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China's Africa policy: opportunity and challenge for European development cooperation

Grimm, Sven / Thomas Fues / Denise Laufer (2006)
Briefing Paper 4/2006

Strom aus der Wüste: wo stehen Desertec und Co.?

Ruchser, Matthias (2013)
External Publications

What role for aid for trade in (deep) PTA relations? Empirical evidence from gravity model estimations

Stender, Frederik / Tim Vogel (2024)
External Publications

DIE research programme “Mobilising domestic revenue in developing countries”

Bonn, 01. December 2011

Enhancing domestic resource mobilisation and especially tax performance is an increasingly relevant topic on the international development agenda. Governments, donors and international organisations need to understand the role political, economic and institutional factors play in defining tax regimes and strengthening domestic revenue…

Wastewater reuse for enhanced food and non-food value chains

Stockholm, 28. August 2016

The seminar explored the opportunities of using wastewater and organic waste within multifunctional land-use systems for the production of food and energy crops in urban transition zones in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this approach the wastewater is treated in a target-oriented manner to be used for irrigation and nutrient supply of the…

50 years

In 2014, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) celebrates its 50th anniversary. This special bundles information, historical backgrounds and opinions around five decades of DIE and represents a synopsis of the anniversary events with pictures and videos.

Risks and opportunities of non-bank based financing for agriculture: the case of agricultural value chain financing

Zander, Rauno (2016)
Discussion Paper 7/2016

This study examines the risks and opportunities of agricultural value chain financing for agricultural sector development and financial development. The analysis is based on a review of the literature, studies of practical cases and expert interviews.

From Lima to Paris, and beyond: options for ex ante assessment of intended nationally determined contributions under the UNFCCC

van Asselt, Harro / Håkon Sælen / Pieter Pauw (2014)
External Publications

Time in and for nature-based solutions: no quick fix solutions for complex ecological and social processes

Lehmann, Ina / Julia Grosinger / Steffen Bauer / Jean Carlo Rodriguez de Francisco / Katarzyna Negacz / Jonas Hein (2025)
External Publications

How do foreign aid agencies learn? A comparative analysis of organisational learning determinants in national donor bureaucracies

Janus, Heiner / Daniel E. Esser (2025)
External Publications

Rethinking International Cooperation and Implementing It Differently

Scholz, Imme / Inge Kaul, Hertie School of Governance (2013)
The Current Column, 17. February 2014

Ten days ago the focus of “The Current Column” by Jörg Faust and Dirk Messner was a plea for the establishment of a ministry for global development.

Is the earth still governable? ... and what that implies for development policy

Messner, Dirk (2010)
The Current Column, 11. January 2010

How Brexit hits EU External Action: the UK’s European legacy

Henökl, Thomas (2017)
The Current Column, 16. March 2017

As announced by Prime Minister Theresa May, the British Government is seeking a “clean break” with the EU and is prepared to leave the single market and the customs union in the process.

Internships

Internships Jump to: Internships Current Advertisments Internships in the Research programmes Internships in Training Internships in the Communications Team Application Procedure Conditions Internships The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) has about 200 employees in Research, Policy Advice, Training and Service Facilities. Two-thirds of them work as researchers. IDOS pursues an interdisciplinary approach. On a regular basis, IDOS offers job…

Head of Department “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems” with Professorship in Göttingen (f/m/diverse)

The University of Göttingen and the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) invite applications for the following position effective at the earliest possible date a Head of Research Department “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems” combined with a Professorship in Development Economics and Sustainability Policy (f/m/diverse)

Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research

Special "Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research": The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) is one of the participating partners of this interdisciplinary research institute. In this special, you can find information on the centre’s research and on ongoing events.

High-Level Regional Roundtable on the WTO Investment Facilitation for Development Negotiations

Online, 30. March 2021

The Roundtable is meant to offer a platform for strategic exchange on the dynamic policy discussions and negotiations on investment facilitation for development – taking place on various levels and international fora – among a select group of high-level policy makers, government officials, investment promotion and private sector…

E-Procurement, Dialogue und Cooperation as Drivers for SPP

Online, 26. October 2020

For the third successive year, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) in collaboration with the Service Agency Communities in one World (SKEW) hosts the international Dialogue Forum on Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) from 26 to 28 October 2020. Though Coronavirus forces us to meet up…

Bridging the emissions gap: the role of non-state and subnational actors - pre-release version of a chapter of the forthcoming UN Environment Emissions Gap Report 2018

Hsu, Angel / Oscar Widerberg / Amy Weinfurter / Sander Chan / Mark Roelfsema / Katharina Lütkehermöller / Fatemeh Bakhtiari (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.