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Making sense of COP24

Bauer, Steffen / Gabriela Iacobuta (2018)
The Current Column, 17. December 2018

It is done! The COP24 finally delivered the rulebook that will guide the implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Where is the energy transition headed in 2015?

Ruchser, Matthias (2015)
The Current Column, 23. January 2015

What’s at stake for the ‘Energiewende’ in 2015? And for how long will the downward trend of crude-oil prices continue?

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.

Factory Asia – another mega-regional trade agreement?

Brandi, Clara / Dominique Bruhn / Max Büge (2014)
The Current Column, 19. May 2014

The ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) plan to promote a free trade agreement. What does that mean for the region and for world trade?

We Are in There Together with Germany: Observations by a Canadian

Gal-Or, Noemi (2014)
The Current Column, 21. February 2014

To a Canadian, a bold speech such as the one recently delivered by the German President Joachim Gauck would not be expected from Canada’s Governor.

Violence against Women: Translating Rhetoric into Action

Hampel-Milagrosa, Aimée (2009)

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…

Climate policy as a construction kit: the Cancún summit hints at a future institutional architecture

Zelli, Fariborz (2010)
The Current Column, 13. December 2010

Improving employment and social cohesion among refugee and host communities through TVET: evidence from an impact assessment in Ethiopia

Getachew, Abis / Lisa Höckel / Jana Kuhnt / Abdirahman A. Muhumad / Armin von Schiller (2023)
Policy Brief 26/2023

Based on an impact assessment, this policy brief gives insight into the effect of an inclusive technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programme implemented by the GIZ on employment and social cohesion outcomes among refugee and host participants in Ethiopia.

Lund Dialogue and Transfer Forum on Sustainable Public Procurement

Lund, 26. September 2018

Sustainable public procurement (SPP) represents a central policy tool of the United Nations' Agenda 2030 for implementing sustainable consumption and production patterns. However, despite the enormous potential leverage effect of public demand for a transformation towards sustainability, there is a lack of academic studies on SPP. Against…

The European Green Deal must turn global

Reiners, Wulf / Sven Grimm (2020)
The Current Column, 14. December 2020

One year ago, the European Union announced its intention to transform its economy towards sustainability. The European Green Deal is a strategy for Europe itself. Yet, to make it work, it will have to become global.

Governance for the integrated implementation of the 2030 Agenda

The 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change set ambitious Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), requires a deeper understanding of synergies and conflicts.

IDOS@COP27

Sharm El-Sheikh, 06. November 2022

At the Conference of the Parties to the 27th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), countries come together to take action towards achieving the world’s collective climate goals as agreed under the Paris Agreement and the Convention. Building on the outcomes and…

The three great stimulants: an analysis of the cocoa, coffee, and tea value chains in Africa

Aboushady, Nora / Chahir Zaki / Devesh Roy (2022)
External Publications

Wie bedingen sich Rechenschaftslegung und organisationales Lernen in der deutschen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit?

Esser, Daniel E. / Heiner Janus (2024)
Discussion Paper 7/2024

Das Papier analysiert die deutschen Entwicklungsorganisationen, GIZ und KfW Entwicklungsbank, in Hinblick auf den Zusammenhang zwischen Rechenschaftsplicht und organisationalem Lernen.

Africa beyond ‘South-South cooperation’: a frame with limited resonance

Haug, Sebastian / Cynthia M. Kamwengo (2023)
External Publications

Financing the United Nations: status quo, challenges and reform options

Baumann, Max-Otto / Haug, Sebastian (2024)
External Publications

A fundamental transformation of tax systems is needed in the wake of Covid-19

von Haldenwang, Christian / Sabine Laudage / Armin von Schiller (2020)
The Current Column, 29. June 2020

Tax systems will play a key role in absorbing the social and economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in developing countries.

Sustainable finance in Southeast Asia

Ariyapruchya, Swisa / Ulrich Volz (2022)
External Publications

Why we need more and better biodiversity aid

Richerzhagen, Carmen / Jean Carlo Rodríguez / Katharina Stepping (2016)
Briefing Paper 13/2016

Is biodiversity aid effective? Should there be more or less biodiversity aid available? What other actions should be taken, in parallel to biodiversity aid, in order to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity? These are some of the questions that this briefing paper answers for policy makers.