2022

    Energy transitions and policies that incentivize it (such as carbon pricing and subsidy reforms) can increase poverty and inequality through higher prices and job disruptions. Using social protection mechanism can reverse these negative effects and make climate mitigation more politically feasible.

33. Urbanisation and rural development in developing countries: a review of pathways and impacts

    

    Sakketa, Tekalign Gutu (2022)
    Discussion Paper, 5/2022

    This paper reviews the current state of literature on the impacts of urbanisation on rural development in developing countries, with special emphasis to the channels through which urbanisation affect rural economic development.The paper also identifies knowledge gaps that require further research.

34. What role do local elections play for societal peace in Nepal? Evidence from post-conflict Nepal

    

    Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mross / Anna Berg / Prakash Bhattarai / Dorothea Drees / Tim Kornprobst / Alexandra Leibbrandt / Philipp Liegmann / Maleen Riebsamen (2022)
    Discussion Paper, 4/2022

    Can local elections introduced in a post-conflict context help to foster societal peace? Findings from Nepal indicate that the local elections increased participation and responsiveness, which has positively affected political trust and reduced (the potential for) political violence.

35. New rules, same practice? Analysing UN Development System reform effects at the country level

    

    Weinlich, Silke / Max-Otto Baumann / Maria Cassens-Sasse / Rebecca Hadank-Rauch / Franziska Leibbrandt / Marie Pardey / Manuel Simon / Anina Strey (2022)
    Discussion Paper, 3/2022

    Has the recent reform of the UN development system led to a better collective offer to developing countries, in line with the 2030 Agenda and its requirements? The paper presents the main findings, conclusions, and recommendations from research on reform implementation.

36. The opportunities and challenges of Industry 4.0 for industrial development: a case study of Morocco’s automotive and garment sectors

    

    Vidican Auktor, Georgeta (2022)
    Discussion Paper, 2/2022

    Industry 4.0 will have major implications on the future of manufacturing in Morocco. Industrial policy should focus on technological upgrading in the automotive sector, while in the garment sector interventions need to be more comprehensive, emphasising capacity building, to improve technological readiness.

37. Localising the SDGs in India: the role of government and private training institutes

    

    Sengupta, Sreerupa / Avik Sinha (2022)
    Discussion Paper, 1/2022

    Capacity development in the public sector is essential for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The study explores the SDG training landscape for government officials in India by mapping the role of government and private players, the resources required and current shortcomings.

38. How the political participation of refugees is shaped on the local level: self-organisation and political opportunities in Cologne

    

    Jacobi, Milan (2021)
    Discussion Paper, 34/2021

    This paper discusses the meaning of self-organisations for refugees political participation in local contexts. It examines on the one hand the organisation's own resources, and on the other hand at the political opportunity structures provided by local contexts, using the case of Cologne, Germany.

39. The preserving effect of social protection on social cohesion in times of the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Kenya

    

    Strupat, Christoph (2021)
    Discussion Paper, 33/2021

    Social protection programmes and their adaptation in times of the COVID-19 pandemic can be beneficial for social cohesion. Policy-makers aiming to preserve social cohesion should consider the expansion and adaption of social protection schemes in times of large covariate shocks.

40. Does COVID-19 change the long-term prospects of latecomer industrialisation?

    

    Altenburg, Tilman / Clara Brandi / Anna Pegels / Andreas Stamm / Kasper Vrolijk / Tina Zintl (2021)
    Discussion Paper, 32/2021

    We explore to what extent COVID-19 affects the long-term prospects of latecomer industrialisation. While short-term impacts have been severe, structural effects will be small. The pandemic may, however, accelerate some pre-COVID trends, e.g. towards platform economies.