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So wahr ich lebe

Bonn, 09. December 2013

DIE präsentiert den Film "So wahr ich lebe!" Das Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) lud in das LVR-Landesmuseum in Bonn zur Präsentation des Films "So wahr ich lebe!" von Sönke C. Weiss ein. Die Dokumentation zeigt die sozialen Herausforderungen von ehemaligen Kindersoldaten aus Nord-Uganda. Wolfgang Niedecken, Sänger der…

Enhancing international technology cooperation for climate change mitigation: lessons from an electromobility case study

Bhasin, Shikha (2014)
Discussion Paper 26/2014

As international negotiations face a deadlock of ambition to curb climate change, this paper addresses the scope of bilateral and multilateral technology cooperation in aiding climate change mitigation through a case-study on electromobility as an emerging low-carbon technology sector.

Launch of the Social Cohesion Seminar Series

Online, 28. September 2021

This is the first event of the Social Cohesion Online Event Series, organized by the Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice Team at the World Bank and the Social Cohesion Team at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). The purpose of this seminar series is bringing together leading…

Chapter 1: Introduction to "The Adaptation Gap Report: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Nairobi

Bee, Skylar / Aaron Atteridge / Pieter Pauw / Pieter Terpstra / Paul Watkiss (2016)
External Publications

Green technology cooperation with emerging economies

Bonn, 27. September 2011

This workshop explored to what extent green technology cooperation with emerging economies can achieve a “triple-win” – accelerating climate change mitigation; creating jobs and capabilities in partner countries; and strengthening the competitiveness of the German economy – and where policy trade-offs exist. On that basis, conclusions for…

European Think-Tanks Group

European Think-Tanks Group European Think-Tanks Group publishes Policy Brief on the European External Action Service Press Release of 2 June 2010 Earlier this year, four of Europe’s leading think-tanks – German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (FRIDE) and the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) –…

MGG Alumni Conference Indonesia 2018

Jakarta, 26. November 2018

Addressing global challenges by joint knowledge production is at the core of the dialogue, research and training programme Managing Global Governance (MGG). The programme is implemented by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) with partners from the emerging economies Brazil, China, India,…

Tolerance and Cooperation in Primate Society

Duisburg, 12. November 2013

Can monkeys be said to cooperate? And what does observation of them teach us about human social behaviour? Delivering the 7th Käte Hamburger Lecture, Professor Julia Fischer, Head of the Cognitive Ethology Laboratory at the German Primate Centre (DPZ) in Göttingen, outlined her current fieldwork. Citing some fascinating examples, she…

Maria Elisabeth Gronen

Maria Elisabeth Gronen is a Social Scientist and former Researcher in the research programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems"

Introduction to the handbook on social protection systems

Loewe, Markus / Esther Schüring (2021)
External Publications

How can the cities of the Global South grow green?

Pegels, Anna / Alexander Kleibrink (2023)
External Publications

Nigeria’s economic powerhouse Lagos has doubled its population over the last two decades to 24 million. It could reach between 85 and 100 million inhabitants by 2100. As the cities of the Global South expand, can they grow green?

Where tradition meets public sector innovation: a Rwandan case study for results-based approaches

Klingebiel, Stephan / Victoria Gonsior / Franziska Jakobs / Miriam Nikitka (2019)
External Publications

MGG in a nutshell

MGG in a nutshell Jump to: MGG in a nutshell MGG in a nutshell Partner countries Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, Germany and Europe Partner organisations Government bodies, think tanks, research institutions, civil society and private sector organisations Objectives Creating knowledge and partnerships at eye level, in order to jointly contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda Target groups Current / established and future leaders…

Food security in Africa: how can food crises be avoided in the long term?

Brüntrup / Michael (2022)
External Publications

The world is heading for a famine of unimaginable dimensions – not least because of the war in Ukraine. Africa continues to be the problem child when it comes to food security worldwide. One of the most important responses to the current challenges hails from the continent itself: The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP). It is not yet well implemented, but it is the best the continent has to offer at the trans-national level, and it is ambitious. Now Africa has to deliver, and we should support it!

EIA and Hydropower

Bad Honnef, 29. September 2014

Programme Moderation: Karen Meijer , German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Bonn EIA in China: Improving governance for regime legitimacy Oliver Hensengerth , Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK EIA in India: Standing at the cross-roads Nirmalya Choudhury , Tata Institute of Social Sciences,…

Poverty and Shared Prosperity

Bonn, 22. June 2015

Fighting poverty is one of the most important tasks of the international development agenda and will logically take a central role in the post-2015 agenda . In the past, major progress has been achieved in poverty reduction. However, many of those who emerged from poverty in recent years remain vulnerable to shocks and slowdowns in…

Governance of natural resources with a focus on land - European Report on Development 2012 consultation

Maastricht, 18. May 2011

This consultation event looked into the governance of natural resources. More specifically, it spothlighted the area of investments in land for production and growth and issues arising from the access, management and conservation of land. In addition, both issues were analysed in the third part of the programme in relation to the…

Why social protection is crucial in the corona crisis

Strupat, Christoph / Francesco Burchi / Daniele Malerba (2020)
The Current Column, 26. March 2020

The Spanish flu was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, claiming up to 50 million lives worldwide between 1918 and 1919. It has many parallels with the current coronavirus and the international community would do well to learn from such past pandemics.

Countering information pollution to protect democracy

Sinanoglu, Semuhi / Anita Breuer (2024)
Policy Brief 29/2024

This policy brief discusses international efforts to counter information pollution. It critically discusses available tools against information pollution, and argues for holistic, long-term strategies that engage businesses as stakeholders to build societal resilience against information pollution.

Lukas Frucht

Lukas Frucht is Geographer and former Researcher of the Research Programme "Transformation of political (dis-)order: Institutions, values & peace".