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Non-economic loss and damage: addressing the forgotten side of climate change impacts

Serdeczny, Olivia / Eleanor Waters / Sander Chan (2016)
Briefing Paper 3/2016

What is lost when climate impacts render places uninhabitable, change them beyond recognition? Such questions are addressed under the concept of non-economic loss and damage (NELD). It has emerged in the climate negotiations and requires systematic research integration for effective policy-making.

2015 Global Go To Think Tank Ranking

2015 Global Go To Think Tank Ranking 2015 Global Go To Think Tank Ranking: DIE strengthens its position among international policy shapers Press release, 28 January 2016 Bonn, 28 January 2016. On 27 and 28 January 2016 the annual Global Go To Think Tank Index Report compiled by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program of the University of Pennsylvania was introduced at several launch events worldwide, e.g. in Washington D.C., Berlin and Kuala Lumpur. As in…

Sustainable Development Goals: Pick and choose - or integration at last?

Heiner, Janus / Sarah Holzapfel (2016)
The Current Column, 01. February 2016

Since 1 January 2016, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) guide development efforts around the world. 2016 will be about implementation. The key question is: How do we translate 17 goals and their 169 targets into policy making? One option is to continue business as usual and start selectively. Each country could pick and choose from the menu of goals and targets. A better option is to transform today’s policy making into a more coherent and integrated approach.

Development collaboration with a focus on crises

Klingebiel, Stephan (2016)
External Publications

Can rules of origin in sub-Saharan Africa be harmonised? A political economy exploration

Draper, Peter / Cynthia Chikura / Heinrich Krogman (2016)
Discussion Paper 1/2016

Rules of origin are critical to any preferential trade agreement, determining which firms qualify to take advantage of negotiated concessions. The paper discusses recent developments and debates in Sub-Saharan trade negotiations and argues in favour of liberal rules of origin.

Making retail modernisation in developing countries inclusive: a development policy perspective

Altenburg, Tilman / Elmar Kulke / Aimée Hampel-Milagrosa / Lisa Peterskovsky / Caroline Reeg (2016)
Discussion Paper 2/2016

The diffusion of supermarkets in developing countries increases productivity, but fast roll-out also treatens the livelihoods of millions engaged in traditional stores and their supply chains. We show what governments and retail corporations can do to make retail modernisation inclusive.

The future of the "European Consensus on Development"

Henökl, Thomas / Niels Keijzer (2016)
Briefing Paper 5/2016

EU development policy at a crossroads? After more than ten years, the European Consensus for Development needs a new direction, and all the signs are pointing towards an overhaul of EU cooperation policy. This opportunity should be seized upon by the Commission and reform-minded member-states.

MGG Alumni meeting Brazil

Brasilia, 24. February 2016

Since 2007 the programme Managing Global Governance as part of the German Development Institute organizes a platform for young professionals from rising powers. Hereby they discuss problems of global relevancy and search for possible solutions. However, not only the German Development Institute fosters the global exchange of knowledge, at…

Towards a “Sustainable Development Union”: why the EU must do more to implement the 2030 Agenda

Hackenesch, Christine / Adolf Kloke-Lesch / Svea Koch / Ingeborg Niestroy / Imme Scholz (2016)
Briefing Paper 6/2016

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development puts the interdependence of domestic and external policy-making center stage. It reflects core European values and interests. The EU Global Strategy and the revised EU 2020 Strategy should become umbrella strategies for domestic and external implementation.

MGG Alumni Meeting Indonesia

Jakarta, 02. March 2016

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides a comprehensive response to pressing global challenges: 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a universal framework for developing, emerging and industrialised countries, systematically integrating the environmental, social and economic dimensions of global development. Public…

MGG Alumni meeting Mexico

Mexico City, 02. March 2016

Since 2007 the programme Managing Global Governance as part of the German Development Institute organizes a platform for young professionals from rising powers. Hereby they discuss problems of global relevancy and search for possible solutions. However, not only the German Development Institute fosters the global exchange of knowledge, at…

Non-economic loss and damage in the context of climate change: understanding the challenges

Serdeczny, Olivia / Eleanor Waters / Sander Chan (2016)
Discussion Paper 3/2016

The concept of non-economic loss and damage (NELD) groups the impacts of climate change that are hard to measure or quantify. This paper outlines the main characteristics of NELD and the specific challenges they pose to research and policy-making at the national and international level.

Self-differentiation of countries’ responsibilities: addressing climate change through intended nationally determined contributions

Mbeva, Kennedy Liti / Pieter Pauw (2016)
Discussion Paper 4/2016

Do INDCs lead to self-differentiation of countries' responsibilities to address climate change? This paper shows that 1) INDCs advance CBDR-RC beyond mitigation to include, at least, adaptation and finance; 2) INDCs advance differentiation beyond the bifurcation of Annex I and non-Annex I countries.

Rudolph, Alexandra

Rudolph, Alexandra Jump to: Vita Dr. Alexandra Rudolph Department Inter- and Transnational Cooperation Function Former Researcher Specialization Economist Work areas Political economy of aid allocation, pattern and future challenges Causes and consequences of human trafficking Labor market services in Sub-Saharan Africa Social welfare and social pension Vita since 3/2016 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Researcher…

After the WTO conference in Nairobi: what is the future of the World Trade Organisation?

Dieter, Heribert / Rolf J. Langhammer / Marc Bungenberg / Andreas Freytag / Catherine Grant Makokera / Axel Berger / Clara Brandi (2016)
External Publications

New approaches to development cooperation in middle income countries: brokering collective action for global sustainable development

Paulo, Sebastian / Stephan Klingebiel (2016)
External Publications

Cherry picking the reasons for hunger?

Hampel-Milagrosa, Aimée / Michael Brüntrup (2016)
The Current Column, 29. March 2016

The issue of household food security is not simple. And the recipe for a solution is even more complex.

MGG Alumni Meeting India

New Delhi, 04. April 2016

Addressing global challenges by joint knowledge production are at the core of the dialogue, research and training programme Managing Global Governance (MGG) that is implemented by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) with partners from emerging economies. With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda…

Mission impossible? International cooperation in science, technology and innovation for grand challenges

Stamm, Andreas / Aurelia Figueroa (2016)
The Current Column, 04. April 2016

Many of today’s grand challenges are global in scope. Social innovations are needed, concerted efforts across disciplinary fields must be made. Resources must be assembled across borders.

South-South Cooperation: Global force, uncertain identity

Fues, Thomas (2016)
The Current Column, 11. April 2016

Rising powers in the South, are now ready to play a pro-active part in collective action on the Sustainable Development Goals, the Financing for Development Addis Agenda and the Paris Agreement on climate change.