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The European Union's strategy for Africa – coherence in the face of a complex, changing continent?

Grimm, Sven / Nina Kielwein (2005)
Briefing Paper 9/2005

Biokraftstoffe für Entwicklung?

Biokraftstoffe für Entwicklung? Biokraftstoffe für Entwicklung? Erfahrungen und aktuelle Trends in Subsahara-Afrika Pressemitteilung vom 29. Oktober 2009 Biokraftstoffe wurden in der Vergangenheit aufgrund ihres vielfältigen Potenzials bei der Schaffung von Einkommen, der Energieversorgung und Klimaschutz gefördert. Diese positive Bewertung hat sich verändert. Risiken rückten in den Vordergrund und Vorteile wurden in Frage gestellt. Doch was überwiegt? So stellt sich…

Give citizens a more audible voice in development cooperation

Marschall, Paul (2018)
The Current Column, 12. November 2018

In Tanzania a planned law change would criminalise the questioning of public statistics.The World Bank and NGOs are deeply concerned about that issue.

UN at 70

Bonn, 16. April 2015

2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the United Nations. Both the world and the UN have changed since its 51 founding members signed the UN Charter on 26 June 1945 to prevent the doom of another World War. Today, the UN totals 193 member states while the nature and scope of the United Nations' activities have greatly expanded. Moreover,…

More transparency on environmental commitments in trade: New online tool TREND analytics examines environmental provisions aspects in trade agreements

TTIP, CETA and TPP – the big trade agreements frequently make it into the media. The focus in public debates is often on controversial issues such as their consequences for the environment and for climate protection. But what do trade agreements tell us about these issues? Which types of diverse environmental provisions exist und how have they changed in the last years?

Klimalog – Research and dialogue for a climate-smart and just transformation

The adoption of an ambitious international climate agenda at the upcoming UN climate conference in Paris and its resolute implementation are essential for sustainable development across the globe. With a view to prospective international climate policy, IDOS promotes the awareness of interlinkages between climate change and development and investigates specific conditions for a climate-smart and just transformation towards decarbonisation and resilience.

The UN and a new set of goals: Fit-for-Purpose?

Bonn, 12. December 2014

While the United Nations (UN) are central to the process of determining the new set of goals that will follow the Millennium Development Goals in 2015, there has been little introspection on its own organisational capacity to help countries to meet them. Which role should it play in the implementation of the new agenda? How does the…

Whither Zimbabwe, after 37 years of Robert Mugabe

Jaji, Rose (2018)
External Publications

African leaders who base their power on military support instead of the electorate need to understand that this support can be withdrawn when the army loses confidence in the incumbent. The best way to lead a country is to get a mandate from citizens through free and fair elections.

Is privatization of resettlement land viable in Zimbabwe? Land tenure policy considerations

Mazwi, Freedom / George Mudimu (2024)
External Publications

Avoiding too little, too late: debt relief for a green and inclusive recovery

Volz, Ulrich (2021)
External Publications

Modeling the potential impacts of climate change and adaptation strategies on groundnut production in India

Kadiyala, M.D.M. / Swamikannu Nedumaran / Jyosthnaa Padmanabhan / Murali Krishna Gumma / Sridhar Gummadi / Srinivas Reddy Srigirid / Richard Robertson / Anthony Whitbread (2021)
External Publications

Knowledge for Sustainable Development

Bonn, 23. October 2019

The Global Development Network (GDN) hosted its 19th global development conference on the 23-25 October 2019, to facilitate the research-policy interface in pursuit of the SDGs. The conference also marked GDN's 20th anniversary since its launch at the Global Development Conference in 1999. GDN has kept pace with changes in the development…

Healthcare providers’ perception of the referral system in maternal care facilities in Aceh, Indonesia: a cross-sectional study

Diba, Farah / Ichsan Ichsan / Muhsin Muhsin / Marthoenis Marthoenis / Hizir Sofyan / Mohammad Andalas / Ida Monfared / Katharina Richert / Lennart Kaplan / Lisa Rogge / Siobhan Doria / Samadi Samadi / Sebastian Vollmer (2019)
External Publications

International consortium to examine implementation process and impact of India’s new health insurance scheme

Press release from 13 May 2019

Tunesien zwei Jahre nach der Revolution

Bonn, 20. March 2013

Außenpolitik live: Deutscher Botschafter in Tunesien diskutiert die aktuelle Lage in seinem Gastland am Deutschen Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Der Besuch des deutschen Botschafters in Tunesien, Jens Plötner, am 20. März 2013 am Deutschen Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) im Rahmen des Formats „Außenpolitik live – Diplomaten…

Imme Scholz erneut in Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung berufen

Imme Scholz erneut in Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung berufen Imme Scholz erneut in Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung berufen Pressemitteilung vom 23.11.2016 Stellvertretende Direktorin des DIE als Mitglied des RNE bestätigt Bonn, 23.11.2016 . Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel hat zum 1. November 2016 die 15 Mitglieder des Rates für Nachhaltige Entwicklung (RNE) für eine dreijährige Amtszeit berufen. Imme Scholz , stellvertretende Direktorin am Deutschen Institut für…

Klimapolitik im Kontext der Agenda 2030

Bonn, 28. September 2016

Das Jahr 2015 war von zwei entwicklungs- und klimapolitischen Meilensteinen geprägt: Im September verabschiedeten die Mitglieder der Vereinten Nationen die Agenda 2030 für nachhaltige Entwicklung als wegweisende universell gültige Zielvorgabe für nachhaltige internationale Zusammenarbeit in den kommenden 15 Jahren. Im Dezember folgte das…

New Book-Release on “G20 and Global Development“

New Book-Release on “G20 and Global Development“ New Book-Release: E-Publication of German Development Institute on “G20 and Global Development“ Press Release of 11 October 2010 Today, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) publishes its first E-Publication on “ G20 and Global Development: How can the new summit architecture promote pro-poor growth and sustainability? ". The G20 has recently decided to establish a working…

The Ongoing Reform of the World Bank

Walle, Yabibal M. / Clara Brandi (2023)
The Current Column, 02. October 2023

Shareholders must make a substantial commitment to increase the lending capacity of the World Bank far beyond the $50 billion over the next ten years that was committed during the Spring Meetings.

The Two-State Solution is Dead. What Does This Mean for Europe?

Furness, Mark (2025)
The Current Column, 23. June 2025

The two-state solution for peace between Israel and Palestine is dead for the foreseeable future.