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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…

Event Postponed: What’s next for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam negotiations?

to be announced, 01. January 1970

In April 2011, Ethiopia launched the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the largest upstream hydropower project on the Nile River. Over the last ten years, the assessment of the mega project’s social and environmental impacts on downstream Sudan and Egypt and on the two countries’ current water uses have been contentious issues in different…

Emily Gubbini

Emily Gubbini is a social scientist and former researcher in the Research programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems"

Towards a shared understanding

Paris, 24. November 2017

Mark your calendar for this first in a series of upcoming opportunities to exchange lessons and discuss good practice in effective development co-operation among diverse actors. Researchers from select emerging economies will present independent research findings and exchange with participants on areas for synergy and future collaboration…

Interfaces

Bonn, 26. April 2023

The German Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) funds transdisciplinary research on sustainable land management in order to improve livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. The research funded by the BMBF lays the foundation for identifying climate-adapted, resource-saving and, above all, implementable solutions and instruments…

Role of the BRICS in global governance

Bonn, 26. August 2013

The third “ Managing Global Governance ” (MGG) Public Lecture this year featured Amb. H. H. S. Viswanathan , who as a Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation in Delhi represents India in the BRICS Think Tank Council. Before joining the Foundation in 2010, Amb. Viswanathan served in the Indian Foreign Service for 34 years:…

Sustainable Energy for Food

Bonn, 12. June 2014

According to conservative estimates, producing food and getting it to the table accounts for around 30 per cent of energy consumed worldwide. With the demand for food on the increase and energy resources in limited supply, experts in science, business, civil society and development cooperation who work in the energy and/or food sector all…

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2022 Jump to: Dezember 2022 November 2022 Oktober 2022 September 2022 August 2022 Juli 2022 Juni 2022 Mai 2022 April 2022 März 2022 Februar 2022 Januar 2022 Dezember 2022 Die Ampel und die Religion: Weniger Interesse am R-Faktor Eigentlich will die Bundesregierung den Bereich „Religion und Außenpolitik“ stärken. Auch im Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) hat das Interesse am R-Faktor nachgelassen. Zwar gehe die Kooperation mit…

Africa in the global economy

Bonn, 05. December 2024

Africa finds itself at a critical moment in its global economic engagement. The continent's abundant resources have recently attracted external interest, raising concerns about potential exploitation by major global players. Yet, there's also an opportunity for deeper integration into global value chains (GVCs), potentially amplifying…

World Development Report 2015: Mind, Society, and Behavior

Bonn, 12. March 2015

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) invited to a public brown bag lunch with Ryan Muldoon, member of the Core Team of the 2015 World Development Report, and Senior Research Fellow in the Philosophy, Politics and Economics program at the University of Pennsylvania. The World Development…

Social Cohesion In Situations Of Fragility, Conflict And Violence

Online, 07. December 2021

The Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice will present its ongoing work to develop a framework connecting social cohesion to community resilience in contexts of fragility, conflict and violence (FCV). In this second seminar, World Bank will present and welcome feedback on preliminary insights from a framing paper which draws…

EU-Africa-China: Building Partnerships

Bonn, 29. September 2008

The EU has announced a “strategic partnership” with China, including issues of global development. Within the EU, Germany is particularly interested in global cooperation with China. The Heiligendamm process determines joint responsibilities for development, especially for Africa, both for G8 and important emerging countries as China. The…

Social protection and social cohesion

Online, 15. June 2022

While there is substantial evidence of the effect of social protection on poverty, inequality and vulnerability, limited research has focused on societal and political outcomes so far. The European Journal of Development Research (EUDR) is publishing a special issue on “Social Protection and Social Cohesion”, which is guest-edited by…

Working on (knowledge) cooperation means working in cooperation

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Social Cohesion in Africa: Where do we stand? Where are we heading to?

Online, 26. April 2022

This is the third event of the Social Cohesion Webinar Series, organized by the Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice Team at the World Bank and the Social Cohesion Team at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). The purpose of this seminar series is bringing together leading…

The UN@75 and South-South cooperation

Online, 16. February 2021

Since 2013, the Conference of Southern Providers (Delhi Process) has been attracting international attention on issues and emerging challenges for South-South Cooperation (SSC) . As a series of annual meetings to discuss frontier debates around SSC, it has established itself as a unique space for experts, practitioners, academia, think…

Six transformations to create the world we want

The World in 2050 (TWI2050) initiative has launched a new report, setting out six key transformations that will enable the world to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The Politics of Fighting Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion

Bonn, 23. June 2015

Reports on worldwide tax avoidance, tax fraud and illicit global financial flows (IFF) have been appearing more and more frequently in recent times. In spite of the attention which such revelations attract, the international community is still far from an effective system of controls. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and…

Maximilian Högl

Maximilian Högl is Political Scientist and Researcher in the Research Programme "Inter- and transnational cooperation".

Global Sustainable Development Report (Brussels)

Brussels, 08. October 2019

Seizing the occasion of the upcoming launch of the Global Sustainable Development Report 2019 (GSDR), the event focused at the role of science as a leverage point for sustainable development in the EU and beyond. The EU is one of the world’s largest funding bodies for science, technology and innovation. Through its framework programmes…