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Green trade for sustainable development? Risks and opportunities on the road to a green economy

Brandi, Clara (2012)
The Current Column, 06. August 2012

The global economy is to become greener and fairer with a green economy. Yet the approach is controversial, not least because many developing countries are afraid that an ecological transformation of the economy will mask protectionist restrictions of international trade.

Revising “Cotonou”: nothing new under the sun?

Grimm, Sven / Davina Makhan (2010)
The Current Column, 05. July 2010

Busan and the “new actors“: the stony path to a shared understanding of effective development policy

Hackenesch, Christine / Sven Grimm (2011)
The Current Column, 17. October 2011

Academic conferences need a thorough overhaul!

Reiber, Tatjana / Anna Schwachula (2020)
The Current Column, 09. November 2020

The actual objective of academic get-togethers is to exchange knowledge, generate new ideas and forge networks. When conferences fail to serve these purposes, they become a waste of time.

G20 and Africa after the summit: Need for continuity, global voice and vision

Hackenesch, Christine / Julia Leininger / Elizabeth Sidiropoulos (2017)
The Current Column, 17. July 2017

Africa has been a key priority of Germany’s G20 presidency. Can the G20’s priorities as outlined in the Communiqué make a difference for Africa’s global representation and its sustainable development? This edition of The current Column looks at where cooperation between G20 and Africa is making progress.

An eye on the middle class

Guarin, Alejandro (2012)
The Current Column, 27. February 2012

Energy subsidies: more honesty, please

Ruchser, Matthias (2013)
The Current Column, 23. October 2013

Upcoming elections in Burma: no end to authoritarian rule in sight

Bader, Julia (2010)
The Current Column, 02. November 2010

Tracing the possibility of a migration-propelled development

García, Andrea Ancira / Asiye Öztürk (2009)
The Current Column, 13. April 2009

Doha end game or the end of the Doha round: south-south cooperation as an alternative to multilateralism?

Brandi, Clara (2011)
The Current Column, 30. May 2011

A new leadership team for the fund

Volz, Ulrich (2011)
The Current Column, 20. May 2011

Green Industrial Policy

We need to pursue economic development and wealth creation while keeping resource consumption and pollution in accordance with Earth’s bio-capacity. This is what Green Industrial Policy is about.

Change is possible after all: the reform of the United Nations

Weinlich, Silke (2010)
The Current Column, 26. July 2010

Acosta-Michlik, Lilibeth

Acosta-Michlik, Lilibeth Jump to: Vita Member of Awards Prof. Dr. Lilibeth Acosta-Michlik Department Transformation of Economic and Social Systems Function Former Senior Researcher Specialization Agricultural / Environmental Economist Vita 2/2015-9/2015 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Senior Researcher Since 08/2009 Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) Department of Earth System Analysis Senior Scientist…

60 years People’s Republic of China

Fischer, Doris (2009)
The Current Column, 05. October 2009

How to respond inclusively to COVID-19 in the interests of the common good

Cordes, Andrea / Jacqueline Götze (2020)
The Current Column, 02. June 2020

Decisions on governing the pandemic must be inclusive and oriented to the global common good. However, it is questionable whether this criterion is always fulfilled.

How the international financial institutions are responding to the pandemic

Berensmann, Kathrin (2020)
The Current Column, 30. April 2020

Around half of low-income countries were already heavily in debt before the crisis. And more poor nations will become highly indebted as a result of the pandemic.

Is the World Trade Organization “fit” for the future?

Brandi, Clara (2009)
The Current Column, 07. December 2009

The Busan summit: new approaches to aid effectiveness?

Klingebiel, Stephan (2011)
The Current Column, 04. October 2011

Climate change before the UN Security Council: head in the sand?

Weinlich, Silke (2011)
The Current Column, 25. July 2011