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Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries: meeting the main challenges ahead

Scholz, Imme / Lars Schmidt (2008)
Briefing Paper 6/2008

Cross-Cutting Research – Sustainable Futures

Instead of searching for a single path, we emphasise ‘futures’ in the plural to underline the plurality of many different sustainable futures.

Brexit: impact, risks and opportunities for European development policy

Henökl, Thomas (2017)
Briefing Paper 8/2017

On 29 April EU leaders meet to discuss the Brexit negotiation guidelines. What are the likely implications of the UK withdrawal on European development policy?

Scenarios for increased EU donor coordination: what is the right level of aid coordination?

Klingebiel, Stephan / Pedro Morazán / Mario Negre (2014)
Briefing Paper 7/2014

EU commitments on coordination in development cooperation and current mechanisms offer a mixed picture on benefits and costs of EU coordination. The EU’s efforts related to aid coordination are not always accompanied with similar improvements at the national level of member states.

Open Letter

Open Letter European Think-Tanks Group sends Open Letter to EU Commission Press Release of 10 May 2010 Earlier this year, four of Europe’s leading think-tanks – German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (FRIDE) and the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) – joined forces to build the “European…

Elvis Melia

Elvis Melia was an associate Researcher of the research programm "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems" at IDOS (former DIE).

China’s economic policy dilemma

Fischer, Doris (2012)
The Current Column, 05. November 2012

The United Nations environment programme – reforms are called for

Bauer, Steffen (2009)
The Current Column, 16. February 2009

White bull, red dragon: EU-China strategic partnership in the making

Hackenesch, Christine / Jin Ling (2009)
The Current Column, 02. June 2009

Refugees and displacement

Special "Refugees and displacement": Never in the history of mankind were so many people forced to leave their homesteads. The root causes of flight and displacement often are complex: These comprise of violent conflicts, weak statehood, economic crises or natural disasters and environmental change. Which contribution can development policy make to forestall displacement? How can the negative consequences of displacement be mitigated? Come back to this page regularly to see our latest publications and events.

Environmental policy and the pursuit of just sustainability (Conclusion)

Schelly, Chelsea / Aparajita Banerjee (2018)
External Publications

G7 countries must urgently phase out fossil fuel subsidies

Redonda, Agustin / Christian von Haldenwang / Ronald Steenblik (2022)
External Publications

Digital technology and productivity of informal enterprises: empirical evidence from Nigeria

Danquah, Michael / Solomon Owusu (2021)
External Publications

Openness and the finance-growth nexus

Herwartz, Helmut / Yabibal M. Walle (2014)
External Publications

Populist radical right parties' impact on european foreign aid spending

Hackenesch, Christine / Maximilian Högl / Hannes Öhler / Aline Burni (2022)
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Social technology and refugee encampment in Kenya

Jaji, Rose (2011)
External Publications

Introduction to the handbook on social protection systems

Loewe, Markus / Esther Schüring (2021)
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Carbon leakage through supply chain adjustments

Wang, Hanyi (2025)
Discussion Paper 10/2025

The study examines the relocation of carbon-intensive industries to less regulated countries, particularly countries in the Global South, as part of global value chains.

Jahresbericht - Annual Report 2023-2025

Bonn: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) (2025)
Books

Germany and Korea: comparing systems, policies and cooperation patterns

Keijzer, Niels / Stephan Klingebiel / Min Jee Oh (2024)
External Publications