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Coastal adaptation – for whom and to what? Zooming in on eroding sands and the livelihoods of artisanal fishers in India

Schüpf, Dennis / Nithya Kuppusami / E. Lisa F. Schipper (2024)
Policy Brief 34/2024

As beaches erode, fishers' livelihoods are at stake. This policy brief explores the trade-offs between climate resilience and coastal development in India. It highlights the importance of integrating sand governance to avoid maladaptation to climate change.

The evolving role of the OECD: a new development strategy for a geopolitical world

Klingebiel, Stephan / Andy Sumner (2024)
External Publications

Transparency initiatives to tackle corruption in climate finance should align with calls for increased funding

Yi, HyunAh / Aparajita Banerjee (2024)
The Current Column, 09. December 2024

Strong transparency measures are urgently required to safeguard climate finance from being misused in fraudulent practices at national and local levels in countries with high levels of corruption.

Sustainable Land Management - the Role of Youth in Innovation

Riyadh, 09. December 2024

Agricultural land use practices largely determine the ecological status of land—both on agricultural land itself and on interlinked landscapes—which are shaped by (the absence of) innovations. A combination of low innovation adoption, stagnant agricultural productivity and an increase in land degradation are particularly accentuated in…

Domestic ideas and interests in development cooperation of emerging donors: the case of Mexican development policy

Baydag, R. Melis (2024)
External Publications

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:…

Democracy Protection in the Global South(s) and North(s)

Berlin, 28. November 2024

The Protecting Democracy in times of Autocratization and Polarization project team at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) is hosting an expert exchange meeting on “Democracy Protection in the Global North(s) and Global South(s): Approaches, Effectiveness, and Challenges.” This event will be held in Berlin at the…

Tax expenditures country report: France

Ecalle, François (2024)
Books

Fuel subsidy reforms: lessons from the literature and assessing the price shock for different sectors through an input-output table in the case of Angola

Bambe, Bao-We-Wal / Chadi Bou Habib / Joaquin Marandino, Peregalli (2024)
External Publications

Re-imagining the use of integrated assessment models from a social science perspective—lessons from the Sustainable Development Pathways (SDP)

Hernandez, Ariel Macaspac / Sarah E Cornell / Dorothee Keppler / Vassilis Daioglou / Bjoern Soergel (2024)
External Publications

Gender-responsive social protection and employment policies

Bonn, 21. November 2024

Gender equality has become a key objective for international organisations and policymakers. Yet, significant evidence gaps prevail on different policy design options critical to mitigate gender inequality in childhood and how they impact men and women later in life. There is a lack of understanding regarding the gender-specific…

Mutual learning to rethink democracy promotion

Nowack, Daniel (2024)
The Current Column, 11. November 2024

There needs to be a paradigm shift in the way we think and do democracy promotion to efface the boundaries between ‘the domestic and the foreign‘ and between ‘the Global South and the Global North’.

Combining the pieces: identifying key determinants of export diversification in Africa amidst model uncertainty

Vogel, Tim (2024)
External Publications

Economic development and barriers to (decent) work for women in SSA and MENA

Stöcker, Alexander / Tina Zintl (2024)
Discussion Paper 16/2024

We discuss barriers to female employment against three labour market transitions (to wage employment, decent work, and specialized jobs) and compare them for women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) regions.

Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge Systems for Global Knowledge Cooperation

Segueda, Wendpanga Eric / Aparajita Banerjee (2024)
The Current Column, 28. October 2024

No knowledge system is universal; each is deeply rooted in a specific cultural context.

Working with civil society in authoritarian contexts? The case of Niger

Gutheil, Lena (2024)
External Publications

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…

Implementing sustainability taxonomies to redirect capital flows: the case of South Africa

Hilbrich, Sören / Kathrin Berensmann / Giovanna Artmann / Sam Ashman / Theresa Herbold / Steffen Lötters-Viehof / Agnese Monti / Felix Paffhausen / Stephanie Roigk / Lee-Ann Steenkamp (2025)
External Publications

Private sector mobilisation: turning a pipe dream into reality

Zattler, Jürgen K. (2024)
Discussion Paper 14/2024

Achieving the SDGs will necessitate unprecedented levels of private investment, particularly in developing countries. This paper builds on existing proposals and outlines how shareholders can take these forward in the boardrooms of national and, in particular, international development banks.

Is privatization of resettlement land viable in Zimbabwe? Land tenure policy considerations

Mazwi, Freedom / George Mudimu (2024)
External Publications