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Celebrating the first World Bee Day

Matias, Denise Margaret / Carmen Richerzhagen (2018)
The Current Column, 22. May 2018

The UN celebrated the first ever World Bee Day, an invitation to take concrete action in protecting bees and, in the process, protect the future of our food.

Data for development: an agenda for German development cooperation

Schwegmann, Claudia / Sarah Holzapfel (2018)
Briefing Paper 12/2018

Data is a central but underestimated prerequisite for the realisation of the 2030 Agenda. Although technical innovations have led to an explosion of data, significant data gaps still exist in developing countries in particular.

Creating wealth without labour? Emerging contours of a new techno-economic landscape

Lütkenhorst, Wilfried (2018)
Discussion Paper 11/2018

The paper addresses key technological trends in the digitalization of industrial production and their impact on employment, equality, productivity, global value chains and resource efficiency. It also reviews the implications for industrial policy and the measures taken in several countries.

Industry 4.0

Bonn, 28. May 2018

The policy research workshop explored the economic and social implications of emerging trends in new digital production technologies, their impact on national economies and the global economic systems and the role of industrial policy in steering the digital revolution in a socially desirable direction, preventing damaging consequences…

Investing in the behavioural dimensions of transnational cooperation: a personal assessment of the Managing Global Governance (MGG) Programme

Fues, Thomas (2018)
Discussion Paper 12/2018

The text sums up the author’s insights as former staff member responsible for the Managing Global Governance (MGG) Programme, which is implemented by DIE. MGG has enhanced transnational knowledge cooperation for global sustainable development through capacity building, research and policy dialogue.

Strengthening integrated approach for promoting the SDGs: what role for the high-level political forum?

Janetschek, Hannah / Imme Scholz / Niels Keijzer (2018)
External Publications

Private investment as an opportunity

Keil, Jonas (2018)
The Current Column, 04. June 2018

Investors are increasingly putting their money into climate-friendly projects. Transparent rules and standards are important for ensuring effective climate change mitigation measures.

The EU and China in African authoritarian regimes: domestic politics and governance reforms (open access)

Hackenesch, Christine (2018)
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Unliebsame Karriere einer Palme: Indonesien und Malaysia im Clinch mit der EU

Kunz, Yvonne / Janina Puder (2018)
External Publications

Is migration the better form of development aid?

Schraven, Benjamin (2018)
The Current Column, 11. June 2018

At a time of growing controversy in the discussion on the benefits of development cooperation for tacking the causes of displacement, should we not make efforts to leverage this potential more effectively?

The Mongolian legal framework for water policy

Rodriguez de Francisco, Jean Carlo / Ines Dombrowsky / Ariunaa Lkhagvadorj (2018)
External Publications

Green transformation and competitive advantage

Bonn, 18. June 2018

International Research and Policy Conference on Green transformation and competitive advantage hosted by the German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP), and Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). Developing country governments are increasingly…

Repositioning but where – Is the UNDS fit for middle-income countries?

Schulz, Nils-Sjard (2018)
Briefing Paper 14/2018

The United Nations Development System must improve and expand its assistance for middle-income countries to put the 2030 Agenda in practice, in particular by aligning to MIC policy processes, providing high-quality support and making financing a priority.

French-German cooperation towards global development

Paris, 21. June 2018

On 21 June 2018, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungpolitik (DIE) and Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales / Institut d'études politiques de Paris (IDDRI) convened a workshop with French and German experts on global development and development cooperation. The purpose was to…

Adoption of modern maize varieties in India: insights based on expert elicitation methodology

Pavithra, S. / Christian Boeber / Showkat Ahmad Shah / S. P. Subash / P. S. Birthal / Surabhi Mittal (2018)
External Publications

Relative Deprivation and Well-Being of the Rural Youth

Sakketa, Taklign Gutu / Nicolas Gerber (2018)
External Publications

Multi-disciplinary north-south collaboration in participatory action research on food value chains: a German-Tanzanian case study on perceptions, experiences and challenges

Graef, Frieder / Khamaldin Mutabazi / Stefan Sieber / Folkard Asch / Bashir Makoko / Michelle Bonatti / Michael Brüntrup / Christoph Gornott / Ludgar Herrmann / Raoul Herrmann (2019)
External Publications

„A Digital Agenda for Sustainable Development – Perspectives from South Africa”

Pretoria, 27. June 2018

Addressing global challenges by joint knowledge production are at the core of the dialogue, research and training programme Managing Global Governance (MGG) that is implemented by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) with partners from emerging economies. The Sustainable Development Goals…

Art, culture and the 2030 Agenda

Sturm, Janina / Ronja Fitz (2018)
The Current Column, 02. July 2018

What role can art and culture play in the transformation to sustainable development? Creating a livelihood for all and maintaining this sustainably is the key concern of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Future of Euro-Mediterranean Trade Cooperation

Berlin, 03. July 2018

Trade cooperation has long been a key mechanism for Europe to support prosperity and good governance in countries to the south of the Mediterranean. The key objective of the Euro-Mediterranean trade partnership is the creation of a deep Free Trade Area, which aims at removing barriers to trade and investment between the EU and Southern…