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What the Global Compact for Migration really means

Schraven, Benjamin / Eva Dick (2018)
The Current Column, 23. July 2018

The UN agreed upon a “Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration”.What is behind this global agreement, and what can we expect from it?

South-South and triangular knowledge cooperation on sustainability standards

Fues, Thomas / Sven Grimm (2018)
External Publications

Sustainable development pathways

van Vuuren, Detlef / Elmar Kriegler / Keywan Riahi / Caroline Zimm / Felix Creutzig / Anne Goujon / Arnulf Grubler / Tomoko Hasegawa / David McCollum / Raya Muttarak / Simon Parkinson / Pauline Scheelbeek / Sam Sellers / Ana Paula Aguiar / Avit Bhowmik / (2018)
External Publications

Transformations to achieve the sustainable development goals; Report prepared by The World in 2050 Initiative

Kriegler, Elmar / Dirk Messner / Nebojsa Nakicenovic / Keywan Riahi / Johan Rockström / Jeffrey Sachs / Sander van der Leeuw / Detlef van Vuuren (eds.) (2018)
External Publications

Transformative Pathways to Implement the 2030 Agenda

New York, 17. July 2018

The World in 2050 (TWI2050) is global multi-year, multi-stakeholder, interdisciplinary research initiative designed to provide a science-based, integrative approach to address all 17 SDGs building on the synergies and multiple benefits while alleviating trade-offs across competing SDGs. TWI2050 is a partnership between some 20 science and…

Met Halsema kan Amsterdam nu echt duurzamer worden

Chan, Sander (2018)
External Publications

Six transformations to create the world we want

The World in 2050 (TWI2050) initiative has launched a new report, setting out six key transformations that will enable the world to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

DIE @HLPF 2018

New York, 09. July 2018

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) supports the review progress towards the SDGS at the high-level political forum on sustainable development with its research, policy advice, and events. 11-13 July HLPF Side Event: " Capacity-Building for the 2030 Agenda " 11 July Our researcher Anita…

Art, culture and the 2030 Agenda

Sturm, Janina / Ronja Fitz (2018)
The Current Column, 02. July 2018

What role can art and culture play in the transformation to sustainable development? Creating a livelihood for all and maintaining this sustainably is the key concern of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Mobilising capital for sustainable infrastructure: the cases of AIIB and NDB

Griffith-Jones, Stephany / Samuel Leistner (2018)
Discussion Paper 18/2018

This discussion paper examines how private capital can be mobilised for sustainable infrastructure, with particular reference to the newly created Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the New Development Bank (NDB), also known as the BRICS Bank.

IOM on the brink?

Schraven, Benjamin (2018)
The Current Column, 25. June 2018

At the end of June, a new Director-General for the International Organization for Migration will be elected. Probably the most promising candidate is a "Trumpian".

Assessing the impact of governance programmes: GIZ support to citizen participation in local governance in Benin

Groß, Lisa (2018)
Discussion Paper 16/2018

How can we assess impact in governance programmes? This publication provides an exemplary impact assessment of a decentralisation programme in Benin. It analyses whether and how support to citizen participation contributes to the quality of public services and local governance at local level.

A critical evaluation of the representation of the QAA and HEA guidance on ESD in public web environments of UK higher education institutions

Fiselier, Evelien / James W. S. Longhurst (2018)
External Publications

Private investment as an opportunity

Keil, Jonas (2018)
The Current Column, 04. June 2018

Investors are increasingly putting their money into climate-friendly projects. Transparent rules and standards are important for ensuring effective climate change mitigation measures.

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Data policy Jump to: Data protection policy Online Meetings and Conference Calls via Zoom and Webex Data protection policy The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) takes the protection of your personal data very seriously. We process personal data collected on visitors to our websites in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR). We neither publish your data, nor forward it to third parties without authorisation. Personal…

Social protection in the MENA countries: prospects for a new social contract?

Jawad, Rana / Markus Loewe (eds.) (2018)
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Introducing social protection in the Middle East and North Africa: prospects for a new social contract?

Markus Loewe, Rana Jawad (2018)
External Publications

Dirk Messner appointed head of the United Nations University in Bonn

On 1 October 2018 Dirk Messner, currently Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), will assume leadership of the United Nations University - Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) in Bonn.

The role of labour power in sustainability transitions: insights from comparative political economy on Germany’s electricity transition

Prinz, Lukas / Anna Pegels (2018)
External Publications

For the integrated realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals

Janetschek, Hannah / Ines Dombrowsky (2018)
The Current Column, 16. April 2018

If we want to achieve worldwide sustainable development, we must steer our economic activities. The ecological limits of the planet must be respected. On the other hand, no one should leave behind and minimize inequality within and across countries.