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Addis Ababa: Trying to square the circle, or – how to share responsibilities in an unequal world

Bracho, Gerardo / Christine Hackenesch / Silke Weinlich (2015)
The Current Column, 21. July 2015

20 July 2015. The UN Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa ended with a last-minute agreement. The Addis Conference was expected to lay the groundwork for the upcoming major events later in the year on the new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and on a universal climate agreement.

Global economic integration at all costs?

Berger, Axel / Dominique Bruhn (2015)
The Current Column, 27. July 2015

The conclusion of the Transpacific Partnership is within sight. What does this mega-regional trade agreement mean for developing countries like Vietnam?

The Tunisian transition: torn between democratic consolidation and neo-conservatism in an insecure regional context

Schäfer, Isabel (2015)
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Implementing Integrated Water Resource Management

Bonn, 18. August 2015

International Conference Sustainable Development Goals: A Water Perspective - Indicators, Interlinkages and Implementation (17 - 18 August 2015) Panel: Implementing Integrated Water Resource Management In contrast to Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 7 which focused on improved water supply and sanitation, the proposed Sustainable…

Talk instead of tanks: coming to terms with the past in Iraq as a stabilising factor

Crncic, Zeljko (2015)
The Current Column, 31. August 2015

Reporting on the war of the self-declared "Islamic State" against Iraq and Syria is heavily influenced by political instability and geo-strategic constellations. Talk of military solutions is predominant. However, the long-term traumatisation of the civilian population is easily forgotten in the process.

The G20 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): reflections on future roles and tasks

Kloke-Lesch, Adolf (2015)
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The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation

Bonn, 09. September 2015

The public event was co-hosted by DIE and the Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research, served as both, the 13th Käte Hamburger Lecture and a book was launched for the recently published DIE Studies No. 88, “The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation: Origins, actions and future prospects”, by the…

A five-point plan for dealing with the refugee crisis: there are no small solutions to big problems

Messner, Dirk (2015)
The Current Column, 11. September 2015

Bonn, 11 September 2015. Europe and Germany cannot be an island of contentment, because cross-border crises do not simply disappear by building walls, looking away and failing to act.

Land ahoy! Appreciating the value of our common ground

Bauer, Steffen / Lindsay C. Stringer (2015)
The Current Column, 14. September 2015

This week, 15 September, the Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative will launch its report “The Value of Land” at the European Commission in Brussels. The launch of the ELD report couldn’t be more timely.

2030 agenda for sustainable development – how relevant will it be?

Scholz, Imme (2015)
The Current Column, 22. September 2015

This coming weekend the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) is set to pass a new agenda that is intended to apply for the next decade and a half. Will this work programme be relevant for domestic political and social action in rich and poor countries alike, as well as for international co-operation?

Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Brandi, Clara (2015)
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Human mobility in response to rainfall variability: opportunities for migration as a successful adaptation strategy in eight case studies

Afifi, Tamer / Andrea Milan / Benjamin Etzold / Benjamin Schraven / Christina Rademacher-Schulz / Patrick Sakdapolrak / Alexander Reif / Kees van der Geest / Koko Warner (2015)
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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…

Global Justice through Global Goals?

Bonn, 05. October 2015

Joshua Castellino , member of the global SDSN Leadership Council and Dean of the School of Law at Middlesex University, looked at the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the lens of “global justice”. The pursuit of SDGs will keep raising questions of justice, which need to be…

UN at 70 - After the Summit

Bonn, 07. October 2015

The UN member states have adopted a new agenda for sustainable development, including a set of universal Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Have they succeeded in striking a new partnership for protecting and providing global public goods for current and future generations? Have they paved the ground for the implementation of an…

Tackling the real reasons causing people to flee Syria

Trautner, Bernhard (2015)
The Current Column, 08. October 2015

Bonn, 8 October 2015. Those misusing the refugee crisis as cover for their own inaction and ignorance with regard to the Syrian conflict may be soon be exposed.

TPP blazes a trail: how should the EU respond?

Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2015)
The Current Column, 14. October 2015

The European Commission will publish its new trade strategy today. While EU member states continue to discuss the contours of this policy in Brussels, Washington has taken decisive action and concluded the Transpacific Partnership (TPP), the world’s largest trade agreement

Nobel Peace Prize for Tunisia’s civil society

Schäfer, Isabel (2015)
The Current Column, 14. October 2015

The Nobel Peace Prize committee recognises Tunisia’s achievements and underscores the responsibility of this small country to hold high the banner of democracy as the last remaining glimmer of hope from the Arab spring.

The new EU trade and investment strategy: The proof of the pudding is in the eating

Bilal, San / Clara Brandi / Max Mendez-Parra (2015)
The Current Column, 16. October 2015

On 14 October 2015 the European Commission has released the new EU trade and investment strategy. Its catchy title – “Trade for All” – is very auspicious as well as ambitious and the strategy contains promising elements for global development. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating: How will the strategy be put into practice?

A five-point plan for dealing with the refugee crisis: there are no small solutions to big problems

Messner, Dirk (2015)
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