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UNFSS Academic Advisory Council Annual Meeting 2022

KU Leuven + online, 27. October 2022

The UNFSS Academic Advisory Council (AAC) annual meeting brings together an international mix of academic and policy experts from various disciplines and backgrounds to consolidate the knowledge on Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) and contribute to a comprehensive understanding of VSS effectiveness. The UNFSS AAC Annual Meeting…

DIE-Director Messner elected as Chair of PIK’s Scientific Advisory Board

DIE-Director Messner elected as Chair of PIK’s Scientific Advisory Board DIE-Director Messner elected as Chair of PIK’s Scientific Advisory Board Press Release of 22 February 2010 Today, the Scientific Advisory Board of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) has elected Dirk Messner , Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), to its Chair. The international membership of the Advisory Board…

China and Africa: the new normal

Grimm, Sven / Christine Hackenesch (2015)
The Current Column, 30. November 2015

The next summit between China and the African states is set to be held in South Africa on 4/5 December. The outcome of the meeting will reflect the new normal.

The new post-2015 agenda of the United Nations

Scholz, Imme (2014)
External Publications

Mario Negre

Mario Negre is Economist and former Senior Researcher of the Research Programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems".

Implementation of the 2030 Agenda by G20 members: how to address the transformative and integrated character of the SDGs by individual and collective action

Chen, Dongxiao / Imme Scholz / Paulo Esteves (2017)
External Publications

Governability of regional challenges: the Arctic development paradox

Łuszczuk, Michał / Jacqueline Götze / Katarzyna Radzik‐Maruszak / Arne Riedel / Dorothea Wehrmann (2022)
External Publications

300 researchers publish communiqué with recommendations for action to G7

At the Think7 Summit, more than 300 researchers from G7 countries and beyond meet today and tomorrow to present solutions to major global challenges.

The European Union Trust Fund for Africa: what implications for future EU development policy?

Castillejo, Clare (2017)
Briefing Paper 5/2017

The European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) is a central part of the EU’s engagement in the area of migration policy. The paper reviews what the EUTF has achieved since it was established at the Valletta Summit in Malta in November 2015.

Sustainable development in science policy-making: the German Federal Ministry of Education and research's policies for international cooperation in sustainability research

Schwachula, Anna (2019)
Books

Security: What we need to talk about

German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) (2025)
External Publications

International (development) cooperation in a post-COVID-19 world: a new way of interaction or super-accelerator?

Izmestiev, Artemy / Stephan Klingebiel (2020)
External Publications

Development of local government - a key to poverty reduction in rural Africa

Otzen, Uwe (2002)
Briefing Paper 5/2002

The Charter for the Future: A Southern perspective

Pérez Pineda, Jorge A. (2015)
The Current Column, 04. February 2015

Even if there is “One World”, there is not a “one size fits all” solution for its problems. This means, how does Germany include the “common but differentiated responsibilities” statement in the Charter for the Future?

Sustainable Development Cooperation

Sustainable Development Cooperation Further Information KfW Niederlassung Berlin Konferenzzentrum und Historischer Kassensaal Eingang: Charlottenstraße 33a Download Invitation_Workshop_Sustainable_DC.pdf

The New Washington Dissensus: the 5 principles that are defining the Trump administration’s vision of global development cooperation

Klingebiel, Stephan / Andy Sumner (2025)
External Publications

The Trump administration’s vision for development cooperation is becoming clearer. We identify 5 principles seemingly guiding actions.

Experimental games for developing institutional capacity to manage common water infrastructure in India

Falk, Thomas / Shalander Kumar / Srinivasa Srigiri (2019)
External Publications

Job advertisment: Researcher (f/m/diverse) Science Futures

Research Programme “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems“ is looking for a Researcher (f/m/diverse)within the CRC, “Science Futures: Between ‘intensification’ and ’conservation’ discourses on African rural development”.

South African-German Dialogue on Science for Sustainability - D4S

Bonn, 16. June 2008

South Africa and Germany have converging interests and share common goals that may constitute the basis for a significantly increased cooperation in research and technological innovation in years to come. While South Africa has decided to embark on the transition towards a knowledge-based economy during the next ten years, Germany has…

Governing water sustainably in mining and post-mining landscapes

Online, 08. October 2020

Mining has the potential to offer rare employment opportunities in rural areas and, arguably, boosts national economies. However, it also carries vast social and environmental risks, many of them related to water contamination and worsening water scarcity. How risks and benefits of mining and mining-related water use are allocated touches…