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Food security and agriculture

Special "Food security and agriculture for a world without hunger": Food security and agriculture have made a remarkable return to the global agenda. With a world population and incomes increasing, demand for agricultural products is rising. Natural resources – land, water and biodiversity – are under pressure. In addition, new developments such as modern technologies, biofuels or large scale investments in land challenge traditional modes rural development. How can we achieve food security?

The Imperative of Responsibility-Understanding Hans Jonas

Bonn, 25. April 2019

Forty years ago, Hans Jonas’ main writing “The Imperative of Responsibility” was first published (in German: “Das Prinzip Verantwortung”). Starting from moral theory he derives fundamental thoughts about a responsible approach to dealing with new technologies, and mainly - in today’s wording -“disruptive innovations”. Starting point of…

International think tanks respond to German G7 priorities

Press release of 20 January 2022: G7 Sherpa Jörg Kukies reveals German G7 priorities to international experts / Meeting of scientists from major industrialized countries launches Think7 process

Cross-mediterranean energy transition: a multi-dimensional endeavour

Vidican, Georgeta (2012)
The Current Column, 30. April 2012

What remains of the G20 Hamburg Summit?

Berger, Axel (2017)
The Current Column, 10. July 2017

At the G20’s Hamburg Summit an unruly US president questioned a number of common positions that had already been adopted by the G20 in previous years, the communiqué entails a number of encouraging commitments that did not at all seem possible just a couple of days ago.

The economic crisis has increased Africa’s economic importance for China

Hackenesch, Christine (2010)
The Current Column, 15. November 2010

Constellations of State Fragility v1.0

Grävingholt, Jörn / Sebastian Ziaja / Constantin Ruhe / Patrick Fink / Merle Kreibaum / Christopher Wingens (2018)
Research Data

Multi-disciplinary north-south collaboration in participatory action research on food value chains: a German-Tanzanian case study on perceptions, experiences and challenges

Graef, Frieder / Khamaldin Mutabazi / Stefan Sieber / Folkard Asch / Bashir Makoko / Michelle Bonatti / Michael Brüntrup / Christoph Gornott / Ludgar Herrmann / Raoul Herrmann (2019)
External Publications

Working better together? A comparative assessment of five Team Europe Initiatives

Keijzer, Niels / Iliana Olivié / Marie Santillán O’Shea / Svea Koch / Gabriel Leiva (2023)
External Publications

A tsunami of anxiety: the 57-metre wave that shook Jakarta and Western Java

Rafliana, Irina / Ahmad Arif (2023)
External Publications

Ten recommendations for Germany’s feminist development policy

Friesen, Ina / Alma Wisskirchen (2022)
Discussion Paper 17/2022

Based on the experience of feminist foreign and development policy pioneers, this paper offers ten recommendations for Germany’s feminist development policy. It highlights the need for a sound conceptual foundation and the necessary changes in the implementation of future development cooperation.

North-South divide in research and innovation and the challenges of global technology assessment: the case of smart technologies in agriculture

Stamm, Andreas (2022)
External Publications

How to develop inclusive, sustainable urban spaces in the European Arctic and beyond: insights from Kiruna

Mattsson, Moa / Jacqueline Götze (2022)
External Publications

Addressing climate goals and the SDGs through a just energy transition? Empirical evidence from Germany and South Africa

Hägele, Ramona / Gabriela I. Iacobuţă / James Tops (2022)
External Publications

Effects of policy and functional (in)coherence on coordination – A comparative analysis of cross-sectoral water management problems

Ines Dombrowsky / Andrea Lenschow / Franziska Meergans / Nora Schütze / Evelyn Lukat / Ulf Steine / Ali Yousefi (2022)
External Publications

„A Digital Agenda for Sustainable Development – Perspectives from South Africa”

Pretoria, 27. June 2018

Addressing global challenges by joint knowledge production are at the core of the dialogue, research and training programme Managing Global Governance (MGG) that is implemented by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) with partners from emerging economies. The Sustainable Development Goals…

A measured approach to ending poverty and boosting shared prosperity: concepts, data, and the twin goals

Jolliffe, Dean / Peter Lanjouw / Shaohua Chen / Aart Kraay / Christian Meyer / Mario Negre / Espen Prydz / Renos Vakis / Kyla Wethli (2015)
Books

Reading on UNDS

It is increasingly clear that a fundamental adjustment of structures and capabilities of the UN development system (UNDS) is needed.

Investment Facilitation Book Project

Online, 26. October 2020

The virtual Workshops to discuss the contributions to the Book Project “Law, politics and economics of international disciplines on investment facilitation” are jointly organised by the German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the Center for International Economic Law and Policy (CIELP), Law…

Linking Policies and People: New Insights on Migration and Development

Bonn, 30. October 2019

Numbers of international migrants are at a historic high. While people have always been on the move and the benefits of migration are internationally acknowledged, reaping these benefits through “safe, orderly and regular migration” (SDG 10.7) continues to be a challenge at international, national and local levels. Moreover, the numbers…