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Reforming the hand that feeds you? Managing capacity development support in Cambodia and Malawi

Keijzer, Niels (2014)
Discussion Paper 20/2014

This paper analyses the policies and priorities of the governments of Cambodia and Malawi with respect to capacity development support (CDS) and investigates both the scope and available means to strengthen the effectiveness of this area of support.

Zur Zukunft des ODA-Konzepts: die politischen Aspekte einer scheinbar technischen Diskussion

Klingebiel, Stephan (2014)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 8/2014

Ende 2014 besteht die Möglichkeit, dass sich die Entwicklungsminister der OECD auf eine neue Definition von öffentlicher Entwicklungszusammenarbeit verständigen. Die Diskussionen sind ein interessantes Speigelbild aller laufenden entwicklungspolitischen Grundsatzdebatten.

Second step taken towards sustainable development goals

Scholz, Imme (2014)
The Current Column, 21. July 2014

On 19 July 2014 the United Nations published a set of 17 goals for global sustainable development that all UN member states should pursue after 2015 – both in their own national territory and in the form of international co-operation.

IWRM in a country under rapid transition: lessons learnt from the Kharaa River Basin, Mongolia

Karthe, Daniel / Sonja Heldt / Annabelle Houdret / Dietrich Borchardt (2015)
External Publications

TTIP: What are the implications for developing countries and rising powers?

Bonn, 17. July 2014

The planned Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has triggered controversial debates both domestically and abroad. Very few of these discussions move beyond the immediate EU-USA context, although what is expected to be the world’s biggest free trade agreement will have significant impact on global trade as a whole. Many…

GGS Course 2014

GGS Course 2014 MGG 2014 Teilnehmende des 12. Kurses (Juli - Dezember 2014) Alas Rossi, Paulo Ministry of Cities Brasilien Bunyad, Shaista Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development Pakistan Dr. CAO Jiahan Shanghai Institutes for International Studies China Coutinho Pimentel Tatagiba, Fernando Ministry of Environment Brasilien Garg, Kavita Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Indien Gupta, Ashok Ministry of Water Resources Indien Hebling Dutra,…

Managing diversity: what does it mean? An analysis of different approaches and strategies

Pietschmann, Elena (2014)
Discussion Paper 19/2014

An increasingly complex landscape makes it urgent to find ways for recipients to manage diversity of aid actors. However, it remains unclear what "managing diversity" actually means and how this vague idea should be put into practice. This paper explores potential approaches and strategies.

The frayed state

Christian von Haldenwang (2014)
The Current Column, 11. July 2014

The debate regarding the post-2015 agenda, i.e. the goals of global development after 2015, places obligations on states including the states of the northern hemisphere.

Leaving no-one behind

Bonn, 11. July 2014

Kevin Watkins , the Executive Director of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), gave a lecture about “Leaving no-one behind – an equity ‘stepping stone’ approach to the post-2015 agenda”. Governments around the world are negotiating development goals for the post-2015 world. Equity has emerged as a central theme. There is a growing…

Uganda: electricity or tourism?

Never, Babette (2014)
The Current Column, 08. July 2014

In Uganda, the decision on the size of a planned hydropower plant would breach a 2007 agreement to conserve this stretch of the river.

Knowledge for Development

Bonn, 08. July 2014

For nearly two decades now we have seen increasing consideration of knowledge and learning being at the core of development. However, the chances offered by this new development are not being optimally exploited. Knowledge managers, information managers, facilitators, knowledge brokers, etc. are still more occupied with justifying their…

A strong norm for democratic governance in Africa

Leininger, Julia (2014)
External Publications

Beyond aid: new ways forward?

Janus, Heiner / Stephan Klingebiel / Sebastian Paulo (2014)
External Publications

Millennium Plus or Sustainable Development Goals: how to combine human development objectives with targets for Global Public Goods?

Loewe, Markus (2014)
External Publications

Climate protection in agriculture: a risk for smallholders?

Kaplan, Marcus / Anika Schroeder / Eike Zaumseil (2014)
External Publications

Learning through collaboration: knowledge sharing and development in climate change adaptation research between European and developing countries

Swart, Rob / Johann Alberth / Birgit Kuna / Marianne Lillieskold / Marketa Hanzlickova / Britta Horstmann / Anna Rovisco (2014)
External Publications

Science-practice interactions for effective climate change adaptation: identifying new approaches for collaboration between Europe and low-income countries

Horstmann, Britta / Birgit Kuna / Marianne Lillieskold / Pieter Pauw / Rob Swart (2014)
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Knowledge for development: a literature review and an evolving research agenda

Akude, John Emeka (2014)
Discussion Paper 18/2014

The paper reviews prevalent literature and major ideas in the relatively new field of knowledge management for development and concludes that the macro dimension of the subject matter has not been adequately treated. It then complements this lack by developing a more balanced research programme.

MGG 12 started

Bonn, 03. July 2014

Managing Global Governance is on its 12th session with a new group of young enthusiastic professionals joining us from seven emerging countries- Brazil, Pakistan, China, India, Mexico, South Africa and Indonesia. The participants from important government institutions, research organizations and think tanks come together for almost six…

Transcultural understandings of legitimacy

Bonn, 01. July 2014

Why are institutions of global governance accused of lacking legitimacy? Is global governance a Western concept? Which role does transcultural dialogue play for creating common values and finding common solutions of global problems? A panel of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), organised…