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The 2015 European Neighbourhood Policy Review: more realism, less ambition

Furness, Mark / Isabel Schäfer (2015)
The Current Column, 26. November 2015

In its latest review of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) the EU has retreated from proposing models for its neighbours, instead concentrating on cooperation in areas where there are concrete interests on both sides.

Can public works infrastructure affect employment outcomes? Evidence from the NREGS in India

Gehrke, Esther (2015)
Discussion Paper 9/2015

Public works programmes are becoming increasingly popular in developing countries. Still we know very little about the long-terms effects of the infrastructure created in such programmes. This paper addresses this gab using data from the Indian National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.

Private finance for adaptation: do private realities meet public ambitions?

Pauw, Pieter / Richard J.T. Klein / Frank Biermann / Pier Vellinga (2015)
External Publications

A new Silk Road – China’s soft power

Grimm, Sven (2015)
The Current Column, 10. November 2015

China’s “One belt, one road” initiative promises to create a new Silk Road over land and sea. It is a trade policy initiative with a highly political dimension.

A seal of approval for German development cooperation? The OECD’s new peer review of Germany

Keijzer, Niels / Stephan Klingebiel (2015)
The Current Column, 04. November 2015

Every four or five years, the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) organises a peer review in which a team of experts closely examines the policies of the member in question. The new peer review of Germany will be unveiled on 4 November in Berlin.

Dialog für eine klimagerechte Transformation

Berlin, 04. November 2015

Nationale Parlamente sind Dreh- und Angelpunkte bei der Umsetzung einer ehrgeizigen internationalen Politik für nachhaltige und klimagerechte Entwicklung. Dieser parlamentarische Abend bringt nach der Verabschiedung der „Agenda 2030 für nachhaltige Entwicklung“ auf dem New Yorker UN-Gipfel und mit Blick auf das erwartete Pariser…

How Sustainable is German Foreign Policy?

, 29. Oktober 2015

Achieving sustainable solutions for global problems requires cooperation with countries in all world regions. However, the rapidly changing and complex world order is a major challenge for countries worldwide. Thus, German foreign policy is currently faced with challenges but also opportunities. Since the end of the Cold War, power…

A force for emancipation: squaring the circle of ownership and progress in the promotion of better governance

Grävingholt, Jörn (2015)
External Publications

Berlin-Onepointfive

Berlin, 13. Oktober 2015

Die Veranstaltung ist ausgebucht, es sind keine weiteren Anmeldungen möglich. Das Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) und die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in Berlin luden am 13. Oktober 2015 zur Präsentation und anschließenden Diskussion des Films „1.5 - Stay Alive“ über die Auswirkungen der…

DNWE Business-Ethics-Summit 2015

Frankfurt a.M., 02. Oktober 2015

Sustainable Development Goals! Wie weiter? Tagung anlässlich der Verabschiedung der SDGs durch die UNO-Vollversammlung Mit der Verabschiedung der Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) durch die UN-Vollversammlung Ende September 2015 entsteht ein neuer Bezugsrahmen für alle Akteure der Wirtschaftsethik: für Unternehmen, für…

The 2030 Agenda has been adopted and will now be implemented

Scholz, Imme (2015)
The Current Column, 30. September 2015

New York, Bonn, 28 September 2015. The gavel fell on 25 September 2015 at 11:46 a. m. New York time, signifying the adoption of the 2030 Agenda. What did the attending heads of state have to say?

2030 agenda for sustainable development – how relevant will it be?

Scholz, Imme (2015)
The Current Column, 22. September 2015

This coming weekend the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) is set to pass a new agenda that is intended to apply for the next decade and a half. Will this work programme be relevant for domestic political and social action in rich and poor countries alike, as well as for international co-operation?

Linking climate-smart development, latecomer industrialization and social inclusion: Implications for Green Industrial Policy

Wien, 10. September 2015

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institute (DIE) have jointly initiated the publication of a report on Green Industrial Policy, with contributions from other PAGE (Partnership for Action on…

What should (and what should not) be done to ease the Syrian refugee crisis?

Furness, Mark / Annabelle Houdret (2015)
The Current Column, 08. September 2015

In recent weeks the flood of Syrian refugees seeking protection in the EU has developed into a crisis without precedent in recent European history.

Capitalising on multilateral momentum – the United Nations and the 2030 Agenda

Baumann, Max-Otto / Silke Weinlich (2015)
The Current Column, 07. September 2015

The heads of state and government are set to approve the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in New York at the end of September, thereby identifying the key areas of development policy action for the next 15 years.

Non-Economic Loss and Damage

Bonn, 26. August 2015

The expert workshop, hosted by DIE and co-hosted by United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security and Climate Analytics, brought together key policy stakeholders and academic experts to discuss non-economic loss and damage (NELD) in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).…

Suez Canal expansion: What’s in it for Egypt?

Loewe, Markus (2015)
The Current Column, 24. August 2015

Widening the Suez Canal will help reduce Egypt's public deficit, but the country needs deeper reforms if it is to achieve long-term growth and create more jobs.

Stability first, development second, democracy third: the European Union's policy towards the post-conflict Western Balkans, 1991–2010

Grimm, Sonja / Okka Lou Mathis (2015)
External Publications

Finanzierung globaler Entwicklung: Die Rolle der Märkte für Lokalwährungsanleihen in Subsahara-Afrika

Berensmann, Kathrin / Florence Dafe / Nannette Lindenberg / Ulrich Volz (2015)
Analyses and Commentary 5/2015

Obwohl die Märkte für Anleihen in lokaler Währung (LCBMs) in Subsahara-Afrika wenig entwickelt sind, ist ihre Förderung wichtig, weil sie ein hohes Potential für die Mobilisierung langfristiger Finanzmittel haben, die für die Erreichung der nachhaltigen Entwicklungsziele (SDGs) bedeutend sind.

Big results now? Emerging lessons from results-based aid in Tanzania

Janus, Heiner / Niels Keijzer (2015)
Discussion Paper 4/2015

This paper analyses and compares three ongoing Results-based Aid programmes in Tanzania that support government reforms in the water, education adn decentralisation sectors. These three programmes are implemented in the context of the government's Big Results Now programme.