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‘Donorship' and strategic policymaking: Germany's MENA aid programme since the Arab uprisings

Furness, Mark (2019)
External Publications

Contributing to Social Cohesion Through Development Cooperation

Bonn, 07. August 2019

Inequalities around the world, political polarization and persisting violent conflicts have triggered an increasing interest in social cohesion. In reaction to these trends, an increasing number of projects in development cooperation aim to improve social cohesion. However, many questions remain on what actually makes societies stick…

Social cohesion and economic development: unpacking the relationship

Sommer, Christoph (2019)
Briefing Paper 16/2019

The drifting-apart of societies has become a major concern in many regions. Economic factors such as income inequality are often assumed to aggravate these trends. This brief depicts what we actually know about the relation between economic factors and social cohesion and outlines policy implications.

The digital revolution and sustainable development: opportunities and challenges; Report prepared byThe World in 2050 initiative

Nakicenovic,Nebojsa / Dirk Messner / Caroline Zimm / Geoff Clarke / Johan Rockström / Ana Paula Aguiar / Benigna Boza-Kiss / Lorenza Campagnolo / Ilan Chabay / David Collste / Luis Comolli / Luis Gomez-Echeverri / Anne Goujon / Arnulf Grubler / Reiner Jun (2019)
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Environment and Transformation

Bonn, 11. July 2019

Climate change, environmental degradation and increasing global divides in income and wealth force development scholarship and development policy makers to think beyond established North-South binaries. They are in demand to address the cumulative environmental, social and political impacts of the Anthropocene in a more just, inclusive…

The end of certainties

Klingebiel, Stephan (2019)
External Publications

Why we need new guidelines for private sector engagement in development cooperation

Wehrmann, Dorothea (2019)
The Current Column, 01. July 2019

Can the Kampala Principles help to improve development cooperation partnerships with private sector actors?

Human mobility in the context of climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa: trends and basic recommendations for development cooperation

Schraven, Benjamin / Stephen Adaawen / Christina Rademacher-Schulz / Nadine Segadlo (2019)
Briefing Paper 12/2019

Human (im-)mobility in the context of climate change is major challenge for the African continent. This paper identifies some key trends in "climate migration" in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on that, three basic policy recommendations are formulated.

The Treaty of Aachen: opportunities and challenges for Franco-German cooperation in development policy and beyond

Krüger, Laura-Theresa / Julie Vaillé (2019)
Discussion Paper 8/2019

Despite the continued high-level commitment to French-German cooperation in development, bilateral cooperation so far remains rather opportunity- than strategy-driven. This Discussion Paper seeks to analyse the main obstacles and how these play out in practice.

The challenges of “drought migration”

Adaawen, Stephen / Benjamin Schraven (2019)
The Current Column, 17. June 2019

Will droughts and advancing desertification send a new wave of refugees towards Europe? And what do researchers have to say about the correlation between drought, desertification and human mobility? How should policy-makers address this “drought migration”?

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…

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.

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

Global Value Chains for Inclusive Development

Tokyo, 28. May 2019

Foreign direct investment (FDI) offers a useful entry point for integration into global value chains (GVCs). It also offers a host of technology and financial resources that may bring tangible benefits to domestic firms and industries, thereby increasing their productivity and capability. However, FDI attraction is not without its…

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.

Green finance across the universe

Berensmann, Kathrin / Nannette Lindenberg (2019)
External Publications

Agricultural and food topics merit key role

Brüntrup, Michael (2019)
The Current Column, 06. May 2019

The agriculture ministers are kicking off the G20 series of ministerial meetings. Nevertheless, agriculture and food security have only recently become important topics in international policy-making.

EU Democracy Support in Africa in an Era of Uncertainty

Brussels, 30. April 2019

Frontiers in Development Policy: a meetings series sponsored by the European Think-Tanks Group and DEVCO Support for democracy, human rights, and good governance reforms in Africa has become a prominent objective in engagement by EU institutions and EU member states with African countries since the early 1990s. However, after a period of…

Aid, political conditionality, and other international efforts to support democracy in Africa

Hackenesch, Christine (2019)
External Publications

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.