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Global access to COVID-19 vaccines: challenges in production, affordability, distribution and utilisation

Stamm, Andreas / Christoph Strupat / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2021)
Discussion Paper 19/2021

The global COVID-19 vaccination process calls for decisive, coordinated and forward-looking action. We propose short- and long-term actions and emphasise that activities should not only focus on short-term management, but on building long-term structures to prepare for future pandemics.

A systematic review on ethical challenges of 'field' research in low-income and middle-income countries: respect, justice and beneficence for research staff?

Steinert, Janina Isabel / David Atika Nyarige / Milan Jacobi / Jana Kuhnt / Lennart Kaplan (2021)
External Publications

Improving transnational and transdisciplinary cooperation through reflecting on implicit values and power structures

Online, 06. July 2021

In order to promote the goals of the 2030 Agenda, achieve global solidarity and social justice, a transformation of societies in the global North as well as the global South towards these objectives is crucial. Transnational and transdisciplinary networks are key actors for the creation of the kind of transformative knowledge needed.…

The (Im)possibility of Governing Transformation to Sustainability

Barcelona and Online, 06. July 2021

The panel on the "(Im)possibility of Governing Transformation to Sustainability" aims to bring together academic scholars and policy experts to advance the discourse on the governance of transformation to sustainability (T2S). The (im)possibility of governance of transformation to sustainability is driven by how the related multiple…

Global governance needs reshaping if we’re to achieve the SDGs

Kloke-Lesch, Adolf (2021)
External Publications

The pandemic has painfully exposed many societies’ inability to deal with crises. We must urgently innovate and democratize our governance structures if we’re to thwart the existential threats facing humankind

Why it matters how we produce knowledge on marine CO2 observations

Hägele, Ramona / Mirja Schoderer (2021)
The Current Column, 28. June 2021

Knowledge for strengthening Ocean Resilience

Dippel, Beatrice / Irina Rafliana (2021)
The Current Column, 25. June 2021

The Ocean is an existential part of Southeast Asia‘s cultural identities and heritage. At the same time, Southeast Asian countries are highly exposed to complex ocean-related risks and the consequences of global mean sea-level rise.

Weather index insurance: promises and challenges of promoting social and ecological resilience to climate change

Yu, Lu / Mariya Aleksandrova (2021)
Briefing Paper 14/2021

This Briefing Paper stresses the importance of enhancing knowledge on social and ecological effects of weather index microinsurance, and the need to develop a diverse set of climate risk management strategies for the poor including social protection mechanisms.

The EU "Green Deal": An opportunity to strengthen EU-India relationship

Bhattacharjya, Souvik (2021)
External Publications

How to align national Covid-19 recoveries with the Sustainable Development Goals

Hege, Elisabeth / Niels Keijzer (2021)
External Publications

Shaping sustainable supply chains

An immense share of global value creation takes place in supply chains. DIE contributes to research and policy advice on supply chains.

Reforming the United Nations Development System

The UNDS has been undergoing an ambitious reform process. Member states and UN organisations need to step up their support for reforms to succeed.

Municipalities are Shaping the Future

Dick, Eva / Paul Marschall / Christopher Wingens (2021)
The Current Column, 14. June 2021

Some local authorities are engaged in long-standing partnerships in which the administrations of both parties engage in dialogue on sustainable public services. This results in both parties learning lessons.

The ‘wickedness’ of governing land subsidence: Policy perspectives from urban Southeast Asia

Siriwardane-de Zoysa, Rapti / Tilo Schöne / Johannes Herbeck / Julia Illigner / Mahmud Haghighi / Hendricus Simarmata / Emma Porio / Alessio Rovere / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2021)
External Publications

Shifting to the digital: a case study of the Managing Global Governance (MGG) academy as a digital learning format

Fiselier, Evelien (2021)
External Publications

Who should the next federal government co-operate with on sustainability?

Grimm, Sven / Wulf Reiners (2021)
The Current Column, 10. June 2021

Germany is not the only country faced with managing course-setting issues concerning the future: the manner in which we do business, consume and are mobile needs to take planetary limits into account.

Need for improved governance of marine protected areas

Lehmann, Ina (2021)
The Current Column, 07. June 2021

In order to strengthen the knowledge base for ocean protection, the United Nations launched the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development on June 1. This knowledge should inter alia inform existing international frameworks for protecting the ocean.

The dance of peace and justice: local perceptions of international peacebuilding in West Africa

Leib, Julia / Samantha Ruppel (2021)
External Publications

Implications of COVID-19 for conflict in Africa

Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mross / Yonas Adaye Adeto (2021)
Briefing Paper 12/2021

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected armed conflict and political violence within countries? Focusing on Africa, this policy brief analyses the immediate and long-term implications of the pandemic on conflict and reflects on its implications for international peacebuilding efforts.

EU-China engagement in humanitarian aid: different approaches, shared interests?

Friesen, Ina / Leon Janauschek (2021)
Briefing Paper 11/2021

To close the gap between humanitarian needs and available funding, the European Union should develop a long-term strategy as to how to engage with China on humanitarian matters. This paper suggests focusing the dialogue on the food security sector and anticipatory humanitarian aid.