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Africa at a crossroads: towards inclusive climate governance

Bencini, Jacopo / Sander Chan (2018)
External Publications

Brexit: everyone loses, but Britain loses the most

Latorre, Maria C. / Zoryana Olekseyuk / Hidemichi Yonezawa / Sherman Robinson (2019)
External Publications

Chinese pastoralism in rapid transformation: an institutional analysis of grassland management in Northern China

Yu, Lu (2018)
Books

Rwanda makes its own rules

Klingebiel, Stephan (2019)
The Current Column, 19. March 2019

Kigali is designing a new way to conduct South–South Cooperation, an approach based on Rwanda’s concept of itself as a ‘developmental’ state. A central feature of this is Rwanda’s locally inspired system of concepts for enhancing the development of the country. Home Grown Solutions (HGS) is the umbrella term.

Poverty-energy-emissions pathways: recent trends and future sustainable development goals

Malerba, Daniele (2019)
External Publications

Global Transformation towards Sustainability

Bonn, 01. April 2019

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the International Office at the University of Bonn co-organized the Alumni Spring School „Global transformation towards Sustainability – Transciplinary peer learning between Africa, Europe and Rising Powers for the 2030 Agenda”, which took place from 1…

Options for closer cooperation and joint leadership of France and Germany

Berlin, 05. April 2019

On 5 April 2019, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungpolitik (DIE) and Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales / Institut d'études politiques de Paris (IDDRI) convened a workshop with French and German experts on global development and development cooperation. The purpose was to…

Peace Project Europe!?

Berlin, 09. April 2019

In the face of the rising wave of populism, continued humanitarian crises and increased urgency for climate action, which direction should the EU take? This was the central question posed by Misereor, Brot für die Welt and SDSN Germany during the panel discussion on April 9th, when the leading European candidates of SPD, CDU/CSU, Bündnis…

Tackling the root causes of displacement: the German discourse

Schraven, Benjamin (2019)
External Publications

Lutter contre les causes migratoires : le discours allemand

Schraven, Benjamin (2019)
External Publications

التصدير من أجل النمو: تحديد القطاعات الرائدة في مصر وتونس باستخدام منهجية فضاء المنتجات (Arabic Version of: Exporting for growth: identifying leading sectors for Egypt and Tunisia using the Product Space Methodology)

El-Haddad, Amirah (2019)
Discussion Paper 5/2019

This paper in Arabic language identifies promising export sectors for Egypt and Tunisia using a variant of the Product Space approach. Results indicate sectors as close as possible to the countries’ current level of productive capabilities with some degree of complexity and ability for average-quality job retention.

The Imperative of Responsibility-Understanding Hans Jonas

Bonn, 25. April 2019

Forty years ago, Hans Jonas’ main writing “The Imperative of Responsibility” was first published (in German: “Das Prinzip Verantwortung”). Starting from moral theory he derives fundamental thoughts about a responsible approach to dealing with new technologies, and mainly - in today’s wording -“disruptive innovations”. Starting point of…

Governing digital trade – a new role for the WTO

Cheng, Wallace / Clara Brandi (2019)
Briefing Paper 6/2019

Digitalisation is transforming the economy and redefining trade. Using the ongoing debate on the e-commerce moratorium, members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) should make sure that the organisation plays an important role in addressing the future of trade in a digitalised economy.

Why digital services for refugees often fail to achieve their objectives

Preiß, Carlotta (2019)
The Current Column, 14. May 2019

Many international organizations rely on digital strategies to support displaced persons. But access to the Internet is still severely limited for people in the Global South.

Climate Change–Related Heat Stress and Subjective Well-Being in Australia

Kerstin K. Zander / Simon Moss / Stephen T. Garnett (2019)
External Publications

Populism: consequences for global sustainable development

Marschall, Paul / Stephan Klingebiel (2019)
Briefing Paper 8/2019

Populist trends carry significant threats when it comes to dealing with cross-border challeng-es. States with strong populist outlooks can slow down global sustainable development. Conse-quently, countries less affected by such outlooks should take on key roles.

What the European elections mean for development policy

Högl, Maximilian / Benedikt Erforth / Niels Keijzer (2019)
The Current Column, 06. June 2019

The 2019 European elections did not lead to the wave of right-wing populism that many had feared they would. However, It is now time for the European Parliament to capitalise on the fresh relevance afforded to it by the European elections

Translating knowledge into climate action

Bauer, Steffen / Robert Bradley (2019)
The Current Column, 11. June 2019

With the update of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), international climate policy is entering a decisive phase. However, tackling climate change is a big and complex task.

Bonn Climate Change Conference 2019

Bonn, 13. June 2019

The 50th sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) took place in Bonn, Germany, from 14 to 27 June 2019. The Klimalog project at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) kept on playing an active role in…

Let's plant forests for the future

Bonn, 17. June 2019

The 17th of June reminds us that the combat of desertification and drought is a global challenge. This is never more true than today, when it is increasingly becoming evident that loss of biodiversity, climate change, soil degradation, drought and water stress as well as poverty and food insecurity in rural areas are not only local…