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Charlie Hebdo as a turning point of world politics? What Europe can do

Messner, Dirk (2015)
The Current Column, 21. January 2015

Following the Paris attacks Europe faces three key challenges.

Where is the energy transition headed in 2015?

Ruchser, Matthias (2015)
The Current Column, 23. January 2015

What’s at stake for the ‘Energiewende’ in 2015? And for how long will the downward trend of crude-oil prices continue?

The consequences of a crumbling TTIP

Berger, Axel (2014)
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East Africa’s highway to oil

Kappel, Robert / Babette Never (2015)
The Current Column, 23. January 2015

A wave of oil and gas euphoria is sweeping Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. In February 2015, the Ugandan Government will decide who will build the country's only refinery.

2014 Global Go To Think Tank Ranking

2014 Global Go To Think Tank Ranking 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Ranking: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) among the leading Think Tanks worldwide Press Release of 22 January 2015 The new 2014 Global Go To Think Tank Ranking was introduced in New York, Washington D.C. and Berlin. In the category Top International Development Think Tanks the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)…

UN-Habitat III

Bonn, 28. January 2015

Urbanization is a mega trend that is shaping our future. By 2050, two thirds of the world population will live in cities. Both the potential as well as the challenges of global development will be decided in urban areas. The current preparations for Habitat III, the Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban…

The EU and its partners on development: how strategic on the ground?

Castillejo, Clare / Christine Hackenesch (2014)
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The EU and its partners on development: how strategic on the ground?

Castillejo, Clare / Christine Hackenesch (2014)
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Kooperation auf Augenhöhe oder neo-koloniale Ausbeutung?

Bonn, 03. February 2015

Diskussion: Christine Hackenesch , Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Irene Knoke , Institut SÜDWIND Winfried Polte , Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg Moderation: Reinhard Hermle , Forum Eine Welt der NRWSPD China erscheint allgegenwärtig in Afrika. Sein Engagement wird allerdings sehr kontrovers diskutiert. Insbesondere in…

The Charter for the Future: A Southern perspective

Pérez Pineda, Jorge A. (2015)
The Current Column, 04. February 2015

Even if there is “One World”, there is not a “one size fits all” solution for its problems. This means, how does Germany include the “common but differentiated responsibilities” statement in the Charter for the Future?

German positions on the post-2015 global agenda for sustainable development

Scholz, Imme (2014)
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The challenge for 2015: ensuring global development within planetary guard rails

Brandi, Clara / Dirk Messner (2015)
The Current Column, 09. February 2015

2015 is a key year for global cooperation. The Third International Conference on Financing for Development will be held in July, then the international community plans to agree on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September and finally, a global climate agreement is set to be approved in Paris at the end of the year.

Enabling Sustainable Urban Growth

Bonn, 11. February 2015

Cities present a crucial challenge and opportunity in the coming decades, as more than 2.5 billion people are expected to be added to the world’s urban areas by 2050. There is strong evidence that improved economic productivity and resource efficiency that accompany urbanization can be achieved while simultaneously addressing the…

Aid was yesterday, what comes next?

Janus, Heiner / Stephan Klingebiel / Sebastian Paulo (2015)
The Current Column, 16. February 2015

On 2 February 2015 the House of Commons of the British Parliament released a report on what ‘beyond aid’ means for the future of British development cooperation.

Is Democracy in Decline?

Diamond, Larry (2015)
The Current Column, 23. February 2015

Why have freedom and democracy been regressing in many countries? The most important and pervasive answer is bad governance.

Erweiterter Lenkungsausschuss von SDSN Germany: Deutsche Nachhaltigkeitsarchitektur stärken

Erweiterter Lenkungsausschuss von SDSN Germany: Deutsche Nachhaltigkeitsarchitektur stärken Erweiterter Lenkungsausschuss von SDSN Germany: Deutsche Nachhaltigkeitsarchitektur stärken Pressemitteilung vom 02.03.2015 Bonn / Berlin. Auf Einladung der Co-Vorsitzenden des deutschen Sustainable Development Solutions Network ( SDSN Germany ) Dirk Messner und Klaus Töpfer, tagte am 26. Februar in Berlin erstmals dessen Erweiterter Lenkungsausschuss. Dem erweiterten…

ENCoRe meeting 2015

Bonn, 05. March 2015

The European Network for Conflict Research (ENCoRe) meets biannually to discuss developments in conflict data and analysis. ENCoRe brings together scholars from renowned universities across Europe and is funded as a COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) action. The Bonn meeting 2015 drawed on the research conducted over…

Energy - the seventh Sustainable Development Goal

Ruchser, Matthias (2015)
The Current Column, 09. March 2015

The seventh Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 7) focuses on energy. But just what is affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy? The proposed SDG provides no answers or definitions in this regard. And what does Germany need to do to achieve SDG 7? Is the German ‘Energiewende’ enough?

Die weltweite Konjunktur der Wasserkraft gefährdet Ökoysteme und Menschen - was tun?

Bonn, 11. March 2015

Christiane Zarfl (Universität Tübingen, IGB) und Klement Tockner, Leiter des Leibniz-Instituts für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei (IGB) warnen in ihrer neuen Studie „A global boom of hydropower dam construction“ (Aquatic Sciences 2014) vor den dramatischen Folgen, die der Bau von Wasserkraftanlagen haben kann. Da mit der rasanten…

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…