The Current Column

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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  1. Higher education for the SDGs – particularly in the global South
    Higher education for the SDGs – particularly in the global South

    Stamm, Andreas (2017)
    The Current Column, 12 April 2017

    We need knowledge-based strategies for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise their implementation will fail. Development cooperation actors have long considered themselves expertise brokers. North-South knowledge transfer needs to be replaced by joint, practice-based learning among researchers from many different nations.

  2. Trade policy in the digital age
    Trade policy in the digital age

    von Weizsäcker, Franz / Axel Berger / Clara Brandi (2017)
    The Current Column, 03 April 2017

    Trade policy needs to become more digital, transparent and participative if it is to meet the challenges of today.

  3. The global climate finance system – is the whole stronger than the sum of its parts?
    The global climate finance system – is the whole stronger than the sum of its parts?

    Pickering, Jonathan / Carola Betzold / Jakob Skovgaard (2017)
    The Current Column, 27 March 2017

    Is progress within the climate finance system threatened by Trump? New special issue shows how the system has gained momentum but needs to build accountability and shared norms.

  4. World Water Day: Why the recycling of treated waste water is no foregone conclusion
    World Water Day: Why the recycling of treated waste water is no foregone conclusion

    Scheumann, Waltina (2017)
    The Current Column, 22 March 2017

    In the 2017 World Water Development Report, the focus is no longer on the purification and disposal of waste water, but rather on reuse, recycling and resource recovery.

  5. How Brexit hits EU External Action: the UK’s European legacy
    How Brexit hits EU External Action: the UK’s European legacy

    Henökl, Thomas (2017)
    The Current Column, 16 March 2017

    As announced by Prime Minister Theresa May, the British Government is seeking a “clean break” with the EU and is prepared to leave the single market and the customs union in the process.

  6. Linking aid effectiveness with the 2030 Agenda: three steps
    Linking aid effectiveness with the 2030 Agenda: three steps

    Holzapfel, Sarah / Alexandra Rudolph (2017)
    The Current Column, 06 March 2017

    Development cooperation should be used as a tool to sustainably improve living conditions in partner countries.

  7. How Germany can better promote peace
    How Germany can better promote peace

    Grävingholt, Jörn (2017)
    The Current Column, 01 March 2017

    Following a comprehensive consultation process, the German Government is currently drafting new Guidelines on Crisis Engagement and Peacebuilding. In order to implement these guidelines, it will be important to systematically carry forward the initiated discourse. It is also necessary to introduce a mechanism to review the peace impact of our activities in all policy areas.

  8. Germany should assume a bigger role in the Middle East
    Germany should assume a bigger role in the Middle East

    Muhammad, Dilshad (2017)
    The Current Column, 20 February 2017

    Foreign intervention is usually considered as a red line and that is understandable. But this fact has also blocked the path to explore softer modes of engagement. Here is what Germany can do in the Middle East.

  9. Deutschlands Verantwortung neu denken – ab jetzt besser organisiert
    Deutschlands Verantwortung neu denken – ab jetzt besser organisiert

    Meyer, Lutz (2017)
    The Current Column, 15 February 2017

    Deutschland ist wirtschaftlich führend und geografisch zentral – doch außen-, entwicklungs- und sicherheitspolitisch ist jetzt Zeit für mehr Verantwortung.

  10. Election in Ecuador: A watershed moment for Latin America’s progressive dream?
    Election in Ecuador: A watershed moment for Latin America’s progressive dream?

    Heiss, Mona / Angelike Páez (2017)
    The Current Column, 13 February 2017

    The elections in Ecuador this Sunday will not only determine the course of politics in Ecuador, but may reveal a plan for the future of Latin America’s progressive dream.