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Financing global development: The role of local currency bond markets in Sub-Saharan Africa

Berensmann, Kathrin / Florence Dafe / Nannette Lindenberg / Ulrich Volz (2015)
Briefing Paper 11/2015

While in sub-Saharan Africa local currency bond markets have remained weakly developed, it is important to promote their development as they have significant potential to mobilise the long-term financial resources needed for achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Digitalisation Towards Sustainable Development

Stellenbosch & Cape Town, South Africa, 28. April 2024

The Promoting Research on Digitalisation in Emerging Powers and Europe Towards Sustainable Development (PRODIGEES) project, under the aegis of the Managing Global Governance (MGG) Network, hosted the MGG-PRODIGEES Policy Labs from 29 April to 3 May 2024 in Stellenbosch, South Africa in collaboration with Stellenbosch University. The…

Global Climate Action 2022: how have international initiatives delivered, and what more is possible

Kuramochi, Takeshi / Sander Chan / Sybrig Smit / Andrew Deneault / Natalie Pelekh (2022)
External Publications

Successfully "holding the line": the EU and the outcomes of COP28

Koch, Svea / Steffen Bauer (2023)
External Publications

At the previous “COP27” UN climate change conference, the EU took many by surprise with a gamble it appeared to have taken. Europe conceded to developing countries’ demands with regard to establishing a designated funding mechanism to deal with loss and damage resulting from climate change literally in an overnight turnaround. It had expected to yield returns with regard to mitigation ambition, yet, these did not materialize at COP27. Still, at COP28 the EU needed to be seen to walk the talk and deliver on loss and damage finance while return on investment remained uncertain until the very end of COP28. This blog critically appraises the EU's consistency in „holding the line“- a metaphor used by civil society organisations to refer to the need to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as stipulated in the Paris Agreement - and the EU’s role in securing the outcome of COP28. It also provides an outlook towards COP29 in Azerbaijan and argues why and how the EU will need to step up its game to brace itself for the next round of tough international climate negotiations.

Beyond climate neutrality

Bassen, Alexander / Jörg Drewes / Markus Fischer / Sabine Gabrysch / Anna-Katharina Hornidge / Karen Pittel / Hans-Otto Pörtner / Sabine Schlacke / Anke Weidenkaff (2021)
External Publications

Partner meeting of the BMZ African-German Leadership Academy

Online, 29. June 2021

The African German Leadership Academy aims to provide the leadership skills and knowledge needed to foster sustainable development in line with the development visions of Africa’s Agenda 2063 and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This innovative and primarily in-person dialogue and training programme brings together young…

Covid-19 Vaccination in Low Income Countries

Online, 08. July 2021

In a bid to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, various countries in the world have started to roll-out different types of Covid-19 vaccines to their respective populations. In several high income-countries, vaccines are rolled-out free of charge. However, in the case of low-income countries, economic limitations and weak health systems do…

Digital African-German Leadership Academy “Sustainable Development – Transdisciplinary peer learning between Africa and Europe”

Online, 26. April 2021

Between 26 April and 7 May 2021, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) offers a two weeks innovative digital training and dialogue programme for up to 25 young professionals from Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Togo and Tunisia, who work in the area of sustainable development…

Development and Climate Days 2018

Katowice, 08. December 2018

This year’s D&C days aimed to influence the ‘Ambition Mechanism’ processes under the UNFCCC – particularly the Talanoa Dialogue and Global Stocktake – and to inform climate action on all levels, looking ahead to 2020. Klimalog was (co-)organising the following sessions: 8 December 11.30h Can climate insurance address climate risks while…

Innovations for sustainability: pathways to an efficient and sufficient post-pandemic future

Nakicenovic, Nebojsa et al. (2020)
External Publications

The Way Forward

New York, 23. May 2018

The Network of Southern Think Tanks (NeST) and the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) accompanied and contributed to the global debate on development cooperation, through hosting a series of academic and political debates and joint publications . Bringing together researchers from different…

The G20 before the Hamburg Summit

Bonn, 20. June 2017

In July 2017, leaders of the G20 nations gathered in Hamburg, Germany, for their annual summit, discussing matters of international cooperation among the world’s most powerful economies. Since the summit fell during a period of heightened international turbulence, the outcome and ambition of the G20 process under Germany’s leadership were…

Paulina Wende

Paulina Wende is a Political Scientist and a former Researcher in the Research programme"Transformation of Economic and Social Systems"

Reform of the multilateral development banks: how FfD4 can support it

Walle, Yabibal (2025)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

The World Trade Organization before the 13th Ministerial Conference

Brandi, Clara / Zoryana Olekseyuk (2024)
The Current Column, 21. February 2024

Germany and the EU must do their part to strengthen the WTO. This should be driven forward by forging new coalitions with countries from the Global South. In addition, Germany and the EU should focus on providing substantial support for the implementation of WTO rules in poorer countries.

On the dilemma of flying for sustainability

Schwachula, Anna / Okka Lou Mathis / Daniele Malerba / Ramona Hägele (2019)
The Current Column, 27. September 2019

Mass mobilization of civil society is increasing global pressure to adopt more ambitious climate policies. A blessing for some people. But with the new consciousness, another debate comes into focus.

The future of multilateralism is at stake

Berger, Axel (2017)
The Current Column, 11. December 2017

This week sees the 164 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) meet in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for its eleventh Ministerial Conference. However, bubbling under the surface is a conflict that threatens to split the WTO and with it the multilateral trading system.

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.

Addis Ababa: Trying to square the circle, or – how to share responsibilities in an unequal world

Bracho, Gerardo / Christine Hackenesch / Silke Weinlich (2015)
The Current Column, 21. July 2015

20 July 2015. The UN Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa ended with a last-minute agreement. The Addis Conference was expected to lay the groundwork for the upcoming major events later in the year on the new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and on a universal climate agreement.

Together we are strong: The Paris Climate Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Brandi, Clara / Hannah Janetschek / Adis Dzebo (2017)
The Current Column, 06. November 2017

This year’s climate conference needs to show how seriously the Paris Climate Agreement is being taken by the global community, and it should also be used as an opportunity to achieve better dovetailing of climate protection and sustainable development.