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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…

Ownership for sustainable development cooperation

Keijzer, Niels / Stephan Klingebiel (2019)
The Current Column, 21. January 2019

Development cooperation is now increasingly taking place under the auspices of donor interests - with far-reaching consequences.

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…

DIE once again ranked one of the six best think tanks on development policy in the world

Press release from 31 January 2019

Im Fokus der Forschung: Digitalisierung, Arbeitsprogramme für Flüchtlinge und Recycling

Press release from 6 February 2019

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…

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…

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.

Global Europe vs. Empire 2.0?

Bonn, 27. February 2019

Wenige Wochen vor dem geplanten Austrittsdatum sind die EU und das Vereinigte Königreich in die Details ihres Trennungsprozesses vertieft. Viele Fragen sind völlig ungeklärt. Besonders in der Außen- und Entwicklungspolitik müssen die EU und Großbritannien sich nach dem Brexit neu positionieren. Bietet der Brexit eine Chance, dass die…

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.

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…

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…

Fit for purpose?

Berlin, 20. March 2019

The G20 is struggling to provide strong support for global climate action and sustainable development. At the 2016 Hangzhou Summit the G20 leaders adopted the “G20 Action Plan on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” and committed to supporting the Paris Climate Agreement. However, if one looks at the continuing rejection of a…

Positionspapier - „Maßnahmen der deutschen EZ zur Bekämpfung illegaler Finanzströme und aggressiver Steuerplanung/Steuervermeidung“

von Haldenwang, Christian (2019)
External Publications

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.

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…

Synergies in action: Leave no one behind

, 01. April 2019

Within "Synergies in action (II): Promoting cross-sectoral integrated response for a just transition", DIE organised a parallel session to foster discussions and interactive dialogues on how the principle of “no one left behind” is being mainstreamed into national development plans, institutional structures and coordination mechanisms…

Art and Sustainability

Bonn, 03. April 2019

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security and the University of Bonn invited to an evening on Art and Sustainablity on Wednesday, 3 April 2019. Tone Bjordam showed her recent piece "Water" and focused on how nature can…

Die Demokratie braucht Hilfe!

Berlin, 04. April 2019

Sorgen um den Bestand der Demokratie und liberaler Werte machen sich derzeit nicht nur in den Leitmedien, sondern auch in Politik und Gesellschaft breit. Nicht ganz zu Unrecht: Im Herzen Europas schränkt ein Ministerpräsident unverhohlen die Wissenschaftsfreiheit ein und Europa verliert durch erstarkende nationalistische Gesinnungen und…

Middle classes-preferences, attitudes and environmental impact

Bonn, 04. April 2019

As more and more consumers in developing countries move out of poverty, lifestyles begin to change. Who are these new middle class consumers? Do they develop the same attitudes and desires and take similar choices to middle classes in industrialised countries? And does this lead to higher resource use and carbon emissions, particularly in…