The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) publishes four independent publication series. IDOS researchers publish their current research results in Discussion Papers, Policy Briefs and Studies. Visiting scholars and cooperation partners also have the opportunity to publish their research results in one of the IDOS series. Publications from the series Analysen und Stellungnahmen, Briefing Paper and Two-Pager / Zweiseiter, which will be discontinued in 2022, will continue to be available online. The fourth publication series is for opinion pieces: The Current Column regularly comments on the latest developments and issues in international development policy.
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To what extent is poverty gendered? IDOS research shows that women make up 54%-63% of the population in multidimensional poverty and that female poverty is 70% higher than male poverty. The Policy Brief discusses the role of social protection, labour and care policies in tackling gendered poverty.
Our case study on South Africa’s Green Finance Taxonomy (GFT) investigates challenges associated with the implementation of sustainability taxonomies as they are currently developed in many jurisdictions with the aim to increase transparency and redirect capital flows to sustainable investments.
Embracing sustainable finance taxonomies – potential to facilitate investments in sustainable economic activities. This Policy Brief presents recommendations for a successful introduction of sustainable taxonomies based on research conducted in South Africa.
How do business-state relations in the MENA region affect firms' participation in global value chains? To answer this question, this paper explores the complex relations between lobbying, political connections, and corruption in the region.
The EU’s Global Gateway infrastructure investment programme is a new paradigm for cooperation with Africa. Mark Furness & Annabelle Houdret argue that European and German policymakers need to address the practical and moral dilemmas of investing in infrastructure with authoritarian governments, especially in North Africa.
Germany’s Africa policy must maximize co-benefits by focusing on the migration-development nexus, argues Susan Ekoh (IDOS). The government needs to mainstream climate change needs in migration cooperation due to the present realities and future projections of climate-induced mobilities.
Die deutsche Afrikapolitik braucht ein neues Ambitionsniveau für kohärentes Handeln. Notwendig ist ein integrierter Ansatz, der unterschiedliche Politikfelder stärker miteinander verzahnt. Dafür braucht es ein ressortübergreifendes Narrativ und neue Institutionen und Verfahren zur Koordinierung der deutschen Afrikapolitik.
Businesses often engage in long-term relationships with firms and people they trust and know, in which they informally sell and exchange information and services. This Policy Brief documents the relational contracts used in the Rwandan coffee chain using new survey data.