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Russia and the German Energiewende – Is there a connection?

Ruchser, Matthias (2014)
The Current Column, 28. March 2014

The West has imposed sanctions on the Russian banking sector as well as on Russian and Ukrainian individuals with close contacts to the Putin regime. It remains to be seen to what extent the Europeans are willing to also impose economic sanctions on Russia.

Africa-EU Summit: Stronger Political Orientation and Sharper Focus Needed

Lundsgaarde, Erik / Svea Koch / Julia Leininger (2014)
The Current Column, 31. March 2014

On 2 and 3 April 2014, African and EU Heads of State and Government will meet in Brussels to take stock of achievements in Africa-EU cooperation and to outline priorities for future cooperation.

Presenting results in development cooperation: risks and limitations

Holzapfel, Sarah (2014)
Briefing Paper 4/2014

At a time of global economic crisis, donor agencies are under increasing pressure to provide evidence of the positive results of their work. This paper analyses the limitations and risks of using standard indicators to report on aggregate outputs and outcomes of interventions at agency level.

Understanding regime support in new and old democracies: the role of performance and democratic experience

Camacho, Luis A. (2014)
Discussion Paper 10/2014

To what extent does performance shape public support for democracy? This paper shows that economic performance is more important in new than in old democracies. In contrast, political performance is equally important in both contexts.

Post 2015: getting down to the nitty-gritty: measuring the state of the environment

Stepping, Katharina M.K. (2014)
Briefing Paper 5/2014

Environmental indicators provide crucial information about the state of the environment. Yet, the availability and quality of data remain poor in a large number of countries. Integrating environmental goals and targets in the post-2015 agenda requires efforts for data gathering and processing.

The role of indicators in development cooperation: an overview study with a special focus on the use of key and standard indicators

Holzapfel, Sarah (2014)
Studies 81

This study explores the role of indicators in development cooperation at three organisational levels: the agency level, the country level and the programme/project level. Best practices are identified and recommendations given on how to mitigate risks associated with the use of indicators.

Results-based aid: potential and limits of an innovative modality in development cooperation

Klingebiel, Stephan / Heiner Janus (2014)
External Publications

Results-based Funding

Paris, 19. May 2014

Today development partners are under strong pressure to demonstrate the results achieved through development co-operation. Results-based funding is one major attempt to respond to this pressure by reshaping the delivery instruments and relationships between development partners. Results-based funding (such as results based aid, program…

The river basin as a new scale for water governance in transition countries? A comparative study of Mongolia and Ukraine

Dombrowsky, Ines / Nina Hagemann / Annabelle Houdret (2014)
External Publications

Reforming fossil-fuel subsidy regimes in the Middle East and North African countries

Vidican, Georgeta (2014)
External Publications

Fair enough? Equity is key to next year’s climate agreement

Bauer, Steffen / Pieter Pauw (2014)
The Current Column, 02. June 2014

2 June 2014. The next round of international climate negotiations taking place in Bonn this week may be one of the last opportunities to advance a meaningful ‘global deal’.

The insurability framework applied to agricultural microinsurance: what do we know, what can we learn?

Gehrke, Esther (2014)
External Publications

Results-Based Aid: Implementing COD Aid and other outcome-oriented approaches

Results-Based Aid: Implementing COD Aid and other outcome-oriented approaches Download Results-Based_Aid_Implementing_COD_Aid_and_other_outcome-oriented_approaches_Programme_ENG.pdf Results-Based_Aid_Implementing_COD_Aid_and_other_outcome-oriented_approaches_Summary_ENG.pdf Special Please find more information on our special-page: " Results-based Approaches in Development Cooperation "

New Policy Paper on Sustainable Development Goals 2015

New Policy Paper on Sustainable Development Goals 2015 Jump to: New Policy Paper on Sustainable Development Goals 2015 New Policy Paper on Sustainable Development Goals 2015 left to right: Peter Lemke (WBGU), Ministers Gerd Müller and Barbara Hendricks, Dirk Messner (DIE-Director und Co-Chair of WBGU), Sabine Schlacke (WBGU); Photo: WBGU Press release New Sustainable Development Goals 2015: Fight poverty – by protecting the environment! Berlin, 6 June 2014.…

The case for an EU-China investment treaty

Berger, Axel (2014)
The Current Column, 10. June 2014

While the European public debate focuses mainly on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) the European Union is also negotiating a host of other treaties.

Friends or foes? Interactions between Indonesia’s international investment agreements and national investment law

Knörich, Jan / Axel Berger (2014)
Studies 82

To avoid costly and far-reaching lawsuits brought by foreign investors host countries have to ensure conformity between international investment agreement and national investment law. This Study analyses Indonesia's experience in managing these complex interactions.

Impact investing: a promising niche solution?

Lindenberg, Nannette / Caroline Pöll (2014)
The Current Column, 16. June 2014

Two weeks after the International Labour Organization (ILO) warned against further social spending cutbacks in European countries in its World Social Protection Report 2014/2015 a group of politicians and experts from the fields of business, academia and finance is meeting in London to discuss ways of further developing the international market for social impact investments.

What can be expected from international frameworks to regulate large-scale land and water acquisitions in sub-Sahara Africa?

Brüntrup, Michael / Waltina Scheumann / Axel Berger / Lidija Christmann / Clara Brandi (2014)
External Publications

Transcultural understandings of legitimacy

Bonn, 01. July 2014

Why are institutions of global governance accused of lacking legitimacy? Is global governance a Western concept? Which role does transcultural dialogue play for creating common values and finding common solutions of global problems? A panel of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), organised…

TTIP: What are the implications for developing countries and rising powers?

Bonn, 17. July 2014

The planned Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has triggered controversial debates both domestically and abroad. Very few of these discussions move beyond the immediate EU-USA context, although what is expected to be the world’s biggest free trade agreement will have significant impact on global trade as a whole. Many…