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Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) in Peru: a challenge to social inclusion and multi-level governance

Zelli, Fariborz / Daniela Erler / Sina Frank / Jonas Hein / Hannes Hotz / Anna-Maria Santa Cruz Melgarejo (2014)
Studies 85

The emerging patchwork of REDD processes in Peru implies challenges to social inclusion and coordination. The study analyzes these challenges and discusses policy options, in particular the need for a clear legal and institutional framework that encompasses push and pull factors of deforestation.

Sustainability certification in the Indonesian palm oil sector: benefits and challenges for smallholders

Brandi, Clara / Tobias Cabani / Christoph Hosang / Sonja Schirmbeck / Lotte Westermann / Hannah Wiese (2013)
Studies 74

Palm oil production is in the centre of intense debate, especially due to sustainability concerns. This study analyses sustainability standards for smallholders in the Indonesian palm oil sector, focusing on the challenges and gaps of smallholder certification and the benefits that can be gained.

Climate change threatens global development and international stability

Bauer, Steffen / Dirk Messner (2007)
Briefing Paper 7/2007

How the new German government could shape European development policy

Koch, Svea / Aline Burni (2021)
The Current Column, 06. December 2021

As the largest contributing member state to the EU's development budget, Germany needs to use its weight to push strategic debates and rally member states behind common European initiatives.

Why rebuilding trust in governments is key to end COVID-19

Vogel, Johanna / Aline Burni (2022)
The Current Column, 24. January 2022

Rejection of the jab remains a challenge for achieving the end of the pandemic. Rebuilding trust in governments is essential for a successful global vaccination campaign.

For liberal values, planetary interests and a common future

Hornidge, Anna-Katharina (2025)
The Current Column, 21. January 2025

Targeted measures to expand partnerships are needed all the more urgently – not ‘despite everything’ but in fact now more than ever.

Spotlight on protest dynamics in Mozambique

Dworschak, Christoph / Salvador Forquilha / Karina Mross (2024)
The Current Column, 25. November 2024

At the current stage, the main question is, whether the opposition will be able to build sufficient pressure to force the government into action - or else, slowly fizzle out.

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?

From World Hunger Day to World Food Day

Brüntrup, Michael (2016)
The Current Column, 12. October 2016

16 October is World Food Day. There are still 800 million people going hungry worldwide. How can we turn the day into a real celebration? Only with a tour de force.

Violence against Women: Translating Rhetoric into Action

Hampel-Milagrosa, Aimée (2009)

Science and digitalization for a better future

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

Think7 Summit 2022

Berlin / Online, 23. May 2022

The Think7 Summit is organised by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the Global Solutions Initiative (GSI), as think tanks mandated for the Think7 process during the German G7 presidency in 2022. It is organised in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES), the German…

Global Tax Expenditures Database

Online, 16. June 2021

The Council on Economic Policies (CEP) and the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) are officially launching their joint project: The Global Tax Expenditures Database (GTED): www.GTED.net . GTED is the first database that brings together publicly available official information on tax expenditures…

The New South: breaking with the past: West-South engagement in a changing world

Ishmael, Len (2024)
Discussion Paper 9/2024

As the world continues to fracture into different blocs, a new world order is in the making. Some even argue that a new Cold War has commenced. Countries of the South are adding more muscle to the G20, and an array of non-western groupings are gaining momentum, forging a new identity: The New South

G20 and Think 20

T20 is a broad-based network of think tanks, which provides evidence-based policy advice to the G20.

Micro and small enterprises as drivers for job creation and decent work

Reeg, Caroline (2015)
Discussion Paper 10/2015

Micro and small enterprises (MSE) account for the bulk of employment in low and middle income countries, yet, only few of them grow. This paper analyses under which conditions MSEs drive job creation and improvements in job quality, and presents policy recommendations to assist their growth.

Community and local governance for peace and development in Nepal

Mallik, Vidyadhar (2012)
Briefing Paper 10/2012

Changing global patterns of poverty

Loewe, Markus / Nicole Rippin (2012)
Briefing Paper 3/2012

Reforming fossil fuel subsidies in the MENA countries

Vidican, Georgeta (2014)
External Publications

Elvis Melia

Elvis Melia was an associate Researcher of the research programm "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems" at IDOS (former DIE).