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GDI ranked one of the top Think Tanks

GDI ranked one of the top Think Tanks German Development Institute once again ranked one of the top Think Tanks Press Release of 1 February 2010 Once again, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is part of the Global “Go-To Think Tanks” ranking. The German Development Institute is one of the leading Think Tanks in the world and ranks among the top 10 “International Development Think Tanks”. Of 6305 institutions identified…

Post 2015: how to reconcile the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

Loewe, Markus (2012)
Briefing Paper 18/2012

South-South cooperation: new opportunities for development policy?

South-South cooperation: new opportunities for development policy? South-South cooperation: new opportunities for development policy? – Book presentation ‘Development Cooperation and Emerging Powers’ in New York Press Release of 28 June 2012 On 5 July 2012, the new publication ‘ Development Cooperation and Emerging Powers: new partners or old patterns? ’ by Sachin Chaturvedi, Elizabeth Sidiropoulus, and Thomas Fues will be presented at the UN Secretariat in New York.…

DIE ranked as one of the top Think Tanks

DIE ranked as one of the top Think Tanks German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) ranked as one of the top Think Tanks Press Release of 19 January 2009 For the first time, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is part of the Global “Go-To Think Tanks” rankings and trends report. The German Development Institute is one of the leading Think Tanks in the world and among the top 50…

New Chairs at WBGU

New Chairs at WBGU New Chairs at WBGU – Climate protection and development policy will be further linked The members of the German Advisory Council on Global Change ( Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen WBGU ) elected Hans Joachim Schellnhuber as the new Chair and Dirk Messner as new Vice Chair on 27 February 2009. Schellnhuber is director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and has been a member of WBGU…

Griefs for Jörg Meyer-Stamer

Griefs for Jörg Meyer-Stamer In Memoriam: the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) griefs for Jörg Meyer-Stamer On the eve of 1 May 2009 Jörg Meyer-Stamer, having reached the age of only 50, unexpectedly died of a grave illness. Jörg Meyer-Stamer worked at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) from 1988 to 1998. The institute’s staff members mourn the passing of a colleague whose…

Appeal to G8

Appeal to G8 Appeal to G8: We need an “International Panel on Systemic Risks in the Global Economy” Press Release, 8 July 2009 Today, an international team of researchers under the leadership of Dirk Messner , Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), published an appeal to the world leaders participating in the G8 summit in L'Aquila in the German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau : we need an “International Panel…

Peace Researchers publish Memorandum before the Federal election

Peace Researchers publish Memorandum before the Federal election Peace Researchers publish Memorandum before the Federal elections: “Prevention of violent conflicts: more visible – more effective – more efficient” Press Release of 11 August 2009 In 2005, the grand coalition declared its support of the Action Plan “Civilian Crisis Prevention, Conflict Resolution and Post-Conflict Peace building”. Prominent representatives of the German peace and conflict research…

Options for improving the communication of seasonal rainfall forecasts to smallholder farmers: the case of Kenya

Shah, Parita / Chinwe Ifejika Speranza / Romanus Opiyo / Joshua Ngaina (2012)
Briefing Paper 17/2012

WBGU publishes Special Climate Report

WBGU publishes Special Climate Report German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) publishes Special Climate Report Press Release of 1 September 2009 The German Advisory Council on Global Change ( Wissenschaftliche Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen - WBGU) has developed an innovative approach to solving the problem of climate change. A key component is an agreement between the community of states regarding a cap for the total amount of carbon…

Every day is Copenhagen

Every day is Copenhagen Every day is Copenhagen Press Release of 4 December 2009 A breakthrough in international climate policy is still possible, argue Claus Leggewie, Director of the Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen (KWI) and Dirk Messner , Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) at euozine.com . Hopes for an internationally binding climate agreement were rudely dampened at the most recent meeting of…

The need and scope for strengthening co-operation between regional financing arrangements and the IMF

Volz, Ulrich (2012)
Discussion Paper 15/2012

China’s impact on the global wind power industry

Lema, Rasmus / Axel Berger / Hubert Schmitz (2012)
Discussion Paper 16/2012

Modern Islam and the modern West

Bonn, 12. December 2012

On 12 December 2012, Abdolkarim Soroush , one of the best-known philosophers of the Islamic world, gave a public lecture at the German Development Institute/ Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) in Bonn. In his talk “Modern Islam and the modern West” Soroush discussed different worldviews and interpretations of modernity,…

Peace in the world: what can the EU really achieve?

Leininger, Julia / Solveig Richter (2012)
The Current Column, 10. December 2012

WBGU-Report "Great Transformation“ now online as E-Seminar

WBGU-Report "Great Transformation“ now online as E-Seminar WBGU-Report "Great Transformation“ now online as E-Seminar Press Release of 15 November 2012 The WBGU report "World in Transition – A Social Contract for Sustainability“ is now accessible online as an e-learning seminar ( http://wit.va-bne.de/ ) ( www.wbgu.de/en/trafoseminar ). Council members and invited speakers present the report and address the challenges of scientific policy advice. The E-Seminar…

Dirty, not sexy: soils are in need of attention

Bauer, Steffen (2012)

Efficiency of local service provision in Zambia’s health, education and road sectors: implications for decentralisation and the effectiveness of budget support

Leiderer, Stefan / Maximilian Geigenmüller / Anja Hornig / Kathrin Kästle / Christopher Smith / Franziska Tröger (2012)
Studies 71

This study forms part of the background work conducted for an evaluation of Budget Support in Zambia. It finds that inefficiencies in service delivery are caused by (i) a systemic lack of resources for core PFM activities and (ii) the concentration of control over resources and decision-making.

Cloud computing als Instrument für effiziente IT-Lösungen

Bräuninger, Michael / Justus Haucap / Katharina M.K. Stepping / Torben Stühmeier (2012)
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Private financing of adaptation to climate change in poor countries?

Pauw, Pieter / Imme Scholz (2012)
The Current Column, 26. November 2012