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From Energy Crisis to Energy Transition?

Figueroa, Aurelia (2013)
The Current Column, 14. October 2013

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,…

International technology cooperation: lessons for the upcoming technology mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Bhasin, Shikha (2013)
Briefing Paper 20/2013

Looking Beyond 2013: Are EU-Africa Relations Still Fit for Purpose?

Brussels, 28. October 2013

Background of the Conference Six years after the launch of the Joint EU-Africa Strategy (JAES) in Lisbon in 2007, where European and African leaders resolved to “build a new strategic political partnership for the future, overcoming the traditional donor-recipient relationship and building on common values and goals,” familiar concerns…

Bureaucratic pluralism and the transformation of development cooperation

Lundsgaarde, Erik (2013)
Discussion Paper 16/2013

Don’t lump together apples and oranges – Adaptation finance is different from mitigation finance

Lindenberg, Nannette / Pieter Pauw (2013)
The Current Column, 04. November 2013

Next Monday, the 19th annual Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) opens its doors in Warsaw.

Mobilising Long-Term Finance for Green Investments

Bonn, 08. November 2013

The workshop brought together policy makers, regulators, researchers, and investors to initiate result-oriented discussions of relevant stakeholders about concrete proposals to mobilise long-term green finance. The focus was on institutional investors and possibilities to overcome their investment barriers, but also a more holistic…

New momentum from below for the international climate process

Kaplan, Marcus / Pieter Pauw (2013)
The Current Column, 11. November 2013

The release of the first part of the new IPCC report has once again made it clear how severely humans and ecosystems will suffer from the effects of climate change.

Envisioning new partnerships for Africa’s future: making global governance work in a post-2015 world

Brandi, Clara / Dominik Balthasar / Hannah Bowen / Kathrin Hamm / Whitney Haring-Smith / Ginger Turner / Yuzhe Wang /Jiajun Xu (2013)
Books

Effects of the eurocrisis on developing countries: risks and future challenges

Berensmann, Kathrin / Helmut Reisen / Ulrich Volz (2013)
External Publications

Multilateral aid: structural change and donor preferences

Klingebiel, Stephan (2013)
Discussion Paper 19/2013

Is it possible to have market expansion and ecological civilisation in China?

Fischer, Doris (2013)
The Current Column, 18. November 2013

The much anticipated results of the third plenary session of the Central Committee of 18th Congress of China’s Communist Party met with a mixed response when they were released last week.

Carbon capture and storage: state of play, challenges and opportunities for the GCC countries

Theeyattuparampil, Vijo Varkey / Othman Adnan Zarzour / Nikolaos Koukouzas / Georgeta Vidican / Yasser Al-Saleh / Ismini Katsimpardi (2013)
External Publications

Challenges and opportunities for the emerging carbon capture, utilisation and storage innovation system in the United Arab Emirates

Theeyattuparampil, Vijo Varkey/ Georgeta Vidican / Yasser Al-Saleh (2013)
External Publications

Managing Regional and Global Governance (MRGG): Opportunities and Challenges for the Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Managing Regional and Global Governance (MRGG): Opportunities and Challenges for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) To our Info-Mailings Please note During our online, hybrid and presence events photos and/or videos or screenshots may be taken which may be published in various media for the purposes of documentation and PR activities. By participating in the event, you agree to this. You have the right to inform us at any time that you do not want to…

Does aid stand on the edge of chaos?

Janus, Heiner/Sebastian Paulo (2013)
The Current Column, 25. November 2013

Aid is a polarising issue. Critics warn that development assistance does more harm than good, while proponents maintain that aid saves lives.

Measuring the Impact of Democracy Aid

Brussels, 26. November 2013

European Development Days 2013 The eighth edition of the European Development Days (EDD) took place in Brussels, Belgium on 26 and 27 November 2013. Over the years, European Development Days has been one of the fastest-growing international forums and has become a landmark event in the development calendar. This year, the German…

Alpaca sweaters or Innovation Tourette's? Hopes for a more evidence-based approach to development policy in a grand coalition

Koch, Svea / Stefan Leiderer (2013)
The Current Column, 02. December 2013

The signing of the draft coalition agreement sees the grand coalition's development policy beginning to take shape.

The future of Global Economic Governance and the IMF

Berlin, 04. December 2013

This one-day seminar addressed the shifting sands of multilateral governance and consider the role of European nations in this changing environment in looking at the current IMF quota reform process and how the challenges associated with it are symptomatic of the deep-seated changes occurring in the global economy. The global economic…

Macroprudential financial market regulation: aims, implementation, and implications for developing and emerging economies

Schmitz, Birgit (2013)
Discussion Paper 20/2013

A core element of the international policy response to the crisis has been to strengthen the macroprudential orientation of financial market regulation. Macroprudential policies stand for enhanced regulatory focus on systemic risks in the financial system and their repercussions for the macroeconomy.