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The Conservation Revolution

Online, 19. May 2020

Conservation needs a revolution. This is the only way it can contribute to the drastic transformations needed to come to a truly sustainable model of development. The good news is that conservation is ready for revolution. Heated debates about the rise of the Anthropocene and the current ‘sixth extinction’ crisis demonstrate an urgent…

How Germany and France could play a leading role in international donor coordination

Kaplan, Lennart (2020)
Briefing Paper 8/2020

In the framework of the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development, France and Germany face common challenges, ranging from security to global health. Against this background, this paper discusses opportunities and barriers for a French-German leadership in international donor coordination.

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Sustainability after COVID-19

Online, 12. May 2020

Are there trade-offs or synergies between financing economic recovery and transitioning towards sustainability? Which areas, sectors or activities should be prioritized in a Green New Deal, given the economic crisis and competing claims? What could a Green Deal look like in a developing country context? On 12 May we discussed on these…

Concrete measures to facilitate sustainable FDI and CSR

Online, 12. May 2020

The workshop made an input into the negotiations of a framework on investment facilitation for development at the WTO. The workshop was open to all WTO delegates and government representatives from capitals. Another workshop on the development dimension of a multilateral framework on investment facilitation for development, scheduled for…

The marginalised as the weakest link in pandemics

Broocks, Anne-Katrin / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2020)
The Current Column, 11. May 2020

How is the spread of the coronavirus related to marginalisation? An analysis of Guayaquil, the major Ecuadorian city bearing the brunt of Covid-19.

Holzapfel, Sarah

Senior Researcher, Research Programme "Inter- and transnational cooperation".

EU-Konjunkturprogramm, Covid-19, Nachhaltige Entwicklung und Klimawandel

Online, 11. May 2020

Der jüngste Gipfel der EU Staats- und Regierungschefs hat die Europäische Kommission mit der Entwicklung eines EU-Wiederaufbauplans beauftragt, um die Wirtschaft aus der durch die Covid-19 Pandemie verursachten Rezession zu holen. Dieser Plan soll mit dem nächsten Haushalt der EU, dem sogenannten Mehrjährigen Finanzrahmen (MRF) für die…

Researchers must improve the working conditions for local collaborators

Chakraborty, Ananya / Lennart Kaplan (2020)
The Current Column, 06. May 2020

There has been a spurt in research to design appropriate policy solutions for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in the Global South. Ironically, such research projects often build upon existing power hierarchies, which may result in unsafe and dangerous working conditions and undermine the Sustainable Development Goal for decent work (SDG 8).

Asegurar el acceso equitativo a las vacunas y tratamientos de COVID-19

Stamm, Andreas / Jeffrey Orozco (2020)
The Current Column, 04. May 2020

El Gobierno de Costa Rica ha propuesto a la OMS que encabece un esfuerzo mundial para aunar los derechos intelectuales sobre las tecnologías para la detección, prevención, control y tratamiento del Covid-19.

Assuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and treatments

Stamm, Andreas / Jeffrey Orozco (2020)
The Current Column, 04. May 2020

The Costa Rican government has proposed to the WHO that it should lead a global effort to pool intellectual rights on technologies that are useful against Covid-19.

International (development) cooperation in a post-COVID-19 world: a new way of interaction or super-accelerator?

Izmestiev, Artemy / Stephan Klingebiel (2020)
External Publications

How the international financial institutions are responding to the pandemic

Berensmann, Kathrin (2020)
The Current Column, 30. April 2020

Around half of low-income countries were already heavily in debt before the crisis. And more poor nations will become highly indebted as a result of the pandemic.

A multilateral framework on investment facilitation for development: issues concerning implementation

Webinar, 30. April 2020

Negotiations on a multilateral framework on investment facilitation for development will start in the World Trade Organization (WTO) among 101 WTO members as soon as circumstances permit. The main objective of the negotiations is to increase the flow of sustainable foreign direct investment with a view towards advancing sustainable…

How “One Health” can prevent pandemics

Strupat, Christoph / Paul Marschall (2020)
The Current Column, 29. April 2020

The corona crisis has grave consequences for health, the economy and society. Pandemics such as COVID-19, Ebola and cholera will return repeatedly unless we understand what causes them. New infectious diseases in humans are often unleashed by viruses and bacteria in wild animals.

Tackling the pandemic without doing away with democracy

Leininger, Julia (2020)
The Current Column, 27. April 2020

The pandemic has made autocratisation trends more visible. Protecting and promoting democracy is thus the order of the day in an international cooperation context.

Orchestrating peace in South Sudan: exploring the effectiveness of the European Union's mediation support

Müller, Patrick / Julian Bergmann (2020)
External Publications

The future of European development banking: what role and place for the European Investment Bank?

Erforth, Benedikt (2020)
Discussion Paper 11/2020

The paper takes stock of the European development finance landscape and the EIB’s role as part of this landscape. It looks at the interactions between different European development stakeholders and assesses the proposed reform and its potential impact on European development policy.

Systemic challenges and opportunities of Franco-German development cooperation

Kaplan, Lennart (2020)
Discussion Paper 10/2020

How can France and Germany develop a vision for an improved collaboration towards the 2030 agenda for sustainable development? This paper compares the French and German development systems to identify barriers and opportunities for a closer cooperation with partner countries.

How the corona crisis is calling into question the “right to the city”

Dick, Eva (2020)
The Current Column, 09. April 2020

Repeated reference has been made to the risks associated with COVID-19. Nonetheless, there has so far been insufficient consideration given to the urban dimension of the crisis.