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Methodological issues in multidimensional poverty measurement

Bonn, 11. December 2014

On 11 December 2014 the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) conducted this workshop to discuss methodological issues of multidimensional poverty measurement. Poverty has long been considered a multidimensional phenomenon in the international development debate. But it has taken until rather…

Children’s Rights are Future Rights!

Bauer, Steffen / Danuta Sacher (2014)
The Current Column, 10. December 2014

To mark the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, we are dedicating this year's Human Rights Day, annually commemorated on 10 December, to the children and young people of the world. In today's discussions of key future issues, only a few players in the field of development policy have committed to explicitly taking the rights of children and young people into account,

Zielkonflikte in der Demokratieförderung: Pauschallösungen und unvollständige Demokratisierung verhindern

Leininger, Julia / Sebastian Ziaja (2014)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 16/2014

Demokratisierung kann Konflikte begünstigen, führt aber nur selten zum Krieg. Für die Demokratieförderung bedeuten dies, dass die Kombination aus Institutionaufbau und Mobilisierung der Bevölkerung (Gradualismus) einem Sequenzierungsansatz vorzuziehen sind.

Delivering commitments and enhancing ambition

Lima, 08. December 2014

In this side-event organised by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, VU University Amsterdam, and Ecofys, experts, policymakers and representatives of non-state and subnational climate initiatives have discussed: the potential of…

International Investment Agreements

Bonn, 08. December 2014

It is a commonplace by now to say that the international investment regime – consisting of more than 3000 international investment agreements – is in a deep legitimacy crisis. As a result of the sharp increase of investor-state dispute settlement cases in recent years, a growing number of governments and civil society groups in both…

Assessing and Reviewing Contributions under a 2015 Agreement

Brussels, 06. December 2014

This Side Event focused on the organisation and assessment of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) before Paris. Speakers further reflected on the organisation of review processes under a 2015 agreement in order to enhance ambition. Moderation: Pieter Pauw , German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für…

REDD and Beyond

Lima, 04. December 2014

REDD+, PES and private forest finance gained importance in Latin America over the last years. But how effective are these various instruments with regard to forest protection? How socially inclusive are they with respect to indigenous communities and other vulnerable forest users? And how fair are the proposed benefit-sharing mechanisms?…

„Shared Prosperity” in Theorie und Praxis

Berlin, 04. December 2014

Vor gut einem Jahr gab sich die Weltbank zwei neue Ziele: die Beendigung der absoluten Armut bis zum Jahr 2030 sowie die Erreichung von „Wohlstand für alle“ ( Shared Prosperity ). Auch in der Post-2015-Debatte findet sich das Konzept von Shared Prosperity wieder. Dieses Ziel ist eine bemerkenswerte Neuerung und stellt die internationale…

Transformation zur Nachhaltigkeit: Perspektiven für Nordrhein-Westfalen in einem globalen Strukturwandel

Messner, Dirk (2014)
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Tropical Forests and Green Growth

Lima, Peru, 02. December 2014

This event brought together national decision-makers and global leaders in environmental policy to discuss the role of tropical forests within a Green Economy. How can countries solve tensions between national needs for growth and international commitments to reduce deforestation? How can differing domestic interests with regard to forest…

Filmpräsentation „Ibyiza Birimbere“ mit Podiumsdiskussion

Bonn, 02. December 2014

Das Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) präsentierte den zweiten Film der Trilogie von Sönke C. Weiss ein, den er gemeinsam mit seinem Filmpartner Gerrit Hahn gedreht und produziert hat. Die Dokumentation „ Ibyiza Birimbere “ (Kinyarwanda: „das Beste kommt erst noch“) zeigt das Porträt von drei jungen Ruandern. Gerard (19),…

Tackling Energy Behaviours: Insights from Developing Country Firms and Households

Bonn, 25. November 2014

The Workshop “Tackling Energy Behaviours: Insights from Developing Country Firms and Households” was hosted by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) in Bonn on 25 November 2014. It brought together researchers and practitioners in the fields of behavioural economics and energy efficiency,…

Framing a long-term response to climate finance

Berlin, 20. November 2014

In 2010, the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP) agreed to establish the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as a global investment vehicle for climate finance. At the GCF High-Level Pledging Conference hosted by the German Federal Government on 20 November 2014 in Berlin, governments pledged a total of 9.3 billion USD to the Fund for its initial…

Supporting Democracy Abroad: An International Study of Democracy Assistance

Berlin, 20. November 2014

Over the last two years, Freedom House has examined the international democracy assistance provided by ten of the world’s leading democracies and, in addition, the European Union. Individual countries studied included Brazil, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, and the United States. This selection…

Development in Latin America

Bonn, 14. November 2014

Over the last 15 years, Latin American economies have grown increasingly dependent on natural resources and commodity exports. Many governments combine this with sound macro-economic management and smart social policies, leading to positive results with regard to fighting poverty and promoting social development. However, the economic and…

Unser gemeinsames Interesse

Berlin, 13. November 2014

Am 1. November 2014 hat das neue europäische Führungsteam um Kommissionspräsident Juncker seine Arbeit aufgenommen. Keines der derzeitigen Kernprobleme der EU lässt sich ohne einen Ausbau globaler Initiativen Europas lösen. Europa muss noch mehr globale Gestaltungsmacht werden. Die neue Kommission wird sich mit Tatkraft den drängenden…

Workshop on Political Institutions and Inclusive Development

Berlin, 10. November 2014

The Department "Governance, Statehood, Security" at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the Hertie School of Governance organised a workshop on political institutions and inclusive development. The workshop featured innovative empirical and analytic papers on the effects of political…

Post-2015: Was bedeuten universelle Werte und Ziele für Europa?

Bonn, 30. October 2014

Vor zehn Jahren veranstalteten das Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), die European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI) und der Verband Entwicklungspolitik deutscher Nichtregierungsorganisationen (VENRO) erstmals die Bonner Impulse. Thema der Auftaktveranstaltung war: „Armutsbekämpfung – nur…

Annual Report 2013-2014: 50 years of building bridges between research and practice

Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (ed.) (2014)
Books

Jahresbericht 2013-2014: 50 Jahre Brücken bauen zwischen Theorie und Praxis

Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (Hrsg.) (2014)
Books