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The fragile road towards peace and democracy: insights on the effectiveness of international support to post-conflict Burundi

Mroß, Karina (2015)
Discussion Paper 3/2015

How can countries emerging from conflict be supported on their path towards peace and democracy? This paper analyses international support to post-conflict Burundi and sheds light upon key factors influencing its effectiveness.

Quo Vadis Europa? Entwicklungspolitische Herausforderungen unter dem Schirm einer neuen gemeinsamen Außenpolitik

Bonn, 04. March 2010

Am 4. März 2010 fanden die Bonner Impulse zum Thema „Quo Vadis Europa? Entwicklungspolitische Herausforderungen unter dem Schirm einer neuen gemeinsamen Außenpolitik“ statt. Europa hat sich nach acht Jahren mühsamer interner Diskussion auf neue Strukturen (mit dem Europäischen Außendienst), eine neue Kommission und eine neue Basis für…

Sustainability in the water-energy-food nexus

Anik Bhaduri / Claudia Ringler / Ines Dombrowsky / Rabi Mohtar / Waltina Scheumann (eds.) (2017)
Books

How are we getting ready? The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the EU and its Member States: analysis and action so far

Niestroy, Ingeborg (2016)
Discussion Paper 9/2016

How are the EU and its Member States getting ready for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, and which activities have been undertaken so far? This study examines existing ‘gap analyses’ and identifies key areas where challenges and opportunities arise for the EU in domestic and external policies.

What can be expected from international frameworks to regulate large-scale land and water acquisitions in sub-Sahara Africa?

Brüntrup, Michael / Waltina Scheumann / Axel Berger / Lidija Christmann / Clara Brandi (2014)
External Publications

Sustainability standards and certification: towards sustainable palm oil in Indonesia?

Brandi, Clara / Tobias Cabani / Christoph Hosang / Sonja Schirmbeck / Lotte Westermann / Hannah Wiese (2012)
Briefing Paper 9/2012

Afrikanische Entwicklungstrends: auch Subsahara-Afrika könnte die Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) erreichen

Loewe, Markus (2010)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 7/2010

Die Zukunft der UN-Nachhaltigkeits-Architektur: Erwartungen an den „Rio+20“-Gipfel

Bauer, Steffen / Silke Weinlich (2012)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 5/2012

Der Europäische Auswärtige Dienst und sein entwicklungspolitischer Auftrag

Bonn, 01. June 2011

Angesichts neuer geopolitischer Kräfteverhältnisse und damit abnehmenden Einflusses der EU auf globaler Ebene ist die Stärkung der Handlungsfähigkeit und Kohärenz der Europäischen Union im Bereich der auswärtigen Beziehungen eines der wesentlichen Ziele des EU-Vertrags von Lissabon. Künftig soll die EU mit einer Stimme sprechen, um eine…

Green industrial policy: managing transformation under uncertainty

Lütkenhorst, Wilfried / Tilman Altenburg / Anna Pegels / Georgeta Vidican (2014)
Discussion Paper 28/2014

This topical paper elaborates the concept of green industrial policy, framed as a normative approach of managing the green transformation under conditions of uncertainty and long time horizons. It provides illustrative policy examples seeking to stimulate learning from both success and failure.

Feminists’ perspectives as transformative levers in Ghana

Ohemeng, Fidelia N. A. / Deda Ogum / Deborah Tayo Akakpo / Dorcas Coker-Appiah (2025)
Discussion Paper 6/2025

Local feminist perspectives from Ghana highlight significant strides toward gender equality, showcasing advocacy, coalition-building, and collaboration as key strategies to drive gender-transformative policies and sustainable development.

Is privatization of resettlement land viable in Zimbabwe? Land tenure policy considerations

Mazwi, Freedom / George Mudimu (2024)
External Publications

IDOS at SB 62

Bonn, 16. June 2025

The 62nd sessions (SB 62) take place from June 16 to June 26, 2025, in Bonn, Germany. The mid-year climate conference aims to advance negotiations on critical issues such as adaptation, mitigation, climate finance, and transparency, setting the stage for the upcoming COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Key agenda items include finalizing indicators…

Split into North and South: a Sahel war in the offing

Leininger, Julia (2012)
The Current Column, 16. July 2012

The marginalised as the weakest link in pandemics

Broocks, Anne-Katrin / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2020)
The Current Column, 11. May 2020

How is the spread of the coronavirus related to marginalisation? An analysis of Guayaquil, the major Ecuadorian city bearing the brunt of Covid-19.

Holiday time is reading time: today the current column asks, “What may the President of the European Commission be reading?”

Grimm, Sven (2009)
The Current Column, 27. July 2009

Supporting Ukraine’s recovery: shrewd geopolitics in times of war

Bergmann, Julian (2024)
The Current Column, 10. June 2024

Development cooperation is the key instrument for recovery and hence also plays an important geopolitical role while making a major contribution to promoting Ukrainian society’s capacity for resistance and its resilience in times of war.

Europe should prepare to support long-term Palestinian state-building

Furness, Mark (2023)
The Current Column, 20. December 2023

Politically, the Gaza war has brought the scenarios for future Israel-Palestine relations into sharp focus.

Sustainable reconstruction needs civil society

Houdret, Annabelle (2023)
The Current Column, 22. September 2023

The task now is to sustain this impressive momentum through the period of emergency aid and reconstruction, to continue to focus on the ‘WE’.

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