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UNFSS Academic Advisory Council Annual Meeting 2022

KU Leuven + online, 27. October 2022

The UNFSS Academic Advisory Council (AAC) annual meeting brings together an international mix of academic and policy experts from various disciplines and backgrounds to consolidate the knowledge on Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) and contribute to a comprehensive understanding of VSS effectiveness. The UNFSS AAC Annual Meeting…

Plurilateral Initiatives in the WTO

Online, 23. November 2021

Inclusive plurilaterals are important to revitalize multilateral trade cooperation at the WTO. Yet they are largely pursued by advanced economies and developing countries often do not participate in them. In a recent Think20 Policy Brief the steering committee members of the Trade and Investment Research Network (TIRN) propose that…

Next steps towards a comprehensive Africa-EU partnership

Online, 03. November 2021

In March 2020, the EU published a proposal for a comprehensive strategy with Africa, ahead of their regular summit with the African Union scheduled for October that year. Both the strategy and the planned summit were soon overtaken by the dramatic events of the global COVID-19 pandemic. One and a half years onwards, discussions are now…

The (Im)possibility of Governing Transformation to Sustainability

Barcelona and Online, 06. July 2021

The panel on the "(Im)possibility of Governing Transformation to Sustainability" aims to bring together academic scholars and policy experts to advance the discourse on the governance of transformation to sustainability (T2S). The (im)possibility of governance of transformation to sustainability is driven by how the related multiple…

Conservationists' perspectives on poverty: an empirical study

Fisher, Janet A. / Hari Dhungana / Janine Duffy / Jun He / Mirna Inturias / Ina Lehmann / Adrian Martin / David M. Mwayafu / Iokiñe Rodríguez / Helen Schneider (2020)
External Publications

Nudging with Chinese characteristics: an adapted approach from the Global North to achieve a sustainable future?

Hägele, Ramona (2019)
External Publications

Social Cohesion Week

Online, 09. November 2020

In recent years social cohesion has been receiving increasing attention not only in policy circles but also in academic discussions. The COVID- 19 pandemic has made the relevance of social cohesion tangible in new ways. Governments, civil society and international organizations underline the importance of social cohesion to tackle the…

Digitalisation in the lives of urban migrants: evidence from Bogota

Martin-Shields, Charles P. / Sonia Camacho / Rodrigo Taborda / Constantin Ruhe (2019)
Discussion Paper 12/2019

This paper explores how access to digital technology (ICTs) differs between long-term residents and urban migrants in Bogota. Our data indicates that while migrants initially have lower access to ICTs, over time they become more likely than long-term residents to gain ICT and internet access.

Environment and Transformation

Bonn, 11. July 2019

Climate change, environmental degradation and increasing global divides in income and wealth force development scholarship and development policy makers to think beyond established North-South binaries. They are in demand to address the cumulative environmental, social and political impacts of the Anthropocene in a more just, inclusive…

Investment facilitation and WTO modernisation

Geneva, 11. October 2019

Discussions on investment facilitation, initiated at the 11 th Ministerial Conference of the WTO in Buenos Aires, represent an opportunity both for countries aiming at improving their domestic frameworks to attract investments but also for the World Trade Organization (WTO) itself. While traditional international investment policy…

The world in 2050

Bonn, 29. January 2018

The World in 2050 ( TWI2050 ) seeks to frame the solution space for sustainable development pathways, based on comprehensively achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and sustaining progress to 2050 and beyond within planetary boundaries. To this end TWI2050 is to provide fact-based knowledge to support the policy…

Better Funding - Stronger multilateralism?

Bonn, 19. March 2019

Multilateral organisations such as the United Nations and multilateral development banks must play an important role in accelerating the implementation of the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development. Needed are well-functioning, effective and efficient organisations that act as guardians of the agenda, supporting governments and other…

AU-EU cooperation on the Green Transition: What role of a European Green Deal?

Online, 02. September 2020

Preparations for the AU-EU summit offer an opportunity to give AU-EU cooperation on green transitions a new impetus. On the European side , the European Commission has proposed an ambitious agenda to transform the European Union in a carbon-neutral continent by 2050 and to decouple economic growth from resource use. While the Green Deal…

The transnationalisation of competing state projects: carbon offsetting and development in Sumatra’s coastal peat swamps

Hein, Jonas / Heiko Faust / Yvonne Kunz / Rina Mardiana (2018)
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.

The future of EU international Cooperation

Brussels, 17. October 2018

On 17 October, the European Think Tanks Group and the European Parliament host a public debate on the future of the EU in international cooperation, addressing the new challenges faced by the EU, both globally and in its own neighbourhood. The objectives of this Conference are to: Encourage a future-oriented debate on innovation in…

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

Christmann, Lidija

Christmann, Lidija Jump to: Vita Lidija Christmann Department Transformation of Economic and Social Systems Vita 2011-2012 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Researcher Adviser to the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, attached to the policy planning staff (Bonn/Berlin) 2010-2011 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Researcher OECD project " New…

Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Stepping, Katharina M. K. / Nicole Rippin (2015)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

The fragile road towards peace and democracy: insights on the effectiveness of international support to post-conflict Burundi

Mroß, Karina (2015)
Discussion Paper 3/2015

How can countries emerging from conflict be supported on their path towards peace and democracy? This paper analyses international support to post-conflict Burundi and sheds light upon key factors influencing its effectiveness.