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Nature cannot save us if we do not stop harming it

Rodríguez de Francisco, Jean Carlo / Ina Lehmann (2020)
The Current Column, 18. May 2020

May 22 is the International Day for Biological Diversity. Since biodiversity loss has major negative repercussions for the satisfaction of human needs, its motto for this year is “Our solutions are in nature”.

Assessing trends in multidimensional poverty during the MDGs

Burchi, Francesco / Daniele Malerba / Claudio E. Montenegro / Nicole Rippin (2020)
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Tackling the pandemic without doing away with democracy

Leininger, Julia (2020)
The Current Column, 27. April 2020

The pandemic has made autocratisation trends more visible. Protecting and promoting democracy is thus the order of the day in an international cooperation context.

Coronavirus as an opportunity for international cooperation

Marschall, Paul / Wulf Reiners (2020)
The Current Column, 23. March 2020

The novel coronavirus is keeping the world in suspense. The measures taken by numerous states are having a massive impact.

Digitalisation and its impact on SME finance in Sub-Saharan Africa: reviewing the hype and actual developments

Disse, Sabrina / Christoph Sommer (2020)
Discussion Paper 4/2020

Digitalisation is often seen as game changer in finance. This paper reviews and discusses the opportunities and challenges of digitalisation and tech-enabled alternative financing instruments for SMEs. It contrasts the hype around digital finance with actual market developments and trends in Africa.

The implications of the UN’s ruling on 'climate refugees'

Aleksandrova, Mariya / Benjamin Schraven / Diogo Serraglio (2020)
The Current Column, 24. February 2020

Although it is not legally binding, the UN Human Rights Committee ruling is the first to address someone’s attempt to be granted refugee status due to the impacts of climate change.

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2020 Jump to: Dezember 2020 November 2020 Oktober 2020 September 2020 August 2020 Juli 2020 Juni 2020 Mai 2020 April 2020 März 2020 Februar 2020 Januar 2020 Dezember 2020 Eine Frau für die Transformation Porträt: Anna-Katharina Hornidge ist seit Oktober 2020 Mitglied im Wissenschaftlichen Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen (WBGU), seit März 2020 Direktorin des Deutschen Instituts für Entwicklungspolitik sowie Professorin für Globale Nachhaltige…

Do environmental provisions in trade agreements make exports from developing countries greener?

Brandi, Clara / Jakob Schwab / Axel Berger / Jean-Frédéric Morin (2020)
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China’s growing engagement with the UNDS as an emerging nation: changing rationales, funding preferences and future trends

Ruipeng, Mao (2020)
Discussion Paper 2/2020

China is upgrading its foreign policy by activily participating in global goverance. Its funding to the UN development system has risen rapidly since 2008 and even accelerated in 2013. This paper focuses on China’s engagement with the UNDS, specifically Chinese funding and allocation decisions.

Africa’s employment perspectives towards 2040

Bonn, 17. February 2020

Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the only world region where the number of poor people is still rising. The vast majority of the workforce is employed informally, often under precarious conditions. While many Asian countries have shown that such conditions can be overcome, it is unclear what could drive such structural transformation in SSA.…

Tropical marine sciences: knowledge production in a web of path dependencies

Partelow, Stefan / Anna-Katharina Hornidge / Paula Senff / Moritz Stäbler / Achim Schlüter (2020)
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Anna-Katharina Hornidge appointed Director of DIE

Professor Anna-Katharina Hornidge has accepted the Professorship of Global Sustainable Development at the University of Bonn and has been appointed Director of DIE.

Crncic, Zeljko

Researcher, Research Programme "Inter- and transnational cooperation".

Multilateralism without future - or the future of multilateralism?

Grimm, Sven / Silke Weinlich (2020)
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DIE voted into global Top 3 of International Development Think Tanks

Press release: DIE was voted into a prime position in the category Top International Development Think Tanks.

Connecting the Dots: Digitalization, Finance & Sustainable Development

Berlin, 27. January 2020

In order to reach the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is critical to mobilize private finance at greater speed and scale. Financial innovations, new technologies and digitalization have the potential to contribute significantly to this task. Against this backdrop, the United Nation’s Secretary-General has appointed the Task Force…

The EU’s negotiation of narratives and policies on African migration 1999-2019

Schöfberger, Irene (2019)
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The evolution of the EU's development policy: turning full circle

Bergmann, Julian / Sarah Delputte / Niels Keijzer / Joren Verschaeve (2019)
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