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Ein Halleluja für die Transformation

Scholz, Imme / Uwe Schneidewind / Ulrich Brand (2016)
External Publications

Germany should assume a bigger role in the Middle East

Muhammad, Dilshad (2017)
The Current Column, 20. February 2017

Foreign intervention is usually considered as a red line and that is understandable. But this fact has also blocked the path to explore softer modes of engagement. Here is what Germany can do in the Middle East.

Young researchers from the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) off for field research in Africa

Young researchers from the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) off for field research in Africa Young researchers from the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) off for field research in Africa After five months of theoretical preparations in Bonn, 18 participants from the Postgraduate Training Programme of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für…

Deutschlands neue Verantwortung: die Zukunft der deutschen und europäischen Außen-, Entwicklungs- und Sicherheitspolitik

Ischinger, Wolfgang / Dirk Messner (Hrsg.) (2017)
Books

Fostering Multilateralism: The role of the G20

Bonn, 16. February 2017

The G20 Foreign Ministers met on 16 and 17 February 2017 in Bonn, Germany’s United Nations City, to discuss the role of foreign policy in supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In light of mounting global challenges and the resurgence of populist and nationalist policies, the focus on the 2030 Agenda…

Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Well-Being

Bonn, 13. February 2017

Im Dezember fand im mexikanischen Cancun die UN-Biodiversitätskonferenz (CBD COP-13) unter dem Motto „Mainstreaming Biodiversity for Well-Being“ statt. Mit ein wenig Abstand wollen wir – das Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) und die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH – die Ergebnisse noch…

Fragmentation - A Challenge for Development Cooperation under the 2030 Agenda

Tokyo, 07. February 2017

“Fragmentation of Aid: Concepts, Measurements and Implications for Development Cooperation” has been published by Stephan Klingebiel , the head of the department “ Bi- and Multilateral Development Cooperation ” at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) together with researchers Timo Mahn and…

Key policy options for the G20

Berlin, 05. February 2017

As the premier forum for international economic cooperation, the G20 is uniquely positioned to examine the various global trade and investment policy issues in broader social and political context. In 2016, G20 leaders have made a significant progress in both creating a new working scheme of TIWG, but also delivering trade growth strategy…

Do we need a global platform for SDG17?

Johannesburg, 03. February 2017

The 2030 Agenda is meant to stipulate and direct global efforts towards sustainable development. The implementation of the 2030 Agenda and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires action by a multitude of actors in various policy fields and sectors to achieve the global goals under one common “ Global Partnership for…

Future of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation

Johannesburg, 02. February 2017

Against the background of a record year for multilateralism with the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, the Paris Climate Agreement and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, expectations for the Second High-level Meeting (HLM2) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) in Nairobi in December 2016 have been high.…

Reshaping energy planning in developing countries

Bonn, 02. February 2017

Energy access is hallowed as an important component of the Paris Agreement on climate change. In addition, recognition of its fundamental role in achieving other global essentials, such as gender equality, economic empowerment, abolishment of indoor air pollution and deforestation, and water and food security, has led to universal energy…

Africa and the G20

Johannesburg, 01. February 2017

Africa has shown strong commitment towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. With the Agenda 2063 the AU has defined a vision and action plan to support long-term sustainable development on the continent. At the G20 Hangzhou Summit in September 2016, G20-leaders agreed to enhance policy coherence on sustainable development and…

The G20 and Africa

Berger, Axel (2017)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

The German government has identified deeper cooperation with Africa as one of the top priorities for its G20 presidency. Against this background, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), as the coordinators of the T20 process in 2016/17, together with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), are hosting the T20 Africa Conference: Building alliances for sustainable development on 1-3 February in Johannesburg, South Africa.

DIE ranked among the world’s best Development Think Tanks

DIE ranked among the world’s best Development Think Tanks DIE ranked among the world’s best Development Think Tanks Press release, 26 January 2017 Philadelphia / Bonn . The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) was named among the best research institutions and policy-advisers in the world. This is according to the annual Global Go To Think Tank Index Report by the University of Pennsylvania. Among the category Top…

Under Threat: International Academia and Press Freedom

Bonn, 25. January 2017

On 25 January 2016, the Anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution, Giulio Regeni, PhD Student at Cambridge University and Guest Researcher at German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), disappeared in Cairo. Ten days later he was found dead, with signs of cruel torture. This event, as well as the…

Providing Global Public Goods: The role for the G20

Bonn, 24. January 2017

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) welcomed Inge Kaul to present her recently published book on Global Public Goods (GPGs) and to discuss the concept‘s role in the light of the German G20 presidency. Inge Kaul first presented the general concept of GPGs and its challenges. Here she focused…

5. Erweiterter Lenkungsausschuss

DIW, Berlin, 17. January 2017

Vorschlag für die Tagesordnung 14:30-15:00 Uhr: Tee und Kaffee 1. Begrüßung und Feststellung der Tagesordnung (15:00-15:10 Uhr) Dirk Messnerund Gesine Schwan (Co-Vorsitzende, SDSN Germany) 2. Impulsvorträge zum Schwerpunktthema „Nachhaltige Entwicklung in der Europäischen Union“ (15:10-15:40) Was sind die zentralen Botschaften der…

Das Ökologische ist sozial: wie wir eine nachhaltige Welt schaffen

Messner, Dirk (2017)
External Publications

Sustainability in the water-energy-food nexus

Anik Bhaduri / Claudia Ringler / Ines Dombrowsky / Rabi Mohtar / Waltina Scheumann (eds.) (2017)
Books

Dirk Messner als WBGU-Vorsitzender wiedergewählt

Dirk Messner als WBGU-Vorsitzender wiedergewählt Dirk Messner als WBGU-Vorsitzender wiedergewählt Berlin, 22.12.2016 . Die Mitglieder des neu berufenen Wissenschaftlichen Beirates der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen (WBGU) haben heute Dirk Messner , Direktor des Deutschen Instituts für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), sowie Sabine Schlacke, Professorin für für Bau, Umwelt- und Planungsrecht an der Universität Münster, zu ihren Vorsitzenden gewählt. Messner ist…