Every Monday, the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) comments on the latest issues and trends of international development policy by its Current Column. The column is intended for politically interested readers who want to get a brief overview on the state of German and international development policy.
Current and past issues can be downloaded for free from the IDOS website.
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Kaiser, Frederike (2021)
The Current Column, 29 November 2021
While society of New Caledonia is deeply divided on the independence question, this consultation could provide a key basis for a common and peaceful future.
Kloke-Lesch, Adolf (2021)
The Current Column, 15 November 2021
The German G7 Presidency should coordinate closely with France, Italy and the EU to place the focus on assuming responsibility for the global common good and strengthening cooperation within the UN and G20 frameworks.
Zintl,Tina / Yannick Sudermann (2021)
The Current Column, 15 March 2021
While the international community is grappling with the 2030 Agenda and how to leave no one behind, Syria’s regime excludes anyone who (allegedly) objects to its rule.
Klingebiel, Stephan (2021)
The Current Column, 04 October 2021
In a sense, 1961 can be regarded as the “Big Bang” for international development policy. Under the shadow of the Cold War, the US was pushing an international system to support developing countries.
Rodríguez de Francisco, Jean Carlo (2021)
The Current Column, 11 October 2021
From October 11 to 15, 2021 and from April 25 to May 8, 2022, the 15th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will be held in Kunming, China. The conference will bring together countries worldwide to agree on the global post-2020 biodiversity Framework (GBF).
Bauer, Steffen (2021)
The Current Column, 25 October 2021
Five years after the Paris Climate Agreement entered into force and one year after the COVID-enforced hiatus, the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (“COP26”) will convene in the Scottish city of Glasgow on 31 October. At long last!
Götze, Jacqueline, Dorothea Wehrmann, Michał Łuszczuk, Katarzyna Radzik-Maruszak (2021)
The Current Column, 02 November 2021
To achieve urban climate resilience, we need coherent solutions that are specific to local contexts – Arctic city networks show a great potential to contribute to this.
Altenburg, Tilman (2021)
The Current Column, 01 July 2021
The European Union has put down a marker with its Green Deal, recognising in the need to ecologically restructure the world’s economies an opportunity to modernise the European economy and make it more competitive.
Baumann, Max-Otto / Sebastian Haug / Silke Weinlich (2021)
The Current Column, 15 September 2021
Germany’s next federal government should ensure that intended contributions for UN organisations and processes are stably anchored in the federal budget.