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Coordination: the key to governing the water-land-food nexus in Zambia?

Scheumann, Waltina / George Phiri (2018)
Discussion Paper 20/2018

The study analyses coordination issues. It argues that cross-sectoral coordination is not the only governance issue to be solved to harmonise land and water-intensive development plans. Key are land tenure changes and the water allocation regime vis-a-vis traditional governance institutions.

Scheitert Nachhaltigkeit an der Demokratie?

Bonn, 28. August 2013

The third “ Managing Global Governance ” (MGG) Public Lecture was given by Klaus Wiegandt (in German), directorate and founder of the foundation „ Forum für Verantwortung ”. Being former spokesman of the Metro AG’s managing board he established the foundation after his 60th birthday. Coming from an economic background Mr. Wiegandt formed…

Ece Oyan

Ece Oyan is a former Researcher of the Research Programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems".

New insights into microloans

Sommer, Christoph (2020)
The Current Column, 12. October 2020

Microcredits came in for increased criticism following the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Muhammad Yunus. They need to be re-evaluated in light of what we now know.

Slow onset climate risks require a strong governance mechanism

Aleksandrova, Mariya/ Idil Boran (2019)
The Current Column, 14. October 2019

In 2013, Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) acknowledged the increasing risks related to climate change and established the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (WIM) caused by global warming. With next week’s meeting of its Executive Committee and the upcoming review at COP25 in Chile, the WIM is entering a critical juncture.

Germany’s new responsibility in the EU’s Africa policy post Brexit

Hackenesch, Christine / Niels Keijzer (2019)
The Current Column, 25. February 2019

The EU will need to realign its cooperation with Africa following Brexit. Germany will have multiple opportunities in the near future to proactively shape this new orientation

The new EU Development Commissioner: from Cutting Ribbons to Influencing Global Development?

Koch, Svea / Niels Keijzer / Christine Hackenesch (2014)
The Current Column, 04. November 2014

This week, the new EU Development Commissioner takes office. Immediate crises response and three major global events ask for an ambitious and risk-taking Development Commissioner.

Shifting the paradigm: in-depth study of the social security systems in Lebanon

Aboushady, Nora / Sebastian Silva Leander (2022)
External Publications

The impact of black economic empowerment on the performance of listed firms in South Africa

Busse, Matthias / Nina Kupzig / Tim Vogel (2025)
External Publications

Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) is a policy that aims to empower previously disadvantaged individuals and decrease racial economic inequality in South Africa. As the program puts reformation pressure on firms, it might strongly influence firm performance.

Governing capacities after the global financial and economic crisis depleted, refilled, or steady state?

Wegrich, Kai / Sebastian Ziaja (2018)
External Publications

Postgraduates of the German Development Institute start research weeks in Togo and Vietnam

Postgraduates of the German Development Institute start research weeks in Togo and Vietnam Postgraduates of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik start research weeks in Togo and Vietnam Press release, 15 February 2016 As part of the training of young professionals in international development cooperation, the participants of the Postgraduate Training Programme of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für…

Rethinking Development Cooperation Public Event

Bonn, 18. September 2018

How should development cooperation look like in the future? Sustainable development is increasingly recognised as a global, multi-sectoral endeavour and involves a growing variety of actors and approaches. An ambivalent history of success, new forms of cooperation and the need for transformation also in developed countries challenge…

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Does COVID-19 change the long-term prospects of latecomer industrialisation?

Altenburg, Tilman / Clara Brandi / Anna Pegels / Andreas Stamm / Kasper Vrolijk / Tina Zintl (2021)
Discussion Paper 32/2021

We explore to what extent COVID-19 affects the long-term prospects of latecomer industrialisation. While short-term impacts have been severe, structural effects will be small. The pandemic may, however, accelerate some pre-COVID trends, e.g. towards platform economies.

Proceeding with River Basin Management: legal, financial and political dimensions in Mongolia

Rodríguez de Francisco, Jean Carlo / Annabelle Houdret / Ines Dombrowsky (2017)
Briefing Paper 6/2017

This policy brief analyses the challenges that Mongolia faces in the implementation of River Basin Management and provides suggestions on how to move its legal, financial and political implementation further.

Charting a roadmap towards deep decarbonisation

Online, 22. March 2022

Worldwide decarbonization is not on track. While the magnitude of the challenge is beyond doubt, as well as the fact that inaction now drastically increases the costs of decarbonisation in the future, decision-makers around the world are shying away from determined action. While this is partly due to political opportunism, it also…

Labour Migration: from absentee to key driver in a global development framework?

Knoll, Anna / Niels Keijzer (2013)
The Current Column, 29. April 2013

Going beyond humanitarian aid in addressing refugee issues

Abedtalas, Musallam (2024)
The Current Column, 15. April 2024

The most important issue here is to improve the process of recognising refugees' property rights to the re-sources they bring with them (human, financial and social).

The United Nations: beneficiary or collateral damage of the global economic and financial crisis?

Weinlich, Silke (2009)
The Current Column, 25. May 2009

Science and digitalization for a better future

Hornidge, Anna Katharina / Alyssa Jade McDonald-Bärtl / Edgar Pieterse (2023)
External Publications