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A seal of approval for German development cooperation? The OECD’s new peer review of Germany

Keijzer, Niels / Stephan Klingebiel (2015)
The Current Column, 04. November 2015

Every four or five years, the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) organises a peer review in which a team of experts closely examines the policies of the member in question. The new peer review of Germany will be unveiled on 4 November in Berlin.

Für ein anderes Europa der Regionen

Leggewie, Claus (2012)
The Current Column, 17. September 2012

"Gewaltkonflikten vorbeugen"

"Gewaltkonflikten vorbeugen" Politik antwortet auf Memorandum zur Bundestagswahl 2009 „Gewaltkonflikten vorbeugen“ Pressemitteilung vom 01.09.2009 Das Memorandum zur Bundestagswahl 2009 „Gewaltkonflikten vorbeugen: sichtbarer – wirksamer – handlungsfähiger“ ist auf große Resonanz gestoßen. Anlässlich des Antikriegstags am 1. September veröffentlichen seine Verfasser, namhafte Vertreter der deutschen Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, eine Liste der bisherigen…

G20: Wirtschaft und Soziales gemeinsam denken

G20: Wirtschaft und Soziales gemeinsam denken G20: Wirtschaft und Soziales gemeinsam denken Press Release of 4 July 2017 Today in Berlin, the Co-Chairs of the Think 20 group of think tanks called on the leaders of the G20 countries to expand their agenda of economic growth and macroeconomic stability to include a greater focus on social needs as well as environmental and climate protection. They also urged the summit to send a clear signal that global issues would…

New WBGU flagship report "Humanity on the move: Unlocking the transformative power of cities"

New WBGU flagship report "Humanity on the move: Unlocking the transformative power of cities" New WBGU flagship report "Humanity on the move: Unlocking the transformative power of cities" Berlin, 25 April 2016 . "Urban growth is so immense that it must urgently be channelled in new directions," said WBGU Co-Chair Dirk Messner , Director of the German Development Institute. If more and more new settlements were to be built with cement and steel in the cities of the…

UN Climate Change Conference is imminent after Germany’s federal elections

Bauer, Steffen (2021)
The Current Column, 06. September 2021

Among other things, COP26 is intended to reconcile short- and long-term goals and measures and to find answers to the remaining questions surrounding the negotiation of market mechanisms in climate policy.

International think tanks respond to German G7 priorities

Press release of 20 January 2022: G7 Sherpa Jörg Kukies reveals German G7 priorities to international experts / Meeting of scientists from major industrialized countries launches Think7 process

Global development through frugal innovations?

von Drachenfels, Christian / Katinka Pipprich (2013)
The Current Column, 22. April 2013

Facebook, Twitter & Co.: Enablers of participatory democracy or henchmen of the digital surveillance state?

Breuer, Anita / Sergio Burns (2013)
The Current Column, 05. August 2013

Dirty, not sexy: soils are in need of attention

Bauer, Steffen (2012)

Europe, the IMF, and the developing countries

Wolff, Peter (2011)
The Current Column, 26. September 2011

Values and law: development policy needs to take a stand in the debate on basic rights, integration, and religion

von Haldenwang, Christian (2010)
The Current Column, 18. January 2010

2016

2016 Jump to: 2016 April 2017 März 2017 Februar 2017 Januar 2017 Dezember 2016 November 2016 Oktober 2016 September 2016 August 2016 Juli 2016 Juni 2016 Mai 2016 April 2016 März 2016 Februar 2016 Januar 2016 2016 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Mai Juni Juli August Sept. Okt. Nov . Dez . April 2017 Wen interessiert Ostafrika? Die ungelöste Hungerkrise Bis zu 20 Millionen Menschen könnten vom Hungertod bedroht sein, sagen die Vereinten Nationen. Denn in der Region Ostafrika ist…

Peace in the world: what can the EU really achieve?

Leininger, Julia / Solveig Richter (2012)
The Current Column, 10. December 2012

The UN and a new set of goals: Fit-for-Purpose?

Bonn, 12. December 2014

While the United Nations (UN) are central to the process of determining the new set of goals that will follow the Millennium Development Goals in 2015, there has been little introspection on its own organisational capacity to help countries to meet them. Which role should it play in the implementation of the new agenda? How does the…

Obama or Romney: does it make a difference for development?

Guarín, Alejandro (2012)
The Current Column, 29. October 2012

The United Nations environment programme – reforms are called for

Bauer, Steffen (2009)
The Current Column, 16. February 2009

Industrial decarbonization and hydrogen

Potsdam, 28. October 2025

The industrial sector accounts for a quarter of global direct CO 2 emissions. Hard-to-abate heavy industries, such as steel, chemical, cement and aluminium, account for the bulk of these emissions. Decarbonizing them is essential to cope with global warming, but also challenging due to the need to coordinate upstream and downstream…

Trump's comeback in the White House

What changes and upheavals is President Donald Trump making for international cooperation? Possible scenarios, initial assessments and effects on trade, security and multilateral organizations.

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