Reisen, Helmut
(2014)
Following a decade and a half of convergence and poverty reduction in developing and emerging economies, proclamations abound that ‘We Can End Poverty’. At the same time, it is forecast that fewer...
Rippin, Nicole
(2014)
30 September 2014 sees the end of the debate of the United Nations General Assembly on the future form of international development co-operation. For the first time, these goals also include targets...
Brandi, Clara / Dominique Bruhn
(2014)
1 October 2014 is the deadline for the conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the European Union (EU) and a group of states in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific (ACP states)....
Zelli, Fariborz / Daniela Erler / Sina Frank / Jonas Hein / Hannes Hotz / Anna-Maria Santa Cruz Melgarejo
(85)
The emerging patchwork of REDD processes in Peru implies challenges to social inclusion and coordination. The study analyzes these challenges and discusses policy options, in particular the need for a...
Fues, Thomas / Jiang Ye (eds.)
(84)
The book reflects current thinking among scholars in China and Germany on the post-2015 global development agenda. The contributions from the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies and the...
Messner, Dirk
(2014)
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon invited political leaders from around the world to New York City for the Climate Summit 2014 on 23 September 2014. The goal was to generate political momentum in order...
Julia Leininger
(2014)
The Ebola crisis in West Africa has assumed catastrophic proportions. The international community of states has reacted too slowly to the Ebola outbreak, which has been known about since March 2013....
Bhasin, Shikha
(26/2014)
As international negotiations face a deadlock of ambition to curb climate change, this paper addresses the scope of bilateral and multilateral technology cooperation in aiding climate change...
Berensmann, Kathrin / Clara Brandi / Matthias Schöneberger
(2014)
Trade and the international financial architecture need to form forward-looking cornerstones of the post-2015 agenda. Insufficient thought has been paid to this thus far.
Horstmann, Britta / Günther Schulz-Heiss
(83)
The provision of international climate finance for local adaptation needs is a key element and declared political goal of the United Nationals Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and...
Klingebiel, Stephan / Pedro Morazán / Mario Negre
(10/2014)
Es besteht weitegehende Einigkeit, dass es eine Notwendigkeit zur besseren Koordinierung der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit der EU gibt. In der Vergangenheit wurden gute technische Lösungen hierzu...
Keijzer, Niels / Heiner Janus
(25/2014)
This paper assesses how result-based aid interventions relate to capacity development support on both a conceptual and practical level, and concludes that irrespective of the approach chosen the...
Camacho, Luis A.
(24/2014)
Little is known about the unitended effects of conditional cash transfer programmes on outcomes that may be important for improving development prospects. This paper addresses this gap by evaluating...
Fues, Thomas / Jiang Ye
(2014)
Starting this week, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will engage in negotiations over the post-2015 agenda for global development. The European Union and China are likely candidates for a...
Bauer, Steffen / Ines Dombrowsky / Imme Scholz
(12/2014)
The international process towards universal sustainable development goals has entered its decisive phase. This briefing paper critically appraises the proposal that was recently tabled by an Open...
Guido Ashoff
(2014)
German development policy has already marked its 60th birthday two years ago. As is the case in life, it took around 20 years to become fully grown.
Meijer, Karen / Waltina Scheumann / Daniel Däschle / Ines Dombrowsky
(9/2014)
Wasserkraft wird auf globaler Ebene den größten Anteil an den erbeuerbaren Energien stellen. Ihre Rolle beim Schutz des globalen Klimas stellt uns vor ein Dilemma: Ist Wasserkraft wünschenswert, weil...
Leininger, Julia / Sebastian Ziaja
(11/2014)
Democracy is a highly valued policy goal for the West, but democracy support is feared to undermine another important goal, namely political stability. Our findings suggest that a gradualist approach...
Bauer, Steffen / Benjamin Schraven
(2014)
Climate change and disaster risk management will be high on the agenda as small island states are particularly at risk from the impacts of climate change, especially rising sea levels. How to deal...
Furness, Mark / Jodie Keane
(2014)
After a long period of economic prosperity in advanced and developing countries, the 2008 financial market meltdown and subsequent global and Euro crises came as a shock.
