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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.

Energy systems, IPCC Fifth Assessment Report of WGIII: mitigation of climate change

Bruckner, Thomas / Igor Alexeyevich Bashmakov / Yacob Mulugetta, with contributions from Ariel Macaspac Hernandez et al. (2014)
External Publications

2014 Global Go To Think Tank Ranking

2014 Global Go To Think Tank Ranking 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Ranking: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) among the leading Think Tanks worldwide Press Release of 22 January 2015 The new 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Ranking was introduced in New York, Washington D.C. and Berlin. In the category Top International Development Think Tanks the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)…

50 years

In 2014, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) celebrates its 50th anniversary. This special bundles information, historical backgrounds and opinions around five decades of DIE and represents a synopsis of the anniversary events with pictures and videos.

Finanzierung der SDGs

Berlin, 05. October 2015

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have beeen adopted in New York at the end of September 2015, but implementing them requires finance – some USD 3.9 trillion in annual investment, according to United Nations estimates. However, the current level of public and private investment in the relevant areas stands at just around USD 1.4…

Financing Sustainable Development

Berlin, 09. November 2015

Governments all over the world are devising green growth strategies , aiming to reconcile economic growth with low carbon emissions as well as trying to limit other forms of environmental degradation such as soil, water, and air pollution. What is needed is no less than a “green transformation” to put green growth at the heart of…

2015 Global Go To Think Tank Ranking

2015 Global Go To Think Tank Ranking 2015 Global Go To Think Tank Ranking: DIE strengthens its position among international policy shapers Press release, 28 January 2016 Bonn, 28 January 2016. On 27 and 28 January 2016 the annual Global Go To Think Tank Index Report compiled by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program of the University of Pennsylvania was introduced at several launch events worldwide, e.g. in Washington D.C., Berlin and Kuala Lumpur. As in…

South-South Cooperation: Global force, uncertain identity

Fues, Thomas (2016)
The Current Column, 11. April 2016

Rising powers in the South, are now ready to play a pro-active part in collective action on the Sustainable Development Goals, the Financing for Development Addis Agenda and the Paris Agreement on climate change.

Policy Dialogue

Policy Dialogue Jump to: Policy Dialogue Events Documents Policy Dialogue Policy dialogue within the MGG Network takes place in the form of focused consultations regarding strategic and political processes internationally. Partners meet in Germany or the MGG partner countries to discuss topics such as the international aid structure, sustainable transformation and the role of the G20 in global governance. T20 is a broad-based network of think-tanks which provides…

Private investments in climate change adaptation

Nairobi, 05. December 2016

This workshop discussed the mobilisation of private investments in climate change adaptation. In the 2015 Paris Agreement, developed countries reaffirmed their commitment from the 2009 Copenhagen Accord to mobilise USD 100 billion annually by 2020 to support climate-change mitigation and adaptation in developing countries. A substantial…

DIE ranked among the world’s best Development Think Tanks

DIE ranked among the world’s best Development Think Tanks DIE ranked among the world’s best Development Think Tanks Press release, 26 January 2017 Philadelphia / Bonn . The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) was named among the best research institutions and policy-advisers in the world. This is according to the annual Global Go To Think Tank Index Report by the University of Pennsylvania. Among the category Top…

Key policy options for the G20

Berlin, 05. February 2017

As the premier forum for international economic cooperation, the G20 is uniquely positioned to examine the various global trade and investment policy issues in broader social and political context. In 2016, G20 leaders have made a significant progress in both creating a new working scheme of TIWG, but also delivering trade growth strategy…

Annual Report 2015-2016: Building bridges between research and practice

German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (ed.) (2016)
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Implementation of the 2030 Agenda by G20 members: how to address the transformative and integrated character of the SDGs by individual and collective action

Chen, Dongxiao / Imme Scholz / Paulo Esteves (2017)
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2017

2017 Jump to: Juli 2018 Juni 2018 Mai 2018 April 2018 März 2018 Februar 2018 Januar 2018 Dezember 2017 November 2017 Oktober 2017 September 2017 August 2017 Juli 2017 Juni 2017 Mai 2017 April 2017 März 2017 Februar 2017 Januar 2017 Juli 2018 Transatlantischer Handel in turbulenten Zeiten "Wenn man die Eskalationsspirale weiter dreht, verliert jeder", sagt Handelsexperte Axel Berger vom Deutschen Institut für Entwicklungspolitik zu den aktuellen Reaktionen der EU auf…

Taking stock of 2030 Agenda: are we making progress with integrated implementation?

Janetschek, Hannah / Imme Scholz (2017)
The Current Column, 24. July 2017

How should the thematic reviews of the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) be designed so that they take account of the integrated nature of the 2030 Agenda.

OECD Development Co-operation Report 2017

Bonn, 14. December 2017

The 2017 volume of the Development Co-operation Report , the OECD's annual flagship report on development policy, focuses on Data for Development. The data revolution is transforming the ways in which our economies and societies function and evolve. Data for development provides both a means and an end to realising the aims of the 2030…

DIE retains its place among the world’s best Development Think Tanks

German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) was voted one of the best research institutions and policy-advisers on development policy in the world. This is according to the annual Global Go To Think Tank Index Report by the University of Pennsylvania, which was released today. Its sixth place in the category Top International Development Think Tanks puts the DIE in the same league as international benchmarks such as the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the British Chatham House and the American Brookings Institution.

From gender parity to gender equality: changing women’s lived realities

Manlosa, Aisa / Denise Margaret Matias (2018)
The Current Column, 05. March 2018

This year’s International Women’s Day advocates for a “gender parity mindset.” But what is gender parity? What role does it play in promoting gender equality?

Macroeconomic Developments and Prospects in Low-income Development Countries

Bonn, 16. May 2018

International Monetary Funds annual report on Macroeconomic Development and Prospects in Low-Income Development Countries – 2018 was presented by two of the authors, Hans Weisfeld and Wes McGrew, Deputy Division Chiefs in the IMF’s Strategy, Policy, and Review Department. It is the fourth in an annual series of reports that look at trends…