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To save biodiversity, transform the economy

Rodríguez, Jean Carlo / Ina Lehmann (2021)
The Current Column, 17. May 2021

As countries of the Global North consider how to re-set their economies after the COVID-19 pandemic, this window of political opportunity should be used now to transform our economic system.

Seven principles to guide German development policy

Hornidge, Anna-Katharina / Imme Scholz (2021)
The Current Column, 10. May 2021

For Germany in this election year, a number of questions arise in its external policy areas. What will the future model for German development policy look like?

Benefits and challenges of a WTO Investment Facilitation Framework for Development for Latin American economies

Online, 05. May 2021

Investment facilitation can be understood as a set of measures concerned, among other things, with improving the transparency and predictability of investment frameworks, streamlining procedures related to foreign investors and enhancing coordination and cooperation among different stakeholders, to attract foreign direct investment (FDI)…

How COVID-19 is highlighting the benefits of a localisation of development cooperation

Roll, Michael / Tim Kornprobst (2021)
The Current Column, 03. May 2021

The pandemic shows that greater localisation can make development cooperation more participatory and possibly more effective and sustainable.

Delayed return: consolidation of the Zimbabwean diaspora and transnationalism

Jaji, Rose (2021)
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Green transitions in Africa–Europe relations: what role for the European Green Deal?

Hackenesch, Christine / Maximilian Högl / Gabriela Iacobuta / Hanne Knaepen / John Asafu-Adjaye (2021)
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Reaching the poorest and most vulnerable: addressing loss and damage through social protection

Aleksandrova, Mariya / Cecilia Costella (2021)
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Enter the "Green Twenties"

Bauer, Steffen (2021)
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De-Globalization and the Future of GVCs

Online, 20. April 2021

The online seminar series aims to encourage the exchange and discussion of empirical research on trade and investment and its effects on developing and emerging countries. The seminar differs from a traditional academic seminar, which focuses on methodology and academic exchange, and instead aims to promote the translation of academic…

Come on, into the “Green Twenties”!

Bauer, Steffen (2021)
The Current Column, 19. April 2021

“Restore Our Earth!” is the theme and rallying cry for this year’s Earth Day on 22 April. This is not something that can be achieved on a single day.

Avoiding too little, too late: debt relief for a green and inclusive recovery

Volz, Ulrich (2021)
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The new 'Concept on EU Peace Mediation': boosting EU capacities in crisis response and conflict resolution?

Panchulidze, Elene / Julian Bergmann (2021)
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Reforming the UN Development System at Country Level

This research and policy advice project investigates whether and to what extent the reform for strengthening the UNDS bears first fruits.

Central bank mandates, sustainability objectives and the promotion of green finance

Dikau, Simon / Ulrich Volz (2021)
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Knowledge diplomacy and the future(s) of global cooperation

Hernandez, Ariel Macaspac (2021)
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Do social transfers benefit local economic development? The case of cash-for-work programmes in Jordan

Loewe, Markus / Tina Zintl (2021)
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Power imbalances and peace building: a participatory approach between local and international actors

Ruppel, Samantha (2021)
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High-Level Regional Roundtable on the WTO Investment Facilitation for Development Negotiations

Online, 30. March 2021

The Roundtable is meant to offer a platform for strategic exchange on the dynamic policy discussions and negotiations on investment facilitation for development – taking place on various levels and international fora – among a select group of high-level policy makers, government officials, investment promotion and private sector…

Why development cooperation needs to treat water as more than a commodity

Rodriguez de Francisco, Jean Carlo / Mirja Schoderer (2021)
The Current Column, 22. March 2021

Water has multiple meanings, reducing them only to its economic dimension neglects the social embeddedness of water and risks marginalizing the most vulnerable.

The Policy Implications of Recent Globalization Research

Online, 18. March 2021

The online seminar series aims to encourage the exchange and discussion of empirical research on trade and investment and its effects on developing and emerging countries. The seminar differs from a traditional academic seminar, which focuses on methodology and academic exchange, and instead aims to promote the translation of academic…