Search

The Internet & New Social Media in Democracy Promotion

Bonn, 08. April 2013

The workshop intended to offer a platform for exchange between policy makers, researchers and practitioners engaged in the fields of new digital media and democracy promotion. The event brought together about 100 participants from civil society, government, development co-operation organizations, academia and IT development.

Lindenberg, Nannette

Former Senior Researcher at German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE).

Bencini, Jacopo

Jacopo Bencini is researcher at the research programme "Inter- and transnational cooperation" at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)

Digital African-German Leadership Academy “Sustainable Development – Transdisciplinary peer learning between Africa and Europe”

Online, 26. April 2021

Between 26 April and 7 May 2021, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) offers a two weeks innovative digital training and dialogue programme for up to 25 young professionals from Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Togo and Tunisia, who work in the area of sustainable development…

Up-scaling co-benefits of sustainable consumption for development

Bonn, 13. June 2022

Environmentally sustainable consumption is now high on the agenda of researchers and policymakers in rich countries. In contrast, in developing countries the consuming middle classes are just emerging, mostly in cities, and concerns about the environmental footprint of consumption are only slowly entering the policy agenda. Given the…

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…

The Concept of the 'Social Contract'

Special "The Concept of the Social Contract”: A research and advisory project is working on developing the concept further and facilitating its use by researchers and policymakers.

European Development Days 2015

Brussels, 03. June 2015

2015 is European Development Year. Three important global summits came up, this year’s European Development Days (EDDs) covered relevant key topics for sustainable development under the slogan “Our world. Our dignity. Our Future”. The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) co-organized various…

GDI ranked one of the top Think Tanks

GDI ranked one of the top Think Tanks German Development Institute once again ranked one of the top Think Tanks Press Release of 1 February 2010 Once again, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is part of the Global “Go-To Think Tanks” ranking. The German Development Institute is one of the leading Think Tanks in the world and ranks among the top 10 “International Development Think Tanks”. Of 6305 institutions identified…

Adapting Governance and Infrastructure for Water Resilience

Bonn, 23. May 2023

Climate change causes an increase in extreme weather events in many countries of the world. This has drastic impacts for instance on food security, infrastructure and health, and challenges the very basis of human development. Many countries are experiencing such challenges for a long time, but events such as the 2021 floods in Germany’s…

Ocean and Polar Regions in inter- and transnational cooperation

Special "Ocean and Polar Regions in inter- and transnational cooperation": Our experts investigate how the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda can succeed in marine areas for humanity at large.

A new partnership between China and Germany in support of international development

Klingebiel, Stephan / Li Xiaoyun (2014)
The Current Column, 09. October 2014

The planned bilateral governmental consultations between China and Germany on 10 October will provide Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Gerd Müller, with an important opportunity to start a new phase of engagement. We argue that this event can be used to design a new development partnership.

DIE retains its place among the world’s best Development Think Tanks

German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) was voted one of the best research institutions and policy-advisers on development policy in the world. This is according to the annual Global Go To Think Tank Index Report by the University of Pennsylvania, which was released today. Its sixth place in the category Top International Development Think Tanks puts the DIE in the same league as international benchmarks such as the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the British Chatham House and the American Brookings Institution.

Research Colloquium on Triangular Cooperation

Online, 03. December 2024

Triangular cooperation brings together partners across the North-South divide to address development-related concerns and strengthen partnerships. Triangular schemes often consist of multilateral bodies and traditional donors supporting (bilateral) South-South cooperation endeavours and have been said to centre on three sets of roles:…

How would WTO Members benefit from an Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement?

Online, 08. November 2022

This was the 13th of a webinar series on investment facilitation for development, hold in the framework of a joint ITC/IDOS project on Investment Facilitation for Development. The long-term objective of strengthening investment facilitation is to foster sustainable development. An Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement,…

Setting the course for a new German development policy

The new German Federal Government is reorganising its relations with actors in the Global South. IDOS is involved in shaping foreign policies and international cooperation for sustainable development with debates, scientific analyses and recommendations for action.

Info Session February on the application phase for the 61st Postgraduate Programme

Online, 06. February 2025

Until March 31, we welcome applications from postgraduate students for our 61 st postgraduate programme. Are you looking for an exciting and research-intensive preparation for your work in international cooperation for development and sustainability? In our postgraduate programme, we enhance the competences of participants aspiring a…

Info Sessions on the application phase for the 61st Postgraduate Programme

Online, 10. January 2025

Until March 31, we welcome applications from postgraduate students for our 61 st postgraduate programme. Are you looking for an exciting and research-intensive preparation for your work in international cooperation for development and sustainability? In our postgraduate programme, we enhance the competences of participants aspiring a…

Info Session March on the application phase for the 61st Postgraduate Programme

Online, 13. March 2025

Until March 31, we welcome applications from postgraduate students for our 61 st postgraduate programme. Are you looking for an exciting and research-intensive preparation for your work in international cooperation for development and sustainability? In our postgraduate programme, we enhance the competences of participants aspiring a…

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…