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Assessing and Reviewing INDCs: Roundtable on ways to differentiate methods, scopes and processes

Bonn, 22. October 2014

The roundtable had two main aims: First, it aimed to identify how the assessment and review (A&R) of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) can be organised. This relates mostly to the kind of information that INDCs must include, the criteria for A&R, and which actors to involve. Options had been presented by a consortium of…

4. Stuttgarter Forum für Entwicklung „2015 - und danach? Lokales Handeln für globale Ziele“

Stuttgart, 17. October 2014

Das Jahr 2015 markiert den Zielpunkt der von den Vereinten Nationen vereinbarten Millenniums-Entwicklungsziele (MDGs) aus dem Jahre 2000. Wie geht es nach 2015 weiter? Die internationale Staatengemeinschaft verhandelt derzeit die Post-2015-Agenda , um neue, universelle Ziele für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung ( Sustainable Development Goals…

Germany’s Energiewende – transformation of the energy system

, 10. October 2014

Programme Session 1: Green and Inclusive Energy Systems Georgeta Vidican , Department “Sustainable Economic and Social Development”, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Session 2: The Great Transformation Dirk Messner , Director, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für…

A new partnership between China and Germany in support of international development

Klingebiel, Stephan / Li Xiaoyun (2014)
The Current Column, 09. October 2014

The planned bilateral governmental consultations between China and Germany on 10 October will provide Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Gerd Müller, with an important opportunity to start a new phase of engagement. We argue that this event can be used to design a new development partnership.

Are we facing a multilateral donor dilemma?

Reisen, Helmut (2014)
The Current Column, 06. October 2014

Following a decade and a half of convergence and poverty reduction in developing and emerging economies, proclamations abound that ‘We Can End Poverty’. At the same time, it is forecast that fewer countries will be eligible to receive grants or soft loans from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) and other multilateral finance institutions. Will the end of poverty result in a donor dilemma?

Trade, environment protection and the monetary system - international cooperation is key but hard to achieve

Bonn, 30. September 2014

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) invited to the DIE key note with Dr. Heiner Flassbeck on "Trade, environment protection and the monetary system - international cooperation is key but hard to achieve" at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)…

EIA and Hydropower

Bad Honnef, 29. September 2014

Programme Moderation: Karen Meijer , German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Bonn EIA in China: Improving governance for regime legitimacy Oliver Hensengerth , Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK EIA in India: Standing at the cross-roads Nirmalya Choudhury , Tata Institute of Social Sciences,…

United Nations Post-2015 Agenda for global development: perspectives from China and Europe

Fues, Thomas / Jiang Ye (eds.) (2014)
Studies 84

The book reflects current thinking among scholars in China and Germany on the post-2015 global development agenda. The contributions from the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies and the German Development Institute reflect differences, but also surprising convergence of perspectives.

Illicit Financial Flows and the post-2015 agenda

Bonn, 23. September 2014

Tax abuse constitutes a massive headwind against development. One common form of it is trade misinvoicing, used by multinational corporations (MNCs) to shift funds to affiliates in other jurisdictions that tax profits at lower rates or not at all. Global Financial Integrity estimates that $4.7 trillion were thus siphoned out of developing…

Climate Protection as a World Citizen Movement

Climate Protection as a World Citizen Movement Climate Protection as a World Citizen Movement Copyright WBGU Press Release of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) of 17 September 2014 Climate policy is getting nowhere, while climate change continues unchecked. Yet in the midst of this crisis of humankind there is new hope. It has to do with strong movements towards sustainability that have recently been forming everywhere in civil society: social…

Inclusive and sustainable industrial policy in developing countries

Bonn, 15. September 2014

In order to catch up with more advanced countries, low- and lower-middle income countries need to diversify their economies and accelerate structural change. In view of multiple market failures and huge capability gaps between local companies and their foreign competitors, few experts question the need for industrial policies. But two…

The UN post-2015 agenda: How Europe and China can take the lead

Fues, Thomas / Jiang Ye (2014)
The Current Column, 12. September 2014

Starting this week, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) will engage in negotiations over the post-2015 agenda for global development. The European Union and China are likely candidates for a pro-active stance at the United Nations.

Reconciling EU interests and values

Brussels, 10. September 2014

As the process of appointing a new EU leadership team gets underway, now is the time for new and sustained initiatives on longer-term challenges which will shape both European and global welfare in the years to come. In a rapidly changing and interdependent world, Europe’s new leaders need to adopt a global perspective in European…

50 Jahre Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)

50 Jahre Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) 50 Jahre Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung des Deutschen Instituts für Entwicklungspolitik, des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung sowie des Ministeriums für Innovation, Wissenschaft und Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen vom 04.09.2014 Mit einem Festakt, einer internationalen Konferenz und einem Alumni-Treffen feiert das…

50 Jahre DIE

Bonn, 04. September 2014

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) celebrated its 50th anniversary from 4-5 September 2014 in Bonn. In the presence of 300 guests, the Parliamentary State Secretary Hans-Joachim Fuchtel from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development concluded that the significance of the…

"Hydropower in Transboundary River Basins: private investments, regional cooperation and cross-sector coordination"

Stockholm, 04. September 2014

As part of the "World Water Week" in Stockholm, the German Development Institute (DIE) organized a workshop on the topic "Hydropower in Transboundary River Basins: private investments, regional cooperation and cross-sector coordination".

Dirk Messner und Klaus Töpfer leiten deutsches Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN Germany)

Dirk Messner und Klaus Töpfer leiten deutsches Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN Germany) Dirk Messner und Klaus Töpfer leiten deutsches Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN Germany) Pressemitteilung vom 23.05.2014 Der Lenkungsausschuss des deutschen Sustainable Development Solutions Network ( SDSN Germany ) hat im Rahmen seiner konstituierenden Sitzung Dirk Messner , Direktor des Deutschen Instituts für Entwicklungspolitik ( DIE ), und Klaus…

Energie für Ernährung nachhaltig sichern

Energie für Ernährung nachhaltig sichern Energie für Ernährung nachhaltig sichern Auftakt zum Netzwerk Powering Agriculture in Bonn Pressemitteilung vom 12.06.2014 Mit der wachsenden Weltbevölkerung und steigenden Einkommen steigt der Bedarf an Nahrungsmitteln und an Energie. Heute gehen 30 % der weltweit verbrauchten Energie in die Nahrungsmittelproduktion vom Acker bis zum Teller. Wie kann die Agrarwirtschaft mit weniger und mit sauberer Energie mehr Nahrungsmittel…

Leaving no one behind

Bonn, 03. September 2014

Events of the last few years, especially recently in the Middle East, have demonstrated that non-inclusive governance leads to frustration and bloodshed, creating an environment where the use of force becomes an inevitable route for settling grievances. In setting the agenda beyond 2015, it is crucial that such concerns are reflected in…

Exploring the added-value of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Stockholm, 03. September 2014

As part of the "World Water Week" in Stockholm, the German Development Institute (DIE) organized a workshop on the topic "Exploring the added-value of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus".