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Green and social in the Post-2015 agenda

Bonn, 14. March 2014

In September 2013, the United Nations decided to only have “one single framework and set of goals” for international development after 2015. A single framework means that the ambitions for human development and the environment of the Millennium and the Sustainable Development Goals need to be integrated in order to achieve a coherent…

Berlin: cautious launch for new global development cooperation

Janus, Heiner / Stephan Klingebiel / Timo Mahn (2014)
The Current Column, 17. March 2014

What makes the DCF, which is little known outside expert groups, an important platform for future debates on development policy? This question can be answered by presenting four theses.

"Mehr Verantwortung" in der Welt: die größten Herausforderungen sind nicht militärischer Art

Grävingholt, Jörn / Julia Leininger (2014)
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Beyond development diplomacy: ministerial diversity and international cooperation

Lundsgaarde, Erik (2014)
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Measuring human development in a high-income country: a conceptual framework for well-being indicators

Burchi, Francesco / Pasquale De Muro (2016)
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Which dimensions should matter for capabilities?A constitutional approach

Burchi, Francesco / Pasquale De Muro / Eszter Kollar (2014)
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World Water Day on Water and Energy: The Nexus and beyond

Bonn, 20. March 2014

At this Water Lecture, a panel of high-level experts from International Organizations, Policy think tanks and the academia discussed the various links between water and energy as well as potential challenges and opportunities of the interface between water and energy at different levels and settings. The emphasis of this panel discussion…

A logframe approach to policy coherence for development (forthcoming)

Ashoff, Guido (2014)
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The G-20 and financial regulation in Africa

Wolff, Peter (2013)
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Russia and the German Energiewende – Is there a connection?

Ruchser, Matthias (2014)
The Current Column, 28. March 2014

The West has imposed sanctions on the Russian banking sector as well as on Russian and Ukrainian individuals with close contacts to the Putin regime. It remains to be seen to what extent the Europeans are willing to also impose economic sanctions on Russia.

Die EU-Afrika-Partnerschaft: überdiversifiziert und unpolitisch?

Lundsgaarde, Erik / Svea Koch / Julia Leininger (2014)
The Current Column, 31. March 2014

Vom 2. bis 3. April kommen Staats- und Regierungschefs der Europäischen Union (EU) und Afrikas in Brüssel zusammen, um eine Zwischenbilanz ihrer bisherigen Zusammenarbeit zu ziehen und künftige Arbeitsschwerpunkte zu setzen.

Africa-EU Summit: Stronger Political Orientation and Sharper Focus Needed

Lundsgaarde, Erik / Svea Koch / Julia Leininger (2014)
The Current Column, 31. March 2014

On 2 and 3 April 2014, African and EU Heads of State and Government will meet in Brussels to take stock of achievements in Africa-EU cooperation and to outline priorities for future cooperation.

Transformation of a policy area: development policy is in a systemic crisis and faces the challenge of a more complex system environment

Ashoff, Guido / Stephan Klingebiel (2014)
Discussion Paper 9/2014

Since the early 2000s, the development policy community has come to acknowledge two issues. (1) The aid system is in crisis; attempts are being made to reform the system. (2) The system environment in which development policy is being pursued has undergone considerable change.

Technological pathways to low carbon: Competition and collaboration between Europe and emerging Asia

Bonn, 07. April 2014

This was the final conference of an international research project " Technological trajectories for low carbon development in China, Europe and India ", generously funded by the Swedish Riksbankens Jubileumsfond under a joint call with Volkswagen Foundation and Compagnia de San Paolo. The project was jointly carried out by a team of 15…

South-South Cooperation and the Post-2015 Agenda for Global Development

Mexico City, 16. April 2014

First High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation The event covered mainly two aspects of the topic in the following two sections. 1. The first section focused on “Mutual Accountability and South-South Cooperation in the Post-2015 Agenda”. In the post-2015 debate, global accountability features…

Post 2015: Peace, security and development belong together

Janus, Heiner / Gerrit Kurtz (2014)
The Current Column, 22. April 2014

There are still significant political obstacles to specific goals regarding peace and security in the post-2015 agenda. Germany should build bridges to the sceptical countries.

Making energy efficiency pro-poor: insights from behavioural economics for policy design

Never, Babette (2014)
Discussion Paper 11/2014

This paper reviews the current state of the art in behavioural economics and its applications to energy efficiency in developing countries. Taking energy efficient lighting in Ghana, Uganda and Rwanda as examples, it develops hypotheses on how behavioural factors can improve energy policy design.

Konkurrenz um’s „blaue Gold“ : nur durch nachhaltiges Management kann Marokko der Wasserkrise begegnen

Houdret, Annabelle (2014)
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La lutte pour „l’or bleu“ : seule une gestion durable pourra faire face à la crise hydrique au Maroc

Houdret, Annabelle (2014)
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Tax-free poverty reduction?

Keijzer, Niels / Timo Casjen Mahn (2014)
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