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What future for the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee?

Klingebiel, Stephan (2021)
The Current Column, 04. October 2021

In a sense, 1961 can be regarded as the “Big Bang” for international development policy. Under the shadow of the Cold War, the US was pushing an international system to support developing countries.

Spaceborne height models reveal above ground biomass changes in tropical landscapes

Schlund, Micheal / Martyna Kotowski / Fabian Brambach / Jonas Hein / Birgit Wessel / Nicole Camarretta / Mangarah Silalahi / Jayah Surati / Surati Nengah / Stefan Erasmi / Christoph Leuschner / Holger Kreft (2021)
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The three great stimulants: an analysis of the cocoa, coffee, and tea value chains in Africa

Aboushady, Nora / Chahir Zaki / Devesh Roy (2022)
External Publications

Revitalizing Investment for Covid-19 Recovery

Online, 30. September 2021

WTO members face a huge challenge to tackle declining foreign direct investment (FDI) flows as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to UNCTAD, global FDI contracted by 35% in 2020, compared to the previous year, due to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The world, and particularly the developing world, needs…

Mechanisms for governing the Water-Land-Food Nexus in the Lower Awash River Basin, Ethiopia: ensuring policy coherence in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda

Srigiri, Srinivasa Reddy / Anita Breuer / Waltina Scheumann (2021)
Discussion Paper 26/2021

Are the governance mechanisms for land and water in Ethiopia effective in managing the WEF nexus interdependencies? We assess the conditions that affect coordination for policy coherence in achieving the 2030 Agenda.

The role of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC)

Online, 29. September 2021

Since its foundation in 1961, the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) – nerve centre of the aid effort of the “rich” countries (some $160 billion in 2020) – has played a central role in the Post-War aid system. This book traces the history of the institution and reflects on its future. How intense diplomacy by US Deputy Secretary…

Launch of the Social Cohesion Seminar Series

Online, 28. September 2021

This is the first event of the Social Cohesion Online Event Series, organized by the Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice Team at the World Bank and the Social Cohesion Team at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). The purpose of this seminar series is bringing together leading…

The art of knowing the ocean

Online, 28. September 2021

Oceans fulfil important functions for human livelihoods and wellbeing. They regulate the global climate, provide food and economic resources and offer places of recovery, inspiration and imagination. At the same time, ocean ecosystems and the people depending on them are increasingly threatened by economic exploitation and global warming.…

The Governance Challenge of Integrated SDG Implementation

Online, 27. September 2021

With the 2030 Agenda, the international community has established an ambitious, interlinked goal system for a global sustainability transformation. The successful implementation of the Agenda’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires that the complex interactions between the SDGs and their targets are taken into account. This…

5th International Contested Mobility Workshop

Online, 27. September 2021

Public Event: “Covid-19 – A game changer for migration (policy)?” 27 September 2021, 2-3:30pm CEST Covid-19 in many aspects has changed our understanding of the world and it has significant effects on international migration and its policies. After more than one and a half years of the pandemic, in this panel we will discuss the…

Regional integrated assessment of climate change impacts on the rainfed farming system in Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Nedumaran, Swamikannu / Dakshina Murthy Kadiyala / Jyosthnaa Padmanabhan / Roberto O. Valdivia / Sonali McDermid / Srinivasa Reddy Srigiri / Geethalakshm, Vellingiri / Anthony Whitbread (2021)
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Working together to achieve the Paris climate goals and sustainable development: international climate cooperation and the role of developing countries and emerging economies

Bauer, Steffen / Marie-Jeanne Kurdziel / Gabriela Iacobuta / Clara Brandi / Jean Carlo Rodríguez / Delphine Deryng / Jonas Hanshom / Niklas Höhne / Sybrig Smit / Srinivasa Srigiri (2021)
Books

The study shows how transformative change can bring about sustainable development, prevent climate change from spiralling out of control and address the unavoidable consequences of climate change in a development-friendly manner.

Change or crumble! Germany needs to reposition its international cooperation

Kloke-Lesch, Adolf (2021)
External Publications

Press release: Study shows importance of developing and emerging countries for successful international climate policy

A new study by DIE and NewClimate Institute shows how international cooperation can contribute to implementing the goals of the Paris Agreement worldwide.

What structures does the German government need in order to meet its sustainability targets?

Schulz, Sabrina / Leonie Droste / Dominic Kranholdt / Joana Stalder (2021)
The Current Column, 20. September 2021

During the next legislative period, the 2030 Agenda must become the guiding principle of German policy.

Working together to achieve the Paris climate goals and sustainable development

Online, 20. September 2021

Whether the global climate can be stabilised at a warming of 1.5°C depends on whether the goals and measures of climate policy by 2030 are sufficiently ambitious. Failure to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement would ultimately undermine the achievement of just and sustainable global development that leaves no one behind.…

The ‘Global South’ in the study of world politics: examining a meta category

Haug, Sebastian / Jacqueline Braveboy-Wagner / Günther Maihold (2021)
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Promoting civil society engagement in Afghanistan

Schetter, Conrad / Bernhard Trautner (2021)
The Current Column, 13. September 2021

In addition to addressing the extent and cause of the debacle in Afghanistan, the new German Government must urgently consider how to set a new course to prevent further destabilisation of the country.

Leveraging the potential of G20 and G7 cooperation

Online, 13. September 2021

This conference is part of a series focusing on the role of the G20 and G7 in support of sustainable development. This year’s conference will focus on the role of the G20 and G7 in promoting the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic that promotes a green and just transformation of economic systems. The conference reflects on the outcomes of…

What makes a social protection system?

Online, 09. September 2021

The online event will raise the question how to bring a system’s approach to live: What does it require to move from a set of social protection programmes to an overall social protection system? Why have some countries been successful and others are lagging behind? Does a system’s approach always mean that programmes have to be…