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When one size does not fit all: environmental policy, social context, and social justice (Introduction)

Banerjee, Aparajita / Chelsea Schelly (2018)
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Environmental policy and the pursuit of sustainability

Schelly, Chelsea / Aprajita Banerjee (eds.) (2018)
Books

Towards transdisciplinarity: a water research programme in transition

Brouwer, Stijn / Chris Büscher / Laurens K. Hessels (2018)
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Ecosystem tipping points due to variable water availability and cascading effects on food security in Sub-Saharan Africa

Muli, Celestine / Nicolas Gerber Tekalign Gutu Sakketa / Alisher Mirzabaev (2018)
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Health risk in urbanizing regions: examining the nexus of infrastructure, hygiene and health in Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan

Subramanian, Saravanan / Min Jung Cho / Fotima Mukhitdinova (2018)
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What priorities does the new Global Commission on Adaptation need to set?

Horstmann, Britta (2018)
The Current Column, 19. October 2018

Just this month, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its latest report highlighting the dramatic impacts of the global temperature rising by 1.5 degrees Celsius. The scientists’ emphatic appeal shows that quick and comprehensive action is needed at all levels.

Comparing urban wastewater systems in India and Brazil: options for energy efficiency and wastewater reuse

Never, Babette / Katharina Stepping (2018)
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New Climate Leadership

San Francisco, 13. September 2018

Panel 1: 14h-15.30h New Global Leadership in the Climate Regime without the U.S. Federal Government The climate regime requires leadership in a variety of areas, from actors willing to enhance the scope of ambition on emissions mitigation to those willing to provide climate finance for mitigation and adaptation. Leadership is needed in…

The devil is in the detail: administrative and fiscal challenges in implementing River Basin Management in Mongolia

Dombrowsky, Ines / Jean Carlo Rodríguez de Francisco / Mirja Schoderer / Ariunaa Lkhagvadorj (2018)
Briefing Paper 17/2018

River basin organizations are supposed to foster a sustainable use of water resources. However, in developing countries they are often underfunded. This briefing paper identifies administrative and fiscal challenges towards effective river basin management in Mongolia and how they could be overcome.

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2018 Jump to: Dezember 2018 November 2018 Oktober 2018 September 2018 August 2018 Juli 2018 Juni 2018 Mai 2018 April 2018 März 2018 Februar 2018 Januar 2018 Dezember 2018 Making Climate Action More Transparent and Ambitious: Lessons Learned From the NDCs This event was grounded in the notion that current Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) lack sufficient ambition and clarity for achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. Moderated by Arunabha Ghosh, Council…

Sustainable development pathways

van Vuuren, Detlef / Elmar Kriegler / Keywan Riahi / Caroline Zimm / Felix Creutzig / Anne Goujon / Arnulf Grubler / Tomoko Hasegawa / David McCollum / Raya Muttarak / Simon Parkinson / Pauline Scheelbeek / Sam Sellers / Ana Paula Aguiar / Avit Bhowmik / (2018)
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Transformative Pathways to Implement the 2030 Agenda

New York, 17. July 2018

The World in 2050 (TWI2050) is global multi-year, multi-stakeholder, interdisciplinary research initiative designed to provide a science-based, integrative approach to address all 17 SDGs building on the synergies and multiple benefits while alleviating trade-offs across competing SDGs. TWI2050 is a partnership between some 20 science and…

Coordination: the key to governing the water-land-food nexus in Zambia?

Scheumann, Waltina / George Phiri (2018)
Discussion Paper 20/2018

The study analyses coordination issues. It argues that cross-sectoral coordination is not the only governance issue to be solved to harmonise land and water-intensive development plans. Key are land tenure changes and the water allocation regime vis-a-vis traditional governance institutions.

Six transformations to create the world we want

The World in 2050 (TWI2050) initiative has launched a new report, setting out six key transformations that will enable the world to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

DIE @HLPF 2018

New York, 09. July 2018

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) supports the review progress towards the SDGS at the high-level political forum on sustainable development with its research, policy advice, and events. 11-13 July HLPF Side Event: " Capacity-Building for the 2030 Agenda " 11 July Our researcher Anita…

Is the sectoral aid allocation within countries need-oriented?

Eger, Jens / Hannes Öhler / Alexandra Rudolph (2018)
Discussion Paper 17/2018

The paper focuses on an important dimension of donors' aid allocations that has largely been neglected in the empirical literature: the need orientation of donors when deciding on the sectoral composition of their recipient country portfolios.

River Basin Authorities (RBAs) and institutional interactions

Rodriguez de Francisco, Jean Carlo / Ines Dombrowsky / Ariunaa Lkhagvadorj (2018)
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The Mongolian legal framework for water policy

Rodriguez de Francisco, Jean Carlo / Ines Dombrowsky / Ariunaa Lkhagvadorj (2018)
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Social protection in the MENA countries: prospects for a new social contract?

Jawad, Rana / Markus Loewe (eds.) (2018)
Books

Introducing social protection in the Middle East and North Africa: prospects for a new social contract?

Markus Loewe, Rana Jawad (2018)
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