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Post 2015: die Verhandlung der Sustainable Development Goals für eine ambitionierte globale Entwicklungsagenda nutzen!

Bauer, Steffen / Ines Dombrowsky / Imme Scholz (2014)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 12/2014

Der internationale Prozess zur Vereinbarung universeller Nachhaltigkeitsziele (SDGs) ist in die entscheidende Phase eingetreten. Dieses A&S reflekiert den von einer UN-Arbeitsgruppe (OWG) vorgelegten Entwurf und benennt Prioritäten für die bevorstehenden Verhandlungen in der UN-Generalversammlung.

Tax Expenditure Country Report: Brazil

de Renzio, Paolo / Manoel Pires / Natalia Rodrigues / Giosvaldo Teixeira Junior (2025)
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2011

2011 Jump to: Archive 2011 December November October September August July June May April March February January Archive 2011 Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. December Football and Politics in Africa: A Comment on The Rebel Attack on The Togolese National Team During Angola 2010 and Its Aftermath In his article DIE-researcher John Emeka Akude reviews the rebel attack on the Togolese national team during World Cup in Angola 2010 and its…

Promoting Democracy: What Role for the Emerging Powers?

Ottawa, 15. October 2013

1. Justification and Objectives The principal goal of the conference was to examine what role emerging powers, particularly emerging democracies such as Brazil, South Africa, Turkey, India or Indonesia can play in promoting democracy beyond their own borders. This topic is of particular relevance, for at least two reasons: First,…

No “Turkish Spring” – but an end to the “Turkish Model”?

Schönwälder, Gerd (2013)

Water-energy-food: do we need a nexus perspective? The Bonn Nexus Conference

Dombrowsky, Ines (2011)
The Current Column, 14. November 2011

Durban’s “African” climate summit: adaptation in Africa

Pauw, Pieter / Marcus Kaplan / Chinwe Ifejika Speranza (2011)
The Current Column, 12. December 2011

Climate impact auctions: increasing the effectiveness of global climate finance

Matthey, Max Alexander / Aidan Hollis / Joanes Atela / Clara Brandi / Sachin Chaturvedi / Georg Kobiela / Magdalene Silberberger (2024)
External Publications

Youth perspectives and engagement on sustainability

Grimm, Sven / Reon van der Merwe / Nitish Barole / Isaac Atchikiti / Esinam Attipoe / Olfa Chebaane / Mamadou Djigo / Tuhinsubhra Giri / Si Peng / Danai J Tembo (2024)
Policy Brief 33/2024

“The Youth” is an important group in the context of policy-making for sustainability. Including the next generation is an important bridge into the future. Which are their key topics and how (not) to involve the youth?

Green transitions in Africa–Europe relations: what role for the European Green Deal?

Hackenesch, Christine / Maximilian Högl / Gabriela Iacobuta / Hanne Knaepen / John Asafu-Adjaye (2021)
External Publications

Social contract and social cohesion: synergies and tensions between two related concepts

Loewe, Markus / Armin von Schiller / Tina Zintl / Julia Leininger (2024)
Policy Brief 3/2024

“Social cohesion” and the “social contract” are two interrelated concepts that help to understand the relationships between individuals, social groups and state institutions. Both enable governments and foreign actors to design policies for sustainable development, albeit in different contexts.

Building peace after war: the knowns and unknowns of external support to post-conflict societies

Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mroß / Jörn Grävingholt (2016)
Briefing Paper 11/2016

Most violent conflicts today are recurrences of previous wars, disclosing the significant challenge building sustainable peace poses. Analyzing research on post-conflict peace support, this briefing paper reports which types of external engagement are known to be effective and which ones are not.

Filling and Operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – A Way Out

Online, 04. May 2021

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has a concrete volume of 10.5 million m3, making it the largest dam —per volume— in Africa. The dam supposed to be a hydropower dam necessary for the Ethiopian economy. The filling and operation of this gigantic dam, which has a 74-billion-cubic-meter reservoir that can theoretically store as…

Addressing human mobility in national climate policy: insights from updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in South America

Serraglio, Diogo Andreola / Benjamin Schraven / Natalia Burgos Cuevas (2022)
Briefing Paper 4/2022

Given the urgent need to move forward from the recognition of the human mobility - climate change nexus to the establishment of effective measures to tackle the topic, the updating of NDCs entails an opportunity to incorporate strategies that can better address population movements in this context.

The art of knowing the ocean

Online, 28. September 2021

Oceans fulfil important functions for human livelihoods and wellbeing. They regulate the global climate, provide food and economic resources and offer places of recovery, inspiration and imagination. At the same time, ocean ecosystems and the people depending on them are increasingly threatened by economic exploitation and global warming.…

How sustainable is recycling? Reconciling the social, ecological, and economic dimensions in Argentina

Pegels, Anna / Stefanie Heyer / David Ohlig / Felix Kurz / Lena Laux / Prescott Morley (2020)
Discussion Paper 23/2020

How can recycling in developing countries be shaped to be socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable? Our research synthesizes the ideas and expectations of a diverse set of actors in the recycling sector of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Eine integrierte Perspektive auf die Wirksamkeit von Entwicklungszusammenarbeit

Janus, Heiner / Paul Marschall / Hannes Öhler (2020)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 11/2020

Diese Publikation schlägt einen integrativen Ansatz zur Bewertung der Wirksamkeit von Entwicklungszusammenarbeit jenseits von vier fragmentierten Communities vor. Dieser Ansatz kann Entwicklungsorganisationen und Forscher*innen unterstützen, ihre Beiträge besser auf die Agenda 2030 auszurichten.

Der Mühe wert: die Reform des Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) der Vereinten Nationen

Janus, Heiner / Silke Weinlich (2019)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 7/2019

Als Stimme der Vereinten Nationen für nachhaltige Entwicklung mit wichtigen Befugnissen zur Unterstützung der Umsetzung der Agenda 2030 muss die VN-Hauptabteilung für Wirtschaftliche und Soziale Angelegenheiten durch eine Reform besser aufgestellt werden.

Why writing a new constitution after conflict can contribute to peace

Fiedler, Charlotte (2019)
Briefing Paper 11/2019

Countries coming out of conflict often adopt new constitutions, but the question how this affects their chances of sustaining peace remains unanswered. This paper summarises new research showing that post-conflict constitution-making processes and especially longer ones can contribute to peace.

Human mobility in the context of climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa: trends and basic recommendations for development cooperation

Schraven, Benjamin / Stephen Adaawen / Christina Rademacher-Schulz / Nadine Segadlo (2019)
Briefing Paper 12/2019

Human (im-)mobility in the context of climate change is major challenge for the African continent. This paper identifies some key trends in "climate migration" in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on that, three basic policy recommendations are formulated.