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Africa’s Right to Development in a Climate-Constrained World

Bonn, 05. June 2023

This book launch event on “ Africa’s Right to Development in a Climate-Constrained World ” presents a landmark publication in Palgrave Macmillan’s Contemporary African Political Economy series. A timely contribution to African agency in international relations, it spells out the bold perspective of a group of African scholars on how to…

Economic impacts of investment facilitation

Balistreri, Edward J. / Zoryana Olekseyuk (2023)
External Publications

After the successful adoption of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) in 2014, investment facilitation is gaining importance as the next policy priority for a plurilateral agreement under the World Trade Organization (WTO). In fact, more than 110 WTO Members aim to conclude the negotiations on the Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement by mid-2023 after only three years of formal negotiations.

Funding multilateralism: strengthening the United Nations through assessed contributions

Haug, Sebastian / Nilima Gulrajani / Silke Weinlich (2023)
External Publications

International or national implementers: who is better? Evidence from a framing experiment

Kaplan, Lennart C. / Jana Kuhnt / Katharina Richert (2023)
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Overcoming negative spillover effects: the G20's role in support of global sustainability

Berger, Axel / Leonie Maria Droste / Linda Lütkes / Tabea Waltenberg (2023)
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Funding “Loss and Damage”

Online, 31. May 2023

The 2nd Annual Conference on Global Climate Governance in the Face of Obstruction (31 May – 2 June 2023) , organized by the Climate Social Science Network (CSSN) - a global network headquartered at Brown University in the USA, addresses some of the latest issues in climate policy, focusing on institutions and actors that block progress:…

Strengthening social cohesion in fragile and conflict-affected states

Bonn, 31. May 2023

All around the world, increasing polarization, inequalities and autocratization, among other trends, put a strain on social cohesion. In fragile and conflict-affected states, this may contribute to or trigger an escalation of violent conflict. At the same time, strengthening social cohesion can potentially help to overcome fragility,…

Food security in times of crisis: an action plan for the G7

Kareem, Olayinka Idowu / Bettina Rudloff / Fabrizio Botti / Lakshmi Lyer / Michael Brüntrup / Jagadish Timsina / David Laborde / Raja Rajendra Timilsina (2023)
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From Rovaniemi to Tromsø spirit?

Methi, Kirsti / Dorothea Wehrmann (2023)
The Current Column, 30. May 2023

A new Tromsø Arctic spirit is needed to co-create a democratic legitimacy and relevance of the Arctic Council with respect for the peoples and local governance structures in the Arctic region.

Urbanisation and rural development in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of pathways and impacts

Sakketa, Tekalign Gutu (2023)
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Public administration: focus on people's needs

Martin-Shields, Charles (2023)
External Publications

Done well, e-government can improve services for citizens while also making the jobs of public officials easier. Two countries that have set up useful web portals for dealing with government agencies are Kenya and Malaysia.

IDOS researcher Dr Gabriela Iacobuţă has received the dissertation prize of the Johannes-Rau-Forschungsgemeinschaft

Iacobuta, Gabriela (2023)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

Political patronage and economic opportunity: vertical integration in Egyptian textiles and clothing

El-Haddad, Amirah (2023)
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Science and digitalization for a better future

Hornidge, Anna Katharina / Alyssa Jade McDonald-Bärtl / Edgar Pieterse (2023)
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Contested Mobility: Between Local Needs, National Interests, and Global Trends

Bonn, Germany, 24. May 2023

With the Agenda 2030 and the adoption of the Global Compacts for Migration and Refugees, the international community faces the challenge of implementing these global agreements at the national and local policy levels – and identifying the role of development policy therein. International agreements on migration- or refugee-related policy…

UN Global Digital Compact

Online, 24. May 2023

This September, United Nations (UN) member states will come together in New York for the SDG Summit and the Ministerial Meeting on the 2024 Summit of the Future. The 2023 SDG Summit marks the mid-point of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals (SDGs). The 2024 Summit of the Future (SOTF) has its…

The role of social protection in environmental fiscal reforms

Malerba, Daniele (2023)
Discussion Paper 10/2023

Environmental fiscal reforms can be used to both address climate change and social goals, with high potential also for development cooperation efforts. In particular, using carbon pricing revenues for social protection needs to consider design principles to best address distributional concerns.

How does policy coherence shape effectiveness and inequality? Implications for sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda

Browne, Katherine / Adis Dzebo / Gabriela Iacobuţă / Alexia Faus Onbargi / Zoha Shawoo / Ines Dombrowsky / Mathias Fridahl / Sara Gottenhuber / Åsa Persson (2023)
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Climate change and coastal megacities: adapting through mobility

Ekoh, Susan S. / Lemir Termon / Idowu Ajibade (2023)
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Carbon markets: leveraging the interface between climate policy and trade policy to secure climate finance

Brandi, Clara / Jodie Keane (2023)
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