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Social protection in the MENA countries: prospects for a new social contract?

Jawad, Rana / Markus Loewe (eds.) (2018)
Books

Convergence and Divergence of Official Development Assistance and South-South Cooperation

New York, 22. May 2018

Bringing together researchers from emerging economies, developing countries and OECD DAC countries can lead to discussions going beyond traditional political patterns and lines of argumentation, generating a focused and research-based debate with a practical orientation on development cooperation. This side event had the purpose to…

Celebrating the first World Bee Day

Matias, Denise Margaret / Carmen Richerzhagen (2018)
The Current Column, 22. May 2018

The UN celebrated the first ever World Bee Day, an invitation to take concrete action in protecting bees and, in the process, protect the future of our food.

Was rät uns die Zukunft?

Berlin, 23. May 2018

Unter dem Titel „Was rät uns die Zukunft? Herausforderungen für politisches Handeln aus Sicht wissenschaftlicher Beiräte der Bundesregierung“ hatte die Wissenschaftsplattform Nachhaltigkeit 2030 und SDSN Germany verschiedene wissenschaftliche Beiräte der Bundesregierung zu einem gemeinsamen Austausch über aktuelle Herausforderungen…

Data for development: an agenda for German development cooperation

Schwegmann, Claudia / Sarah Holzapfel (2018)
Briefing Paper 12/2018

Data is a central but underestimated prerequisite for the realisation of the 2030 Agenda. Although technical innovations have led to an explosion of data, significant data gaps still exist in developing countries in particular.

Industry 4.0

Bonn, 28. May 2018

The policy research workshop explored the economic and social implications of emerging trends in new digital production technologies, their impact on national economies and the global economic systems and the role of industrial policy in steering the digital revolution in a socially desirable direction, preventing damaging consequences…

Investing in the behavioural dimensions of transnational cooperation: a personal assessment of the Managing Global Governance (MGG) Programme

Fues, Thomas (2018)
Discussion Paper 12/2018

The text sums up the author’s insights as former staff member responsible for the Managing Global Governance (MGG) Programme, which is implemented by DIE. MGG has enhanced transnational knowledge cooperation for global sustainable development through capacity building, research and policy dialogue.

Strengthening integrated approach for promoting the SDGs: what role for the high-level political forum?

Janetschek, Hannah / Imme Scholz / Niels Keijzer (2018)
External Publications

Thematic connections of the Paris climate agreement and the 2030 Agenda

Janetschek, Hannah / Clara Brandi / Niels Keijzer / Imme Scholz (2018)
External Publications

Unfinished business: an appraisal of the latest UNDS reform resolution

Baumann, Max-Otto / Silke Weinlich (2018)
Briefing Paper 13/2018

Can the United Nations Development System become a forceful player for realizing the 2030 Agenda? In May 2018, states set the course for reforms. While these have shortcomings, they provide a good starting point for a more effective and efficient system. Vigorous follow-up is needed.

Towards a more accountable G20? Accountability mechanisms of the G20 and the new challenges posed to them by the 2030 Agenda

Hilbrich, Sören / Jakob Schwab (2018)
Discussion Paper 13/2018

The G20 as an important institution of global governance faces a legitimacy deficit, that can partially be addressed by increasing its accountability. In this paper, we analyse the accountability mechanisms that are employed by the G20 and discuss the challenges that the 2030 Agenda poses to them.

Private investment as an opportunity

Keil, Jonas (2018)
The Current Column, 04. June 2018

Investors are increasingly putting their money into climate-friendly projects. Transparent rules and standards are important for ensuring effective climate change mitigation measures.

A critical evaluation of the representation of the QAA and HEA guidance on ESD in public web environments of UK higher education institutions

Fiselier, Evelien / James W. S. Longhurst (2018)
External Publications

Is migration the better form of development aid?

Schraven, Benjamin (2018)
The Current Column, 11. June 2018

At a time of growing controversy in the discussion on the benefits of development cooperation for tacking the causes of displacement, should we not make efforts to leverage this potential more effectively?

Repositioning but where – Is the UNDS fit for middle-income countries?

Schulz, Nils-Sjard (2018)
Briefing Paper 14/2018

The United Nations Development System must improve and expand its assistance for middle-income countries to put the 2030 Agenda in practice, in particular by aligning to MIC policy processes, providing high-quality support and making financing a priority.

Assessing the impact of governance programmes: GIZ support to citizen participation in local governance in Benin

Groß, Lisa (2018)
Discussion Paper 16/2018

How can we assess impact in governance programmes? This publication provides an exemplary impact assessment of a decentralisation programme in Benin. It analyses whether and how support to citizen participation contributes to the quality of public services and local governance at local level.

Moving the G20’s investment agenda forward

Berger, Axel / Karl P. Sauvant / Silvia Karina Fiezzoni / Rodrigo Polanco / Matthew Stephenson / Akihiko Tamura / Pavel Trunin (2018)
External Publications

„A Digital Agenda for Sustainable Development – Perspectives from South Africa”

Pretoria, 27. June 2018

Addressing global challenges by joint knowledge production are at the core of the dialogue, research and training programme Managing Global Governance (MGG) that is implemented by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) with partners from emerging economies. The Sustainable Development Goals…

Weinsheimer, Felix

Researcher, Research Programme "Environmental Governance and Transformation to Sustainability"

Mobilising capital for sustainable infrastructure: the cases of AIIB and NDB

Griffith-Jones, Stephany / Samuel Leistner (2018)
Discussion Paper 18/2018

This discussion paper examines how private capital can be mobilised for sustainable infrastructure, with particular reference to the newly created Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the New Development Bank (NDB), also known as the BRICS Bank.