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Eight hours a day without electricity – catastrophic consequences for Zambia

Scheumann, Waltina (2016)
The Current Column, 19. January 2016

18 January 2016. The energy crisis in Zambia has hit the country hard. The power cuts – from between eight and sixteen hours per day – are down to climate change. There is no doubt about it: Zambia is experiencing a period of drought, along with other sub-Saharan countries. However, Zambia has the potential to secure power supplies and take precautionary measures. Political action is required here.

Global crises, world views and crossroads

Messner, Dirk (2016)
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The behavioral dimensions of international cooperation

Messner, Dirk / Alejandro Guarín / Daniel Haun (2016)
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Introduction to "Global cooperation research"

Messner, Dirk / Silke Weinlich (2016)
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The evolution of human cooperation: lessons learned for the future of global governance

Messner, Dirk / Silke Weinlich (2016)
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The 2030 Agenda and improving access to trade finance: the role of the WTO and other international institutions

Schmitz, Birgit / Clara Brandi (2016)
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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.

Nee, die kolen zijn gelukkig op hun retour

Pauw, Pieter (2016)
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Die Deutungshoheit über die Zukunft haben jetzt die klimaschutzorientierten Unternehmen

Messner, Dirk (2016)
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Postgraduates of the German Development Institute start research weeks in Togo and Vietnam

Postgraduates of the German Development Institute start research weeks in Togo and Vietnam Postgraduates of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik start research weeks in Togo and Vietnam Press release, 15 February 2016 As part of the training of young professionals in international development cooperation, the participants of the Postgraduate Training Programme of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für…

The future of EU External Action

Berlin, 01. March 2016

The Juncker Commission together with the High Representative/Vice President Federica Mogherini have launched various strategy processes to reform both EU external and internal policies. These include the Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, the Review of the Neighbourhood Policy, the Trade Review, and a Review of Europe 2020. A…

Sustainability standards and sustainable development: synergies and trade offs of transnational governance

Brandi, Clara (2016)
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Desertification

Bauer, Steffen (2015)
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Behaviour matters: improving energy efficiency in informal settlements

Figueroa, Aurelia (2016)
Briefing Paper 7/2016

Behavioural insights should enhance energy efficiency interventions in informal settlements, where over two billion people will live by 2022. The stresses of poverty reduce cognitive capacity, necessitating behavioural informed approaches to increase energy efficiency uptake and related co-benefits.

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.

An Italian researcher is tortured to death in Cairo – sombre cause to reconsider the way we work with Egypt

Loewe, Markus / Tilman Altenburg / Bernhard Trautner / Georgeta Vidican (2016)
The Current Column, 17. March 2016

In January Giulio Regeni, who spent last summer as a visiting researcher at our institute, was killed in Cairo. His gruesome death leaves us worried about future cooperation with Egypt.

Carbon and biodiversity offsetting: A way towards sustainable development?

Hein, Jonas / Jean Carlo Rodriguez de Francisco (2016)
The Current Column, 18. March 2016

21 of March is the International Day of Forests. For this year’s celebration we are raising awareness on how conservation practices have changed.