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Can the EU confront inequality in developing countries?

Furness, Mark / Mario Negre (2012)
Briefing Paper 14/2012

Aid: dinosaur or development engine for Sub-Saharan Africa?

Klingebiel, Stephan (2012)
Briefing Paper 1/2012

Drought Risk Management, Natural Resource Management and Social Protection: New alliances for sustainability and resilience

Online, 04. June 2020

DIE was co-hosting a session at the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Bonn Digital Conference 2020 . Together with our partners and conference participants, we explored research and policy pathways for improved drought risk management through landscape approaches and social protection interventions across the African continent in times of…

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2021 Jump to: April 2022 März 2022 Februar 2022 Januar 2022 Dezember 2021 November 2021 Oktober 2021 September 2021 August 2021 Juli 2021 Juni 2021 Mai 2021 April 2021 März 2021 Februar 2021 Januar 2021 April 2022 Grüne wollen über Folgen des Ukraine-Kriegs beraten – und gründen Task Force „Zeitenwende“ Der russische Angriffskrieg bedeutet eine politische und wirtschaftliche Zäsur. Die Grünen haben eine 36-köpfige Gruppe zusammengestellt, die Impulse liefern…

Think tanks calling for a new beginning in European development policy

Grimm, Sven / Simon Maxwell (2010)
The Current Column, 22. February 2010

Research Cluster “The political economy of taxation and urban governance”

Researchers at IDOS are investigating international tax cooperation and decentralisation promotion on resource mobilisation and forms of government.

Digital Transformation: Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development

, 08. November 2018

Digitalisation has a transformative societal impact, providing solutions and creating new challenges. Against the background of the Sustainable Development Goals it is imperative to analyse this impact in further detail. The workshop “Digital Transformation: Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development” aimed to provide a…

Where are the African voices?

Adaawen, Stephen / Benjamin Schraven (2019)
The Current Column, 04. February 2019

The African perspective remains underrepresented in science, culture or politics. What about the dialogue at eye level?

Can Southern Sudan survive in a tough neighbourhood?

Furness, Mark / Frank Vollmer (2011)
The Current Column, 11. July 2011

Africa’s regional and global integration

Bonn, 17. November 2022

While remaining the most isolated region from the global economy, Africa has realized continuous progress towards a closer and more active integration, both from within and beyond the continent’s borders. Today, almost all African economies are members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and gridlocked regional economic integration has…

Funk, Evelyn

Researcher, Research Programme "Transformation of political (dis-)order".

Scheitert Nachhaltigkeit an der Demokratie?

Bonn, 28. August 2013

The third “ Managing Global Governance ” (MGG) Public Lecture was given by Klaus Wiegandt (in German), directorate and founder of the foundation „ Forum für Verantwortung ”. Being former spokesman of the Metro AG’s managing board he established the foundation after his 60th birthday. Coming from an economic background Mr. Wiegandt formed…

Financing sustainable development: insights from Ghana, Indonesia, Mexico, and Senegal

Barchiche, Damien / Elise Dufief / Niels Keijzer / Yvonne Lobos Alva / Georghe Marbuah (2023)
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Post 2015: setting up a coherent accountability framework

Janus, Heiner / Niels Keijzer (2014)
Briefing Paper 13/2014

This briefing addresses both the conceptual and the political underpinnings of a post-2015 accountability framework. It examines how key components of post-2015 accountability can be brought together in one coherent framework.

Refugees and displacement

Special "Refugees and displacement": Never in the history of mankind were so many people forced to leave their homesteads. The root causes of flight and displacement often are complex: These comprise of violent conflicts, weak statehood, economic crises or natural disasters and environmental change. Which contribution can development policy make to forestall displacement? How can the negative consequences of displacement be mitigated? Come back to this page regularly to see our latest publications and events.

Appeal to G8

Appeal to G8 Appeal to G8: We need an “International Panel on Systemic Risks in the Global Economy” Press Release, 8 July 2009 Today, an international team of researchers under the leadership of Dirk Messner , Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), published an appeal to the world leaders participating in the G8 summit in L'Aquila in the German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau : we need an “International Panel…

Changing global patterns of poverty

Loewe, Markus / Nicole Rippin (2012)
Briefing Paper 3/2012

Ebola: more than a health challenge!

Julia Leininger (2014)
The Current Column, 24. September 2014

The Ebola crisis in West Africa has assumed catastrophic proportions. The international community of states has reacted too slowly to the Ebola outbreak, which has been known about since March 2013. This also applies to Germany.

G20: Wirtschaft und Soziales gemeinsam denken

G20: Wirtschaft und Soziales gemeinsam denken G20: Wirtschaft und Soziales gemeinsam denken Press Release of 4 July 2017 Today in Berlin, the Co-Chairs of the Think 20 group of think tanks called on the leaders of the G20 countries to expand their agenda of economic growth and macroeconomic stability to include a greater focus on social needs as well as environmental and climate protection. They also urged the summit to send a clear signal that global issues would…

Regional expertise on Latin America

Regional expertise on Latin America: This page brings together thematic work of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) for the Latin American region. You can find information on relevant publications, events, projects and contacts to the Institute’s researchers with specific regional expertise.