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Is radical technology scepticism still appropriate today?

Stamm, Andreas (2019)
The Current Column, 01. April 2019

Hans Jonas has had a significant influence on the “ecological imperative”. In view of eroding planetary boundaries, however, is it still completely valid today?

Global Transformation towards Sustainability

Bonn, 01. April 2019

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the International Office at the University of Bonn co-organized the Alumni Spring School „Global transformation towards Sustainability – Transciplinary peer learning between Africa, Europe and Rising Powers for the 2030 Agenda”, which took place from 1…

Harnessing the SDGs for Africa’s Climate Policy

Mbeva, Kennedy / Joanes Atela (2019)
The Current Column, 25. March 2019

African countries submitted their NDCs as part of their commitment to the implementation of the Paris Agreement and in line with the SDGs. Moreover, the inclusion of Climate Action (SDG 13) closely links the SDGs to the NDCs.

Rwanda makes its own rules

Klingebiel, Stephan (2019)
The Current Column, 19. March 2019

Kigali is designing a new way to conduct South–South Cooperation, an approach based on Rwanda’s concept of itself as a ‘developmental’ state. A central feature of this is Rwanda’s locally inspired system of concepts for enhancing the development of the country. Home Grown Solutions (HGS) is the umbrella term.

Investment Facilitation for Sustainable Development

Berlin, 19. March 2019

International discussions on investment facilitation have been very dynamic in previous years. The concept of investment facilitation covers a wide range of areas, with the ultimate focus on promoting foreign investment that flows efficiently and to the greatest benefit of host countries. International discussions on this concept have…

Privatisation Risks Leaving People Behind

Rodríguez de Francisco, Jean Carlo / Mirja Schoderer (2019)
The Current Column, 18. March 2019

World water day 2019 focuses on the roughly 2.1 billion people in the world still lacking access to safe water. Nevertheless, governments and donor countries need to make sure that SDG implementation does not lend itself for privatisation of community water supply systems.

Modicare could help India’s poor population

Strupat, Christoph (2019)
The Current Column, 11. March 2019

India has long played a key role in including poor households in the health care system. The country with one of the highest levels of absolute poverty in the world.

The social contract for reconstruction in MENA

Trautner, Bernhard (2018)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

Germany’s new responsibility in the EU’s Africa policy post Brexit

Hackenesch, Christine / Niels Keijzer (2019)
The Current Column, 25. February 2019

The EU will need to realign its cooperation with Africa following Brexit. Germany will have multiple opportunities in the near future to proactively shape this new orientation

What the Munich Security Conference tells us about the international order in early 2019

Grävingholt, Jörn (2019)
The Current Column, 18. February 2019

“The old is dying and the new cannot be born”: Ever since last weekend’s Munich Security Conference (MSC), this quote from Italian philosopher Antonio Gramsci has been on everyone's lips. It was chosen to describe the crisis in which the international order finds itself in early 2019.

Why developing countries are facing a renewed debt crisis

Berensmann, Kathrin (2019)
The Current Column, 11. February 2019

The current debt crisis in low-income countries differs from previous crises. Kathrin Berensmann explains which measures can be taken.

2019

2019 Jump to: Dezember 2019 November 2019 Oktober 2019 September 2019 August 2019 Juli 2019 Juni 2019 Mai 2019 April 2019 März 2019 Februar 2019 Januar 2019 Dezember 2019 „Verkehrssysteme umbauen” Die kommissarische Direktorin des Deutschen Instituts für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Imme Scholz , wünscht sich für 2020 ein verbessertes Klimapaket. Außerdem müssten die Verkehrssysteme umgebaut werden, sagte Scholz im SWR Tagesgespräch. Emissionen müssten viel schneller…

2008

2008 Jump to: Archive 2008 December November October September August July June May April March February January Archive 2008 Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. December Article Weathering the American Contagion DIE-economist Ulrich Volz analyses the impact of the world-wide financial and economic crisis on China and discusses what China might add to solve the international crisis. Far Eastern Economic Review 28 December 2008 Climate…

Where are the African voices?

Adaawen, Stephen / Benjamin Schraven (2019)
The Current Column, 04. February 2019

The African perspective remains underrepresented in science, culture or politics. What about the dialogue at eye level?

Female labor outcomes and large-scale agricultural land investments: macro-micro evidence from Tanzania

Osabuohien, Evans S. / Uchenna R.Efobi / Raoul T.Herrmann / Ciliaka M.W.Gitaud (2019)
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The neglected role of cities in the Global Compact on Refugees

Dick, Eva / Jana Kuhnt (2019)
The Current Column, 22. January 2019

If a sustainable policy on refugees is to be implemented, the potential of cities and municipalities has to be given greater acknowledgement and support.

Jump-Starting Developing Countries

Bonn, 22. January 2019

Justin Yifu Lin, the former Chief Economist of the World Bank, presented his new books: In his book Beating the Odds: Jump-Starting Developing Countries , Lin argues that developing countries can achieve rapid economic growth even when they lack good infrastructure and institutions. Poor countries should leap directly into the global…

Footprint methodologies and their role in policy development and communication

Bonn, 21. January 2019

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a holistic view of sustainable development, including targets on all its three dimensions: environmental, economic and social. Moreover, these goals are universal and apply to all countries, high- and low- income ones. This means that it is crucial to implement the SDGs in an integrated…

The impact of Brexit for developing countries

Olekseyuk, Zoryana / Clara Brandi (2019)
The Current Column, 15. January 2019

The economic and political consequences of the different Brexit scenarios have been the subject of much discussion as of late. Yet we also need to pay closer attention to the global effects of the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU.

What is at stake in international policy-making in 2019

Scholz, Imme (2019)
The Current Column, 14. January 2019

2019 will not be an easy year for international cooperation, the improvement of human welfare and sustainable development. Disconcerting trends within our own society, in the European Union (EU) and in international relations make it more difficult to take action, and yet, without a global perspective, there is no conceivable way of improving national welfare in today’s world.