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Are we facing a multilateral donor dilemma?

Reisen, Helmut (2014)
The Current Column, 06. October 2014

Following a decade and a half of convergence and poverty reduction in developing and emerging economies, proclamations abound that ‘We Can End Poverty’. At the same time, it is forecast that fewer countries will be eligible to receive grants or soft loans from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) and other multilateral finance institutions. Will the end of poverty result in a donor dilemma?

A new partnership between China and Germany in support of international development

Klingebiel, Stephan / Li Xiaoyun (2014)
The Current Column, 09. October 2014

The planned bilateral governmental consultations between China and Germany on 10 October will provide Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Gerd Müller, with an important opportunity to start a new phase of engagement. We argue that this event can be used to design a new development partnership.

Germany’s Energiewende – transformation of the energy system

, 10. October 2014

Programme Session 1: Green and Inclusive Energy Systems Georgeta Vidican , Department “Sustainable Economic and Social Development”, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Session 2: The Great Transformation Dirk Messner , Director, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für…

Annual Report 2013-2014: 50 years of building bridges between research and practice

Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (ed.) (2014)
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The EU can contribute more than aid to the global development agenda

Klingebiel, Stephan / Mark Furness / Heiner Janus / Mario Negre (2014)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

Beyond aid: a conceptual perspective on the transformation of development cooperation

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

Unser gemeinsames Interesse

Berlin, 13. November 2014

Am 1. November 2014 hat das neue europäische Führungsteam um Kommissionspräsident Juncker seine Arbeit aufgenommen. Keines der derzeitigen Kernprobleme der EU lässt sich ohne einen Ausbau globaler Initiativen Europas lösen. Europa muss noch mehr globale Gestaltungsmacht werden. Die neue Kommission wird sich mit Tatkraft den drängenden…

Tackling Energy Behaviours: Insights from Developing Country Firms and Households

Bonn, 25. November 2014

The Workshop “Tackling Energy Behaviours: Insights from Developing Country Firms and Households” was hosted by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) in Bonn on 25 November 2014. It brought together researchers and practitioners in the fields of behavioural economics and energy efficiency,…

Tropical Forests and Green Growth

Lima, Peru, 02. December 2014

This event brought together national decision-makers and global leaders in environmental policy to discuss the role of tropical forests within a Green Economy. How can countries solve tensions between national needs for growth and international commitments to reduce deforestation? How can differing domestic interests with regard to forest…

Charter for the Future – Impulses for Sustainability Policy in Germany

Scholz, Imme (2014)
The Current Column, 02. December 2014

In the year 2015, there will be two political processes that are fundamental with regard to sustainability policy in Germany: The further development of the German Strategy for Sustainable Development (SNE) and the adoption of the post-2015 Agenda by the United Nations (UN).The Charter for the Future – presented last week by the German Development Minister, Gerd Müller – is an important element in these processes.

REDD and Beyond

Lima, 04. December 2014

REDD+, PES and private forest finance gained importance in Latin America over the last years. But how effective are these various instruments with regard to forest protection? How socially inclusive are they with respect to indigenous communities and other vulnerable forest users? And how fair are the proposed benefit-sharing mechanisms?…

Assessing and Reviewing Contributions under a 2015 Agreement

Brussels, 06. December 2014

This Side Event focused on the organisation and assessment of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) before Paris. Speakers further reflected on the organisation of review processes under a 2015 agreement in order to enhance ambition. Moderation: Pieter Pauw , German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für…

Methodological issues in multidimensional poverty measurement

Bonn, 11. December 2014

On 11 December 2014 the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) conducted this workshop to discuss methodological issues of multidimensional poverty measurement. Poverty has long been considered a multidimensional phenomenon in the international development debate. But it has taken until rather…

The UN and a new set of goals: Fit-for-Purpose?

Bonn, 12. December 2014

While the United Nations (UN) are central to the process of determining the new set of goals that will follow the Millennium Development Goals in 2015, there has been little introspection on its own organisational capacity to help countries to meet them. Which role should it play in the implementation of the new agenda? How does the…

Mind the (energy efficiency) gap!

Figueroa, Aurelia (2014)
The Current Column, 15. December 2014

Behavioural barriers to energy efficiency uptake have been demonstrated to impede uptake in OECD Member countries. New research points to the relevance of this topic in a global setting.

East Africa’s highway to oil

Kappel, Robert / Babette Never (2015)
The Current Column, 23. January 2015

A wave of oil and gas euphoria is sweeping Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. In February 2015, the Ugandan Government will decide who will build the country's only refinery.

The EU and its partners on development: how strategic on the ground?

Castillejo, Clare / Christine Hackenesch (2014)
External Publications

The EU and its partners on development: how strategic on the ground?

Castillejo, Clare / Christine Hackenesch (2014)
External Publications

Aid was yesterday, what comes next?

Janus, Heiner / Stephan Klingebiel / Sebastian Paulo (2015)
The Current Column, 16. February 2015

On 2 February 2015 the House of Commons of the British Parliament released a report on what ‘beyond aid’ means for the future of British development cooperation.

Energy - the seventh Sustainable Development Goal

Ruchser, Matthias (2015)
The Current Column, 09. March 2015

The seventh Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 7) focuses on energy. But just what is affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy? The proposed SDG provides no answers or definitions in this regard. And what does Germany need to do to achieve SDG 7? Is the German ‘Energiewende’ enough?