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. Peace agreement in Colombia – what next?
    Peace agreement in Colombia – what next?

    Crncic, Zeljko (2017)
    The Current Column, 06 February 2017

    In November 2016, the the peace accord between the Columbian government and the guerilla movement FARC was ratified. But this peace project does not enjoy universal support.

  2. The G20 and Africa – an alliance for sustainability?
    The G20 and Africa – an alliance for sustainability?

    Hackenesch, Christine / Julia Leininger (2017)
    The Current Column, 30 January 2017

    Cooperation with Africa is high on Germany’s agenda for its G20 Presidency. This creates high expectations for Germany and Europe’s future policies on Africa.

  3. Landwirtschaft und Wasser – Schlüssel zur Welternährung
    Landwirtschaft und Wasser – Schlüssel zur Welternährung

    Scheumann, Waltina / Michael Brüntrup (2017)
    The Current Column, 24 January 2017

    Die Verfügbarkeit und das Management von Wasser sind ganz zentral dafür, ob das Nachhaltigkeitsziel 2 der Agenda 2030 der Vereinten Nationen „Beendigung von Hunger, Erreichung von Ernährungssicherheit und verbesserter Ernährung und Förderung nachhaltiger Landwirtschaft“ erreicht werden kann.

  4. Trump, Brexit, populism – wither multilateralism and liberal world order?
    Trump, Brexit, populism – wither multilateralism and liberal world order?

    Thomas Henökl (2017)
    The Current Column, 19 January 2017

    Never before has the change of administration in the United States caused this much concern globally, and never before has an US-President incited so much tension ahead of taking office.

  5. Is world trade facing a spiral into isolationism?
    Is world trade facing a spiral into isolationism?

    Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2017)
    The Current Column, 19 January 2017

    Today will see Donald Trump sworn in as the 45th president of the USA, a move that could see the system of world trade plunge into a spiral of isolationism.

  6. Trump, the Middle East and Germany
    Trump, the Middle East and Germany

    Trautner, Bernhard / Mark Furness (2017)
    The Current Column, 19 January 2017

    Which impact does a changed US policy in the Middle East have from the point of view of the German development policy and in the broader sense of international cooperation?

  7. Why data access matters: the NDC Explorer reveals new insights on national climate action plans
    Why data access matters: the NDC Explorer reveals new insights on national climate action plans

    Pauw, Pieter / Kennedy Mbeva / Adis Dzebo (2017)
    The Current Column, 16 January 2017

    With the NDC Explorer, an online visualisation tool, we aim to create more transparency about countries’ ambitions and priorities.

  8. For better or worse? The global data revolution
    For better or worse? The global data revolution

    Keijzer, Niels / Stephan Klingebiel (2017)
    The Current Column, 13 January 2017

    At a time when most of us are having a quiet start to the year, cleaning up desks and refreshing to-do lists, a group of UN officials, South African statisticians and international partners are frantically working to finalise preparations for the first-ever UN World Data Summit.

  9. Development policy is essential to overcoming international crises, but it must change
    Development policy is essential to overcoming international crises, but it must change

    Scholz, Imme (2017)
    The Current Column, 09 January 2017

    2017 will be the year in which we must strive to establish the importance, goals, content and forms of international cooperation.

  10. 2017: After the magic of beginnings
    2017: After the magic of beginnings

    Kloke-Lesch, Adolf (2016)
    The Current Column, 19 December 2016

    Worldwide, numerous actors from civil society, the corporate sector and academia have made the 17 goals and the climate agenda their own business. A remarkable momentum. At the same time, three observations give cause for concern