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Rwanda – A Developmental State and Donor Darling

Bonn, 06. October 2016

The goal of this workshop is to provide a space to reflect on the current state of discussions regarding socio-economic development and the role of internal and external actors in the specific case of Rwanda. Questions to be addressed at the workshop include: What is Rwanda’s brand of development? What tools are behind Rwanda’s…

Do we need to re-think free trade?

Brandi, Clara / Dominique Bruhn (2016)
The Current Column, 04. October 2016

The level of approval for free trade is falling generally, and globalisation critics are enjoying fresh momentum in large parts of the world, even among former champions of free trade, such as Germany. How do we explain these trends?

The impact of cash transfers on food security in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence, design and implementation

Burchi, Francesco / Christoph Strupat (2016)
Briefing Paper 15/2016

How is it possible to achieve SDG 2? The Briefing Paper highlights the important role of cash transfers in tackling food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa. However, to ensure people's sustainable graduation from food insecurity these schemes need to be part of a broader anti food insecurity strategy.

Assessing the costs and benefits of reducing fragmentation: coordination in European aid

Negre, Mario / Stephan Klingebiel (2016)
External Publications

EU engagement in fragile and conflict-affected countries: comprehensive policy, fragmented operations

Furness, Mark (2016)
External Publications

Fragmentation: a key concept for development cooperation

Klingebiel, Stephan / Timo Casjen Mahn / Mario Negre (2016)
External Publications

South-South cooperation and fragmentation: a non-issue?

Bracho, Gerado / Sven Grimm (2016)
External Publications

The United Nations in development: confronting fragmentation?

Mahn, Timo Casjen (2016)
External Publications

The fragmentation of aid: concepts, measurements and implications for development cooperation

Klingebiel, Stephan / Timo Casjen Mahn / Mario Negre (eds.) (2016)
Books

Are Armington elasticities different across countries and sectors? A European study

Olekseyuka, Zoryana / Hannah Schürenberg-Frosch (2016)
External Publications

Modeling of FDI in business services: additional effects in case of Ukraine’s European integration

Olekseyuk, Zoryana (2016)
External Publications

Wastewater reuse for enhanced food and non-food value chains

Stockholm, 28. August 2016

The seminar explored the opportunities of using wastewater and organic waste within multifunctional land-use systems for the production of food and energy crops in urban transition zones in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this approach the wastewater is treated in a target-oriented manner to be used for irrigation and nutrient supply of the…

A decade on: how relevant is the regulatory environment for micro and small enterprise upgrading after all?

Altenburg, Tilman / Aimée Hampel-Milagrosa / Markus Loewe (2016)
External Publications

Designing a socially inclusive transformation

Jambi, 08. August 2016

Research has shown that forest conservation can create benefits for local communities. But forest conservation is not always leading to “win-win” outcomes. In the context of REDD+ and the oil palm boom the basic agrarian questions of who owns what and who gains what are (re-)gaining importance. Against this backdrop this workshops sought…

South-South co-operation: Words, just words?!

Grimm, Sven / Alexandra Rudolph (2016)
The Current Column, 01. August 2016

The United Nations Development Cooperation Forum (UNDCF) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) last week saw the discussion of a concept for measuring South-South co-operation (SSC). The objective is to determine the contribution of developing and emerging countries to the 2030 Agenda.

Efficient lighting uptake among the urban poor: evidence from a Kenyan informal settlement

Figueroa, Aurelia (2016)
External Publications

Wastewater systems and energy saving in urban India: governing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus series

Never, Babette (2016)
Discussion Paper 12/2016

This paper targets the water-energy nexus in India's wastewater sector. It identifies existing drivers and barriers to the diffusion of energy efficient technologies in urban India, uncovering how investments in resource- and lifecycle-oriented solutions could be enhanced.

Fragmented development cooperation in the age of the 2030 Agenda

Klingebiel, Stephan / Timo Mahn / Mario Negre (2016)
The Current Column, 11. July 2016

Fragmentation is hugely relevant to the future of the 2030 Agenda. Intensive efforts to tackle the issue of fragmentation are the urgent order of the day.

Rescaling conflictive access and property relations in the context of REDD+ in Jambi, Indonesia

Hein, Jonas (2016)
Books

No elephants in the room?

Klingebiel, Stephan / Li Xiaoyun (2016)
The Current Column, 14. June 2016

We are approaching the 2nd GPEDC meeting in Nairobi from 28 November- 1 December 2016. How did the context change since the 2014 Mexico meeting? What is on the agenda for Nairobi? Are we going to see all ‘big elephants’ in the conference hall?