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.
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Schraven, Benjamin / Niels Keijzer (2014)
The Current Column, 23 June 2014
Die vom UNHCR am Weltflüchtlingstag veröffentlichten Zahlen stellen einen traurigen neuen Rekord dar. Wie kann die internationale Gemeinschaft darauf reagieren?
Lindenberg, Nannette / Caroline Pöll (2014)
The Current Column, 16 June 2014
Two weeks after the International Labour Organization (ILO) warned against further social spending cutbacks in European countries in its World Social Protection Report 2014/2015 a group of politicians and experts from the fields of business, academia and finance is meeting in London to discuss ways of further developing the international market for social impact investments.
Berger, Axel (2014)
The Current Column, 04 March 2014
4 March 2014. One week from now the European Union and the US begin the fourth round of negotiations regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. What are the poitns of contention?
Wolff, Peter (2014)
The Current Column, 10 March 2014
Economists and climate politicians agree that a price for CO2 emissions would be the best instrument to reduce emissions and steer investors towards investments in low-carbon energy production, but this is still a long way away.
Scheumann, Waltina / Ines Dombrowsky (2014)
The Current Column, 24 March 2014
There are still 780 million people who have to get by without clean drinking water, while some 2.5 billion people lack basic sanitation facilities. With regard to this, we will fall far short of achieving the Millennium Development Goal.
Lucas, Paul L. / José A. González / Carmen Richerzhagen (2014)
The Current Column, 03 February 2014
Safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services is essential to meet the basic needs of the poor. But how to integrate them in the post-2015 development agenda?
Leininger, Julia (2014)
The Current Column, 11 February 2014
Greater involvement in Africa is important. Military involvement in Africa is right. But only when it serves to hinder war crimes or to keep the peace.
Bauer, Steffen / Pieter Pauw (2014)
The Current Column, 02 June 2014
2 June 2014. The next round of international climate negotiations taking place in Bonn this week may be one of the last opportunities to advance a meaningful ‘global deal’.