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Overcoming coordination gaps between water, energy and agriculture: future paths to water protection in Weser-Ems

Meergans, Franziska / Christina Aue / Christian Knieper / Sascha Kochendörfer / Andrea Lenschow / Claudia Pahl-Wostl (2020)
Briefing Paper 25/2020

Intensive agriculture is characteristic for the region of Weser-Ems and the major source of nitrate pollution in groundwater. The analysis of coordination and cooperation shows that incoherent policies in the water, (bio)energy and agricultural sector have exacerbated the problem situation at hand.

WBGU: Now mobilize private capital for the global energy-system transformation

WBGU: Now mobilize private capital for the global energy-system transformation Jump to: WBGU: Now mobilize private capital for the global energy-system transformation WBGU: Now mobilize private capital for the global energy-system transformation WBGU Press Release of 6 September 2012 Germany and many other countries are facing a fundamental transformation of their energy systems. Billions will have to be invested worldwide in converting energy systems and raising…

Germany and the EU woo rising powers

Lynders, Eva / Wulf Reiners / Johanna Vogel (2023)
The Current Column, 25. September 2023

Global cooperation must serve more than a narrow understanding of self-interest. Transnational knowledge networks are indispensable for shaping a fair and functional partnership of mutual benefit.

Corruption in the water sector

Online, 18. January 2022

Corruption hampers the achievement of SDG 6 for ensuring water and sanitation for all. In fact, corruption is estimated to be responsible for “losses” of 10% of the investments going into the capital intensive water sector and in some countries reaching as high as 40% to 50% (WIN, 2020). This in turn leads to higher costs for drinking…

China-Africa cooperation: promises, practice and prospects

Grimm, Sven (2015)
External Publications

Natural resources: a new scramble for Africa?

Bonn, 10. September 2015

The extraction of natural resources leads to high growth rates in many African countries. At the same time many people in the region have to cope with the negative effects of resource extraction, among them rising corruption, violent conflicts and environmental damage. Which external powers engage in the resource-rich countries in Africa…

Financing global development: Is impact investing an investment model with potential or just blowing smoke?

Lindenberg, Nannette / Caroline Pöll (2015)
Briefing Paper 20/2015

Impact investing intends to finance projects, organisations and social enterprises to intentionally create a measurable social or environmental impact alongside a financial return. Their advocates see impact bonds as a useful instrument for financing the 2030 agenda, but many challenges remain.

Global Tax Expenditures Transparency Index

Redonda, Agustin / Lucas Millan / Christian von Haldenwang / Flurim Aliu (2023)
Books

Women's political role and poverty in the educational dimension: a district-level anlysis in India

Burchi, Francesco (2013)
Discussion Paper 23/2013

The paper shows that a 10% increase in women’s political agency in Indian districts causes a 5.9% increase in primary school completion rates. Moreover, the effect is significantly higher for girls than boys. This should be considered in the current discussion about the Women’s Reservation Bill.

Why the German G7 agenda needs a stronger social dimension

Böhl Gutierrez, Mauricio (2022)
The Current Column, 31. January 2022

The climate action proposed by the G7 must entail integrated social protection programmes to achieve an inclusive economic transformation.

Poverty in welfare state Germany: myth or reality?

Rippin, Nicole (2012)
The Current Column, 12. November 2012

Promises and risks of nonstate action in climate and sustainability governance

Chan, Sander / Idil Boran / Harro van Asselt / Gabriela Iacobuta / Navam Niles / Katharine Rietig / Michelle Scobie / Jennifer S. Bansard / Deborah Delgado Pugley / Laurence L. Delina / Friederike Eichhorn / Paula Ellinger / Okechukwu Enechi / Thomas Hale (2019)
External Publications

The role of the consumer and systemic policy mixes for circular business models in the EU

Fuhrmann-Riebel, Hanna (2024)
Discussion Paper 3/2024

What role do consumers play for the transition to a circular economy (CE) and the development of circular business models (CBMs) in particular? Hanna Fuhrmann-Riebel zooms in on potential consumer barriers to CBM demand and discusses different options for policy making to address those barriers.

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.

A strong science-policy interface now for climate and biodiversity

Faus Onbargi, Alexia / Alicia Perez-Porro / Anna de las Heras Carles (2025)
The Current Column, 22. April 2025

Addressing these interconnected crises requires evidence-informed policymaking at all levels, which demands strengthening the science-policy interface for climate and biodiversity.

International day for biological diversity: not a day for celebration

Richerzhagen, Carmen (2010)
The Current Column, 17. May 2010

Investment facilitation for development in the WTO

Geneva, 11. December 2019

To harness the advantages of FDI, it is critical that governments have policies and regulations in place that help to attract and retain international investment and encourage its contribution to sustainable development. Investment facilitation initiatives have the potential to support domestic reform processes, enable the exchange of…

Investment Facilitation for Sustainable Development

Berlin, 19. March 2019

International discussions on investment facilitation have been very dynamic in previous years. The concept of investment facilitation covers a wide range of areas, with the ultimate focus on promoting foreign investment that flows efficiently and to the greatest benefit of host countries. International discussions on this concept have…

Effective and geographically balanced? An output-based assessment of non-state climate actions

Chan, Sander / Robert Falkner / Matthew Goldberg / Harro van Asselt (2016)
External Publications

Water Security and Ecosystem-based Adaptation to Climate Change

Rodríguez de Francisco, Jean Carlo / Mirja Schoderer / Carmen Richerzhagen (2018)
The Current Column, 22. March 2018

The motto of this year’s World Water Day states “the answer is in nature”, referring to nature-based solutions to the “water challenges we face in the 21st century”. One of these challenges is climate change, the impacts of which threaten water se-curity worldwide.