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Latin America and the Global Politics of Climate Change

Bonn, 19. May 2016

J. Timmons Roberts, currently a guest researcher at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), and co-author Guy Edwards, summarized and updated their new book A Fragmented Continent: Latin America and the global politics of climate change (MIT Press, 2015). They argued that Latin American…

Nature cannot save us if we do not stop harming it

Rodríguez de Francisco, Jean Carlo / Ina Lehmann (2020)
The Current Column, 18. May 2020

May 22 is the International Day for Biological Diversity. Since biodiversity loss has major negative repercussions for the satisfaction of human needs, its motto for this year is “Our solutions are in nature”.

60 more years? The future of German development policy

Online, 01. September 2021

Since the founding of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) 60 years ago, the environment of German development policy has changed fundamentally. In addition to traditional advanced economies and the European Union, major emerging economies and regional powers are now shaping economic and political…

The potential value-added of an Investment Facilitation Framework for Development

Online, 19. January 2021

The event focused on the potential value-added of a WTO Investment Facilitation Framework for Development. It is well established that countries seek to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), to advance their economic growth and development. However, since the bulk of any investment facilitation effort is undertaken at the national…

A multilateral framework on investment facilitation

Bonn, 23. May 2019

Structured Discussions on a multilateral framework on investment facilitation are underway in the World Trade Organization (WTO), following a Joint Ministerial Statement on Investment Facilitation for Development endorsed by 70 members of the WTO’s 11 th Ministerial Conference in Buenos Aires in December 2017. If these discussions should,…

Gene editing – A responsible means to assure food security

Bonn, 22. May 2019

Since more than 35 years, genetic manipulation of organisms has been studied scientifically to change characteristics of organisms faster than and sometimes different from what can be reached by traditional ways of breeding. A number of countries, mainly USA, Brazil, Argentina, Canada and India have rolled out large-scale cultivation of…

Potentials of Renewable Energies for Sustainable Development

Bonn, 15. November 2017

Increasing the share of renewable resources is one of the main strategies towards sustainable development. Yet, to ensure a successful energy transition towards sustainable development, energy planning ought to include and engage the various stakeholders. People-centric and participatory approaches can be key to advancing sustainable…

No sustainable development goals without the G20

Berensmann, Kathrin (2016)
External Publications

The Role of Social Protection in Cushioning the Effects of Pandemics

Online, 29. January 2021

The Corona pandemic puts enormous pressure on economies and societies world-wide. This is particularly true for low and middle income countries, where many people are engaged in low-wage informal employment. The livelihoods, incomes and well-being of those are potentially at risk because they lose their jobs or incomes due to the pandemic…

Unveiling the environmental reality of trade agreements

Geneva, 27. September 2017

Trade agreements no longer just aim at eliminating tariffs but deal with many non-economic issues such as the environment. A majority of 85% of all trade agreements already covers various environmental dimensions. While the increasing uptake of environmental rules in trade agreements is well-acknowledged, we lack a deep understanding of…

Reshaping energy planning in developing countries

Bonn, 02. February 2017

Energy access is hallowed as an important component of the Paris Agreement on climate change. In addition, recognition of its fundamental role in achieving other global essentials, such as gender equality, economic empowerment, abolishment of indoor air pollution and deforestation, and water and food security, has led to universal energy…

Climate change, land degradation & desertification

Bonn, 29. August 2016

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) welcomed Lindsay C. Stringer of the renowned Sustainability Research Institute of University of Leeds, UK, to present her new book Land Degradation, Desertification and Climate Change: Anticipating, assessing and adapting to future change (Earthscan 2016,…

Universal Principles for Lending and Borrowing

Sevilla, 02. July 2025

In the FfD4 final outcome document, the first point to address public debt accumulation and rising vulnerabilities is the principle of responsible sovereign borrowing and lending. These are usually defined as a set of non-legislative rules applicable to all market participants, could play a key role in preventing and resolving debt…

Global Climate Action: Bridging Theory and Practice

Bonn, 13. June 2019

This event launched the recently published “Political theory and global climate action: recasting the public sphere” by Idil Boran and discussed the role of nonstate and subnational actors in climate action at the interface of research and practice. It was the first in a series of events hosted by the German Development Institute /…

Result-Based Approaches in Rwanda

Kigali, Rwanda, 29. April 2015

The workshop was intended to discuss preliminary results of a research project conducted by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) which took place in close collaboration with the Rwandan Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR) and in consultation with the Local Administrative…

"Encircling the Seamless: India, Climate Change, and the Global Commons"

Bonn, 18. February 2011

Professor A. Damodaran of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore presented his book “Encircling the Seamless: India, Climate Change, and the Global Commons”. His book explores global environmental negotiations against the backdrop of complex political relations, the climate change conventions and multilateral environmental…

Knowledge sharing for global development – Building up new partnerships

Bonn, 17. November 2011

The World Bank is positioning itself as a knowledge institution – not just a lending bank – by creating, sharing and applying knowledge for development. World Bank Managing Director Mahmoud Mohieldin presented the recently published comprehensive report on the topic: "Knowledge for Development". The report recognizes that knowledge, not…

IWRM implementation in East European and Central Asian post-socialist transition countries

Bonn, 10. January 2013

Many East European and Central Asian post-socialist transition countries have embarked on the design and implementation of structures and processes for an Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). International partners such as international organisations (World Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development etc.), NGOs and…

Chief Economist of World Bank

Chief Economist of World Bank Chief Economist of World Bank visits German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Press Release of 26 October 2010 Today, the World Bank’s Chief Economist, Justin Yifu Lin, will give a guest lecture on " Growth Identification and Facilitation: The Role of the State in the Dynamics of Structural Change “ at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). DIE-Director…

Putting Policy into Practice

Berlin, 17. October 2023

At this year's World Health Summit in Berlin, 3,000 health leaders and experts from around the world came together to address the most pressing global health concerns and to set an agenda for a healthier future for all. One important theme of the summit was the One Health approach, which recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal,…