Schraven, Benjamin (2017) The Current Column, 06. June 2017
What significance should the factor of climate change be assigned in the context of flight and migration, and what conclusions can be drawn from it?
Bonn, 13. March 2014
Rationale for the workshop To the present day, a predominantly negative understanding of migration in the context of climatic and environmental change has prevailed. Migration has often been portrayed as a threat for human national and international security in policy fora or in media’s representation of the topic. Despite this fact,…
Right before the start of the G20 summit in Hamburg on Friday, high-level policymakers and trade experts came together to emphasise the need for both globally balanced trade rules and foreign investment into development.
Grävingholt, Jörn / Stephan Klingebiel / Claudia Hofmann (2007) Studies 29
Lundsgaarde, Erik (2010) External Publications
Hofmann, Claudia (2006) External Publications
Strupat, Christoph / Francesco Burchi / Daniele Malerba (2020) The Current Column, 26. March 2020
The Spanish flu was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, claiming up to 50 million lives worldwide between 1918 and 1919. It has many parallels with the current coronavirus and the international community would do well to learn from such past pandemics.
Lundsgaarde, Erik (2013) The Current Column, 21. January 2013
Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2013)
Wolff, Peter (2010) The Current Column, 29. June 2010
Third European Report on Development (ERD) Third European Report on Development (ERD) on its way Press Release of 18 April 2011 Effective natural resources management for sustainable and inclusive growth – the development dimension By 2030 demand for food, water and energy is expected to rise by 30-40%. Population growth, together with a growing middle class in emerging and developing nations, will put worldwide food production and security under extreme pressure. In…
. In preparation for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP23), which begins today in Bonn, some 300 experts from the spheres of research, politics, civil society, business and the media including climate negotiators met at the weekend to discuss the future of global cooperation and options for decarbonising the global economy in a socially responsible manner.
Special "Ocean and Polar Regions in inter- and transnational cooperation": Our experts investigate how the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda can succeed in marine areas for humanity at large.
Cluster "Structural Change and Inclusive Development": How can production structures be made more productive and competitive, yet socially inclusive and conducive to poverty reduction?
Yvonne Kunz ist Geographin und ehemalige Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin des Forschungsprogramms "Umwelt-Governance und Transformation zur Nachhaltigkeit " am Deutschen Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE).
Reiners, Wulf / Sven Grimm (2020) The Current Column, 14. December 2020
One year ago, the European Union announced its intention to transform its economy towards sustainability. The European Green Deal is a strategy for Europe itself. Yet, to make it work, it will have to become global.
Schraven, Benjamin (2018) The Current Column, 11. June 2018
At a time of growing controversy in the discussion on the benefits of development cooperation for tacking the causes of displacement, should we not make efforts to leverage this potential more effectively?
Heiner, Janus / Sarah Holzapfel (2016) The Current Column, 01. February 2016
Since 1 January 2016, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) guide development efforts around the world. 2016 will be about implementation. The key question is: How do we translate 17 goals and their 169 targets into policy making? One option is to continue business as usual and start selectively. Each country could pick and choose from the menu of goals and targets. A better option is to transform today’s policy making into a more coherent and integrated approach.
Martin-Shields. Charles (2017) The Current Column, 03. July 2017
governments recognized the importance of development as a means to mitigate high-risk migration and flight, but development solutions will need to go beyond short-term job creation and bilateral labour migration programmes, and address the political and social issues that force people to leave their home countries.
Hilbrich, Sören (2025) The Current Column, 12. February 2025
Regulations aimed at channelling capital into sustainable economic investment should therefore be progressively developed rather than them being weakened or even abolished.
