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Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) in Peru: a challenge to social inclusion and multi-level governance

Zelli, Fariborz / Daniela Erler / Sina Frank / Jonas Hein / Hannes Hotz / Anna-Maria Santa Cruz Melgarejo (2014)
Studies 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 clear legal and institutional framework that encompasses push and pull factors of deforestation.

United Nations Post-2015 Agenda for global development: perspectives from China and Europe

Fues, Thomas / Jiang Ye (eds.) (2014)
Studies 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 German Development Institute reflect differences, but also surprising convergence of perspectives.

The UN Climate Summit 2014 in New York - The evolution continues

Messner, Dirk (2014)
The Current Column, 25. September 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 to improve the chances of success for a world climate treaty next year in Paris under the aegis of the United Nations Frame-work Convention on Climate Change. Was the summit a success?

Ebola: more than a health challenge!

Julia Leininger (2014)
The Current Column, 24. September 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. This also applies to Germany.

Enhancing international technology cooperation for climate change mitigation: lessons from an electromobility case study

Bhasin, Shikha (2014)
Discussion Paper 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 mitigation through a case-study on electromobility as an emerging low-carbon technology sector.

The post-2015 agenda – keep your eye on the global economy!

Berensmann, Kathrin / Clara Brandi / Matthias Schöneberger (2014)
The Current Column, 22. September 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.

Szenarien für verstärkte EU-Geberkoordinierung: wie viel Koordinierung ist sinnvoll?

Klingebiel, Stephan / Pedro Morazán / Mario Negre (2014)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 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 entwickelt. Die größten Herausforderungen sind allerdings nicht technischer Art, sondern politischer Natur.

Climate Protection as a World Citizen Movement

Climate Protection as a World Citizen Movement Climate Protection as a World Citizen Movement Copyright WBGU Press Release of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) of 17 September 2014 Climate policy is getting nowhere, while climate change continues unchecked. Yet in the midst of this crisis of humankind there is new hope. It has to do with strong movements towards sustainability that have recently been forming everywhere in civil society: social…

Inclusive and sustainable industrial policy in developing countries

Bonn, 15. September 2014

In order to catch up with more advanced countries, low- and lower-middle income countries need to diversify their economies and accelerate structural change. In view of multiple market failures and huge capability gaps between local companies and their foreign competitors, few experts question the need for industrial policies. But two…

The UN post-2015 agenda: How Europe and China can take the lead

Fues, Thomas / Jiang Ye (2014)
The Current Column, 12. September 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 pro-active stance at the United Nations.

Reconciling EU interests and values

Brussels, 10. September 2014

As the process of appointing a new EU leadership team gets underway, now is the time for new and sustained initiatives on longer-term challenges which will shape both European and global welfare in the years to come. In a rapidly changing and interdependent world, Europe’s new leaders need to adopt a global perspective in European…

50 Jahre DIE

Bonn, 04. September 2014

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) celebrated its 50th anniversary from 4-5 September 2014 in Bonn. In the presence of 300 guests, the Parliamentary State Secretary Hans-Joachim Fuchtel from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development concluded that the significance of the…

Post 2015: enter the UN General Assembly: harnessing Sustainable Development Goals for an ambitious global development agenda

Bauer, Steffen / Ines Dombrowsky / Imme Scholz (2014)
Briefing Paper 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 Working Group and identifies priorities for the forthcoming negotiations of the UN General Assembly.

Over 60 years of German development policy: no sign of retiring yet

Guido Ashoff (2014)
The Current Column, 03. September 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.

Conflicting objectives in democracy promotion: avoiding blueprint traps and incomplete democratic transitions

Leininger, Julia / Sebastian Ziaja (2014)
Briefing Paper 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 that builds institutions while encouraging mobilization is more viable than sequencing.

The EU should look outwards or risk further instability – War leading European Think Tanks

The EU should look outwards or risk further instability – War leading European Think Tanks The EU should look outwards or risk further instability – Warn leading European Think Tanks Press Release of 1 September 2014 On the first day the European Parliament resumes, the European Think Tanks Group ( ETTG ) is calling for a drastic move away from the current mandate of the European Commission to one that connects Europe’s problems with those of the world backed by…

Small islands, grand challenges?

Bauer, Steffen / Benjamin Schraven (2014)
The Current Column, 01. September 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 responsibly with the prospect that these countries will become virtually uninhabitable remains one of the great unresolved questions of international climate policy and international law.

“Beyond Aid” and the future of development cooperation

Bonn, 01. September 2014

Development cooperation is under pressure to change. The traditional aid model – a resource transfer from North to South – is outdated. There are only 36 low-income countries left in the world. Two-thirds of the poorest people live in middle-income countries. Eradicating poverty has become more complex. Aid is no longer used to only…

A global economy that works for the good of all: responsible trade and financial policy coordination

Furness, Mark / Jodie Keane (2014)
The Current Column, 22. August 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.

Global value chains and deep preferential trade agreements: promoting trade at the cost of domestic policy autonomy?

Bruhn, Dominique (2014)
Discussion Paper 23/2014

Deep preferential trade agreements contribute to global value chain trade by eliminating trade barriers and providing an economic governance framework regulating behind-the-border policies. While they are an important commitment device for a reliable business environment, they also tend to restrict policy autonomy.