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The G20 before the Hamburg Summit

Bonn, 20. June 2017

In July 2017, leaders of the G20 nations gathered in Hamburg, Germany, for their annual summit, discussing matters of international cooperation among the world’s most powerful economies. Since the summit fell during a period of heightened international turbulence, the outcome and ambition of the G20 process under Germany’s leadership were…

More duty than choice: Supporting refugees in a globalised world

Matias, Denise Margaret S. / Antonio G.M. La Viña (2017)
The Current Column, 19. June 2017

At a time of increasing nationalism and increasing number of forcibly displaced persons, the World Refugee Day is a reminder that the world should develop inclusively, “with refugees”.

What next for the Economic Partnership Agreements? Thoughts on deepening the EU-Africa trade partnership

Brandi, Clara / Merran Hulse / Niels Keijzer (2017)
Briefing Paper 9/2017

The fact that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are once more at the centre of discussion on European co-operation with Africa is to be welcomed. Against this background, we examine four scenarios for the future of the EPAs.

Implementing the 2030 Agenda in Pakistan: the critical role of an enabling environment in the mobilisation of domestic and external resources

Ali, Murad (2017)
Discussion Paper 14/2017

This discussion paper examines the role of ‘enabling environments’ for mobilizing resources needed for implementing the 2030 Agenda. It argues that generating additional resources depends on the prevalence of good governance and presence of effective institutions.

Transforming our world, achieving a sustainable development model: the 2030 Agenda and the EU

With contributions by Roberto Bissio / Carles Casajuana / Koen De Feyter / Lelio Iapadre / Markus Loewe / Fabiana Maglio / Annalisa Prizzon / Liliana Rodrigues / Sahar T. Rad (2017)
External Publications

A new rural social contract for the Maghreb? The political economy of access to water, land and rural development

Houdret, Annabelle / Zakaria Kadiri / Lisa Bossenbroek (2017)
External Publications

Is the EU WFD suitable to support IWRM planning in non-European countries? Lessons learnt from the introduction of IWRM and River Basin Management in Mongolia

Heldt, Sonja / Jean Carlo Rodríguez-de-Francisco / Ines Dombrowsky / Christian K. Feld / Daniel Karthe (2017)
External Publications

Information communication technologies in atrocity response and prevention: deepening our understanding of the legal, ethical and practical challenges

Martin-Shields, Charles (2017)
External Publications

Another America, another Europe

Berlin, 31. May 2017

On the occasion of the T20 Summit and the SDSN Leadership Council taking place in Berlin from May 29-31, 2017, SDSN Germany and Friedrich Ebert Foundation organized a lecture and discussion event on “Another America, Another Europe: A Transatlantic Dialogue About Sustainable Development On Two Continents”. Moderated by Ali Aslan (Deutsche…

Brazilian Platform on Voluntary Sustainability Standards

Brasília & São Paulo, 31. May 2017

Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) for an industry or product entail both opportunities and challenges for emerging economies. New national multi-stakeholder platforms on VSS in India (launched March 2016), Brazil and China (launched May and June 2017) reflect the increasingly proactive stance that business and government actors…

Interactive Business Dinner Berlin

Berlin, 30. May 2017

In the context of this year’s spring meeting of the SDSN Leadership Council and the T20 Summit , SDSN Germany together with the European Business Ethics Network Deutschland & 2°Foundation welcomed more than 80 guests to an interactive business dinner on May 30th in Berlin. The event brought together members of the SDSN Leadership Council…

Political parties: weak point in the sustainability architecture

Kloke-Lesch, Adolf (2017)
The Current Column, 29. May 2017

A tragedy is looming. While the German Government and federal state governments are beginning to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the political parties behind them appear conspicuously unconcerned and are lagging perceptibly behind the dynamics in business and society.

Global Solutions

, 29. May 2017

The Group of Twenty (G20) is an international forum that brings together the world’s leading industrialised and emerging economies. The group accounts for 85% of world GDP and two-thirds of its population. The first summit of the G20 took place in Berlin in 1999. In 2017, the G20 summit returned to Germany. To mark Germany’s G20…

GPEDC: Where do we stand?

Berlin, 28. May 2017

The second High-level Meeting (HLM2) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) in Nairobi in December 2016 produced the Nairobi Outcome Document that reaffirmed commitments to the four partnership principles - ownership, focus on results, inclusiveness, transparency and accountability. It also set the GPEDC…

The EU-South Africa strategic partnership: waning affection, persisting economic interests

Grimm, Sven / Christine Hackenesch (2017)
External Publications

“Make biodiversity great again!”

Richerzhagen, Carmen / Marianne Alker (2017)
The Current Column, 22. May 2017

This year’s International Day for Biological Diversity is focusing on tourism. There are many reasons for Donald Trump to advocate for environmental and, in particular, biodiversity conservation.

Catalysing SDG Implementation through a Soil and Land Review

Berlin, 22. May 2017

Global Soil Week (GSW) 2017 was a conference that brought together actors from politics, economics, science and civil society to discuss about sustainable land use. This year's theme 'Catalysing SDG Implementation through a Soil and Land Review' aimed at contributing to the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2017. The GSW'17 Lab, an open…

NDC Explorer - analyse and compare countries' NDCs

Bonn, 17. May 2017

The NDC Explorer is the to-go-page to analyse and compare both qualitative and quantitative NDC content. Moreover, the NDC Explorer stimulates the debate on content, scope as well as formulation and implementation processes of the national climate action plans. The NDC Explorer was jointly established by the German Development Institute /…

Wastewater reuse in nexus perspective

Dresden, 17. May 2017

Moderation Birguy Lamizana , UNEP Co-chairs Ines Dombrowsky , German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Tamara Avellan , UNU-FLORES The seminar explored the opportunities of using wastewater within multifunctional land-use systems for the production of food and energy crops. In this approach the…

The Interplay between Fairness and Ambition

Bonn, 17. May 2017

In negotiations for international agreements, finding the delicate balance between ambition that matters and the fair and equitable treatment of the diverse parties is the vital factor of success. The Paris Agreement has addressed this interplay in a particularly intricate way. In global climate policy, ambition to cope with and avoid…