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Jenny To

Jenny To is an Economist and former Researcher in the Research Programme "Transformation of Economic and Social Systems"

Ocean governance knowledge: systems, policy foundations and thematic analyses

Partelow, Stefan / Maria Hadjimichael / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (eds.) (2023)
Books

First Virtual General Assembly Meeting (VGAM) of the African Academy Alumni Network

Online, 07. March 2023

The first Virtual General Assembly Meeting (VGAM) of the African Academy Alumni Network took place under the topic "Peace, justice and strong institutions", SDG16. The alumni from 2021 and 2022 as well as members of the Advisory Board were invited. The VGAMs provided an exchange platform for the members of the network. The meetings had…

Gender equity and development: Embracing an intersectional lens

Special "Gender equity and development": The German government recently announced to pursue a feminist development policy – but what does this entail? Gender-related research at IDOS reflects a diversity of disciplines and concepts.

Green hydrogen – support for the just transition?

Altenburg, Tilman / Andreas Stamm / Rita Strohmaier (2023)
The Current Column, 13. March 2023

The energy transition will only be widely accepted if it is a socially responsible, i.e. a just, transition. This is possible, but it requires adapting the German approach to hydrogen policy.

Africa–Europe Cooperation and Digital Transformation virtual book launch

Online, 14. March 2023

On Tuesday 14 March 2023, ECDPM are hosting a virtual book launch of Africa-Europe Cooperation and Digital Transformation , edited by Chux Daniels (University of Sussex), Benedikt Erforth (German Institute of Development and Sustainability) and Chloe Teevan (ECDPM) and published with Routledge. Digital transformation concerns every aspect…

Summit of the Future and SDG Summit

Online, 15. March 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…

Green finance in Asia: challenges, policies and avenues for research

Diaz-Rainey, Ivan / Jan Corfee-Morlot / Ulrich Volz / Ben Caldecott (2023)
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The UN Water conference – time to govern water as a global commons!

Dombrowsky, Ines / Annabelle Houdret / Olcay Ünver (2023)
The Current Column, 21. March 2023

The March 2023 UN Water Conference should lay the ground for improved governance of water as a global commons, ideally through a UN mandated multi-stakeholder platform on water.

UN 2023 Water Conference

New York, 22. March 2023

22 nd of March is World Water Day , and this year global attention to our important but yet seriously threatened water resources is higher than ever. The first UN water conference since 46 years takes place in New York and reiterates the crucial dependence of human development, the SDGs and the climate agenda on sufficient water resources…

Turning the tide on the freshwater biodiversity crisis

New York, 22. March 2023

“To protect and restore water-related ecosystems” (SDG 6.6) is the target with the narrowest time frame of the 2030 Agenda, supposedly achieved by 2020 yet remaining unaccomplished. Freshwater biodiversity holds an intrinsic value, but more importantly represents the very foundation of water and food security, climate resilience and equal…

Why focusing on individual action alone is not enough

Schoderer , Mirja / Jean-Carlo Rodriguez de Francisco (2023)
The Current Column, 22. March 2023

Water security requires collective action and concerted political effort that tackle the root causes of water degradation and push to expand access to safe water and sanitation.

Connections that matter: how does the quality of governance institutions help protect our ocean?

Allen, Cameron / Anita Breuer / Julia Kercher (2023)
Books

Daouda Cissé

Daouda Cissé is economist and former Senior Researcher in the Megatrends Africa project of the Research Programme "Inter- and transnational cooperation"

Bringing integrity in the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus

Online, 12. April 2023

Water security, energy security, food security and the health and sustainability of the planet’s ecosystems are deeply connected in the face of increased climate risks. That’s why an approach, like the WEFE Nexus approach, that emphasises interlinkages for planning and adaptation processes is so relevant. But it has its challenges. How…

(R)evolution?

Online (Zoom), 17. April 2023

The concept and mainstream approaches of development cooperation have been criticised since the early beginning of their existence. Post-development scholars have been criticising development cooperation since 1990 for both its Western perspective and the lack of reflection on asymmetrical power structures. Critically examined are aspects…

The global race to subsidise green technologies

Altenburg, Tilman / Axel Berger/ Clara Brandi (2023)
The Current Column, 17. April 2023

If competition between major industrialised nations over subsidies is focused on key green technologies, then this will accelerate the urgently needed development of clean technologies.

UN – Fit for Future Generations?

Online, 19. April 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…

Cotton made in Africa: a case study of sustainable production through responsible consumption

Peltzer, Roger / Michael Brüntrup (2023)
Policy Brief 6/2023

Cotton made in Africa is a sustainability standard for the textile mass market, implemented from 2005 on as an international public-private-partnership. From this experience, many lessons can be learned - for CmiA itself, for value chain promotion with smallholders, and for supply chain regulation.

Expanded mission but limited capacity?

Walle, Yabibal / Clara Brandi (2023)
The Current Column, 24. April 2023

“The World Bank’s recently published Evolution Roadmap is a positive step in the right direction. But while the Bank’s plans for an expanded mission, putting a spotlight on resilience and sustainability, are welcome, they must be met with a corresponding substantial increase in its financing capacity.”