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Dirk Messner appointed head of the United Nations University in Bonn

On 1 October 2018 Dirk Messner, currently Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), will assume leadership of the United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) in Bonn.

Doing your PhD

Doing your PhD The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) is committed to generating and disseminating knowledge at a high level of scientific quality. The recruitment, training and promotion of highly qualified young researchers have a high priority for the institute. High quality dissertations present the key to excellent research. For this reason, the IDOS requires its young researchers to work towards obtaining a PhD, providing them with…

Results-Based Aid: Implementing COD Aid and other outcome-oriented approaches

Bonn, 18. April 2012

The workshop was an opportunity to discuss on expert level results-based aid approaches, with a focus on specific issues that aid agencies are encountering in design and implementation. https://vimeo.com/40652708# Workshop participant William Savedoff shared his ideas on the Global Health Policy group blog:…

Shaping sustainable supply chains

An immense share of global value creation takes place in supply chains. DIE contributes to research and policy advice on supply chains.

Advancing the 2030 Agenda through municipal partnerships with the global South

Dick, Eva / Paul Marschall / Christopher Wingens (2020)
The Current Column, 07. December 2020

A growing number of municipalities are contributing directly to the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda. Leading the way on climate action, supporting fair trade and facilitating societal participation by migrants

IDOS in den Medien

Das German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) erfährt auch 2023 eine breite Medienaufmerksamkeit, es folgt eine Übersicht der Beiträge.

Just transitions: a review of how to decarbonise energy systems while addressing poverty and inequality reduction

Malerba, Daniele (2022)
Discussion Paper 6/2022

Energy transitions and policies that incentivize it (such as carbon pricing and subsidy reforms) can increase poverty and inequality through higher prices and job disruptions. Using social protection mechanism can reverse these negative effects and make climate mitigation more politically feasible.

Think Tank 20-Network

Think Tank 20-Network Think Tank 20-Network publishes E-Publication on G20 Summit Press Release of 11 November 2010 In preparation for the G20 Summit in Seoul, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) published in early October 2010 the E-Publication "G20 and Global Development: How can the new summit architecture promote pro-poor growth and sustainability?" . 27 contributions by members of the Global Governance Research…

Do we need a shared impact and evaluation agenda?

Bonn, 21. March 2017

In September 2015, the members of the UN adopted the 2030 Agenda as the seminal and universally applicable goal setting for sustainable international cooperation in the next 15 years. Putting this agenda into practice is an enormous challenge for local, national, European and global policy makers and politicians alike. Even more…

Mario Negre

Mario Negre is Economist and former Senior Researcher of the Research Programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems".

Catalysing SDG Implementation through a Soil and Land Review

Berlin, 22. May 2017

Global Soil Week (GSW) 2017 was a conference that brought together actors from politics, economics, science and civil society to discuss about sustainable land use. This year's theme 'Catalysing SDG Implementation through a Soil and Land Review' aimed at contributing to the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2017. The GSW'17 Lab, an open…

Digital revolution

Bonn, 16. October 2019

The digital revolution has changed human interaction significantly since the launching of the first personal computer end of the 1970s and the first smartphone in 1996. Today, even in African LDCs, most people have access to a mobile phone, 80% of the world population are using the internet. Around 25 billion devices globally are…

Financial and Currency Liberalisation in China - Experiments and Challenges

Bonn, 14. January 2014

China's economic development has been based on a highly regulated domestic financial market, restricted capital in- and outflows and a non-convertible currency, the RMB. In the typical Chinese way of experimenting with new policies before they are introduced countrywide, several regions have been assigned as testing grounds for…

Bringing integrity in the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus

Online, 12. April 2023

Water security, energy security, food security and the health and sustainability of the planet’s ecosystems are deeply connected in the face of increased climate risks. That’s why an approach, like the WEFE Nexus approach, that emphasises interlinkages for planning and adaptation processes is so relevant. But it has its challenges. How…

Conceptualising an Investment Facilitation Index

Geneva, 27. November 2018

After the successful adoption of the Trade Facilitation Agreement by the WTO, investment facilitation has recently been gaining in popularity in international policy debates. Investment facilitation refers to actions, mainly by host countries, to make legal and administrative rules and procedures more transparent, predictable and…

Climate Engineering: Buying time to contain global warming?

Bonn, 30. October 2019

Radical de-carbonization can still allow containing atmospheric GHG levels to a degree that may allow keeping global warming to less than +2°C above pre-industrial times, perhaps even below +1.5°C. A growing number of researchers, however, see a clear risk that GHG emissions may not be reduced at the required speed. Climate engineering…

The Power of Cooperation: Shaping a Positive narrative of Global Governance in India

New Delhi, 28. April 2019

In a polarised world, amid the global rise of nationalism and populism and with global governance and international dialogue at risk, one purpose of the MGG network is to create and hold open spaces of dialogue and international cooperation. The conference “The Power of Cooperation: Shaping a Positive Narrative of Global Governance” in…

Drought, food security, migration and Climate

Stockholm, 01. September 2016

Climate induced hazards such as droughts, heat waves, floods and typhoons have clear negative impacts on food security, conflicts and migration. Influx of migrants witnessed in countries such Israel and Jordan with already highly stressed water resources can elevate migration as a security issue. Drought and water scarcity are pinned down…

Forced migration and social cohesion

Bonn and online, 23. October 2024

In this international policy dialogue event, we discussed how social cohesion plays out among displaced persons and local communities in Ghana and Mozambique. Based on field research and together with our local research partners and civil society organisations, we examined the impacts of conflict and climate-induced displacement on social…

As governance crises worsen COVID-19 impact, is SDG 16 key for recovery?

Online, 06. July 2021

Background From 6 July to 15 July 2021, representatives from governments, civil society, and the private sector will gather at the annual UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) in New York to take stock of progress on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda. Among the SDGs under review at…