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Long-term Strategies for climate resilient development

Bonn, 15. May 2017

There is a need for long-term planning to 2050 and beyond for both mitigation and adaptation. The Paris Agreement formulated a number of long-term goals, including holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels;…

Is China's Silk Road initiative at a dead end?

Wolff, Peter (2017)
The Current Column, 15. May 2017

Last weekend saw Chinese President Xi Jinping welcome guests to Beijing for a major Silk Road forum. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a central element of Chinese globalisation strategy and Xi‘s reputation is closely tied to the initiative. Under its aegis the plan is to establish a network of transport, energy and communications through Asia to Europe and Africa. Doubts about BRI have recently been increasing.

Compact with Africa: fostering private long-term investment in Africa

Kappel, Robert / Birte Pfeiffer / Helmut Reisen (2017)
Discussion Paper 13/2017

How can the G20 Initiative “Compact with Africa” promote long-term investment in Africa? What is the potential role of institutional assets for infrastructure investment in Africa? Which preconditions are necessary to ensure that private investment drives structural change in Africa?

Wastewater reuse in nexus perspective

Dresden, 17. May 2017

Moderation Birguy Lamizana , UNEP Co-chairs Ines Dombrowsky , German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Tamara Avellan , UNU-FLORES The seminar explored the opportunities of using wastewater within multifunctional land-use systems for the production of food and energy crops. In this approach the…

The Interplay between Fairness and Ambition

Bonn, 17. May 2017

In negotiations for international agreements, finding the delicate balance between ambition that matters and the fair and equitable treatment of the diverse parties is the vital factor of success. The Paris Agreement has addressed this interplay in a particularly intricate way. In global climate policy, ambition to cope with and avoid…

NDC Explorer - analyse and compare countries' NDCs

Bonn, 17. May 2017

The NDC Explorer is the to-go-page to analyse and compare both qualitative and quantitative NDC content. Moreover, the NDC Explorer stimulates the debate on content, scope as well as formulation and implementation processes of the national climate action plans. The NDC Explorer was jointly established by the German Development Institute /…

Catalysing SDG Implementation through a Soil and Land Review

Berlin, 22. May 2017

Global Soil Week (GSW) 2017 was a conference that brought together actors from politics, economics, science and civil society to discuss about sustainable land use. This year's theme 'Catalysing SDG Implementation through a Soil and Land Review' aimed at contributing to the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) 2017. The GSW'17 Lab, an open…

“Make biodiversity great again!”

Richerzhagen, Carmen / Marianne Alker (2017)
The Current Column, 22. May 2017

This year’s International Day for Biological Diversity is focusing on tourism. There are many reasons for Donald Trump to advocate for environmental and, in particular, biodiversity conservation.

Wie weiter mit den Wirtschaftspartnerschaftsabkommen? Gedanken zu einer vertieften EU-Afrika-Handelspartnerschaft

Brandi, Clara / Merran Hulse / Niels Keijzer (2017)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 9/2017

Es ist begrüßenswert, dass die Wirtschaftspartnerschaftsabkommen (EPAs) einmal mehr im Zentrum der Diskussionen über die europäische Zusammenarbeit mit Afrika stehen. Vor diesem Hintergrund untersuchen wir vier Szenarien für die Zukunft der EPAs.

The EU-South Africa strategic partnership: waning affection, persisting economic interests

Grimm, Sven / Christine Hackenesch (2017)
External Publications

GPEDC: Where do we stand?

Berlin, 28. May 2017

The second High-level Meeting (HLM2) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) in Nairobi in December 2016 produced the Nairobi Outcome Document that reaffirmed commitments to the four partnership principles - ownership, focus on results, inclusiveness, transparency and accountability. It also set the GPEDC…

Global Solutions

, 29. May 2017

The Group of Twenty (G20) is an international forum that brings together the world’s leading industrialised and emerging economies. The group accounts for 85% of world GDP and two-thirds of its population. The first summit of the G20 took place in Berlin in 1999. In 2017, the G20 summit returned to Germany. To mark Germany’s G20…

Another America, another Europe

Berlin, 31. May 2017

On the occasion of the T20 Summit and the SDSN Leadership Council taking place in Berlin from May 29-31, 2017, SDSN Germany and Friedrich Ebert Foundation organized a lecture and discussion event on “Another America, Another Europe: A Transatlantic Dialogue About Sustainable Development On Two Continents”. Moderated by Ali Aslan (Deutsche…

Brazilian Platform on Voluntary Sustainability Standards

Brasília & São Paulo, 31. May 2017

Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) for an industry or product entail both opportunities and challenges for emerging economies. New national multi-stakeholder platforms on VSS in India (launched March 2016), Brazil and China (launched May and June 2017) reflect the increasingly proactive stance that business and government actors…

Climate change is not everything – The causes of flight and migration are manifold

Schraven, Benjamin (2017)
The Current Column, 06. June 2017

What significance should the factor of climate change be assigned in the context of flight and migration, and what conclusions can be drawn from it?

Did I miss something there? World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

Brüntrup, Michael (2017)
The Current Column, 14. June 2017

World Days are subject to trends, cycles and political wrangling. The twin issue of desertification and drought could be about to experience a renaissance.

G20 and Africa - ready for a steady partnership?

Gobbelaar, Neuma / Christine Hackenesch / Adolf Kloke-Lesch / Julia Leininger / Elizabeth Sidiropoulos (2017)
External Publications

What next for the Economic Partnership Agreements? Thoughts on deepening the EU-Africa trade partnership

Brandi, Clara / Merran Hulse / Niels Keijzer (2017)
Briefing Paper 9/2017

The fact that Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are once more at the centre of discussion on European co-operation with Africa is to be welcomed. Against this background, we examine four scenarios for the future of the EPAs.

Einwanderung entwicklungspolitisch denken!

Bornhorst, Bernd / Anke Kurat / Benjamin Schraven (Hrsg.) (2017)
External Publications

More duty than choice: Supporting refugees in a globalised world

Matias, Denise Margaret S. / Antonio G.M. La Viña (2017)
The Current Column, 19. June 2017

At a time of increasing nationalism and increasing number of forcibly displaced persons, the World Refugee Day is a reminder that the world should develop inclusively, “with refugees”.