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The evolution of the EU's development policy: turning full circle

Bergmann, Julian / Sarah Delputte / Niels Keijzer / Joren Verschaeve (2019)
External Publications

European Development Policy under the von der Leyen Commission

Berlin, 19. December 2019

The beginning of this month saw the start of the new European Commission under the leadership of President Ursula von der Leyen. Together with her team of Vice Presidents and Commissioners she will promote European cooperation and integration during the next five years under the motto: A Union that Strives for More. President Ursula von…

The future of European development finance – institutional reforms for sustainable solutions

Erforth, Benedikt / Lennart Kaplan (2019)
Briefing Paper 20/2019

This paper discusses how a reconfiguration of the European development finance system could increase efficiency and sustainability. In this regard, the focus should be shifted from institutional to substantial considerations, including partner countries’ needs.

The development policy system: where do we stand? Where do we go? 发展政策体系:我们站在哪里？我们走向何方？

Gonsior, Victoria / Stephan Klingebiel (2019)
External Publications

How the Global Compact on Refugees can be implemented successfully

Dick, Eva / Markus Rudolf (2019)
The Current Column, 16. December 2019

With the GCR, the international community has laid down an overdue paradigm shift in refugee policy at the highest level

The new World Bank head wants some changes: that could backfire

Gehring, Kai / Lennart Kaplan / Melvin Wong (2019)
External Publications

Multidimensional poverty trends and horizontal inequalities: new insights from the G-CSPI database

Burchi, Francesco / Daniele Malerba / Nicole Rippin (2019)
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Hans Singer's Legacy: The Problem of Commodity Exporters Revisited

Hans Singer's Legacy: The Problem of Commodity Exporters Revisited Jump to: Hans Singer's Legacy: The Problem of Commodity Exporters Revisited Hans Singer's Legacy: The Problem of Commodity Exporters Revisited In commemoration and in honour of Sir Hans Singer the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) with support from the Institute for Political Science and Sociology of the…

Breaking new ground

Madrid, 12. December 2019

This event provided a unique opportunity to explore pathways to advance existing Loss and Damage governance and finance mechanisms. Participants further discussed linkages between loss and damage policy choices and the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda. Programme Keynote Richard J.T. Klein , Director of Science…

Investment facilitation for development in the WTO

Geneva, 11. December 2019

To harness the advantages of FDI, it is critical that governments have policies and regulations in place that help to attract and retain international investment and encourage its contribution to sustainable development. Investment facilitation initiatives have the potential to support domestic reform processes, enable the exchange of…

The EU’s external cooperation post-2020

Madrid, 11. December 2019

Together with DG DEVCO and ETTG-partner IDDRI, DIE co-organized an Side Event on "The EU’s external cooperation post-2020: boosting ambitious and coherent climate action"at the EU Pavilion. This event aimed to bring forth both the policy and research perspectives on the matter, highlighting interlinkages between climate change and…

40 years after - What does Hans Jonas teach us today?

Bonn, 11. December 2019

In the concluding session, we made an effort to wrap up the main findings, or better guiding questions for future research and discourse. While Jonas’ ecological imperative “Act so that the effects of your actions are compatible with the permanence of genuine human life” is definitely valid and probably more imperative than 40 years ago,…

BAPA+40: new dynamics and practices of international cooperation for development

Bonn, 09. December 2019

Development cooperation is going through a transition period, with huge cacophony among the different stakeholders. Especially from the turn of the 21st century, new modalities, new actors and new relationship dynamics have been established. No longer is traditional ODA between a DAC-donor and a recipient country the sole guiding practice…

From global refugee norms to local realities: implementing the global compact on refugees in Kenya

Dick, Eva / Markus Rudolf (2019)
Briefing Paper 19/2019

The UN's Global Compact on Refugees agreed upon in 2018 calls for an enhanced local integration of refugees in their countries of destination. Implementation success significantly hinges on policy interests of subnational actors and area-based potentials and challenges of displacement.

Social protection for social cohesion

Bonn, 04. December 2019

The primary objective of social protection, especially in low- and middle-income countries, is to tackle poverty and vulnerability. In addition, it is often argued that social protection schemes or systems have the potentiality to achieve other objectives such as empowering vulnerable groups, incentivizing beneficiaries to engage in more…

Does social protection matter for social cohesion?

Bonn, 04. December 2019

The primary objective of social protection, especially in low- and middle-income countries, is to tackle poverty and vulnerability. In addition, it is often argued that social protection schemes or systems have the potentiality to achieve other objectives such as empowering vulnerable groups, incentivizing beneficiaries to engage in more…

Nature-based solutions and Global Climate Action

Madrid, 03. December 2019

Nature-based solutions play a key role in taking Global Climate Action beyond 2020. Successful solutions from high value biodiversity areas are featured. Nature-based entrepreneurship initiatives shared best practices and discussed strengthening and expanding Global Climate Action within the UNFCCC. Speakers: Sander Chan , Senior…

Why we need to give more attention and money to combating the consequences of drought

Brüntrup, Michael (2019)
The Current Column, 02. December 2019

When it comes to counteracting the consequences of drought, we should not await the outcome of climate negotiations. The causes are complex and the effects dramatic; we need to act now. A proposal.

Klimalog@COP25

Madrid, 02. December 2019

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is represented by Mariya Aleksandrova , Sander Chan and Gabriela Iacobuta , Senior Researchers in the project " Klimalog: Research and dialogue for a just and SDG-compatible implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement ", at the 25th Session of the…

Fues, Thomas

Thomas Fues was a Senior Researcher at German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE).