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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…

The implications of the UN’s ruling on 'climate refugees'

Aleksandrova, Mariya / Benjamin Schraven / Diogo Serraglio (2020)
The Current Column, 24. February 2020

Although it is not legally binding, the UN Human Rights Committee ruling is the first to address someone’s attempt to be granted refugee status due to the impacts of climate change.

A Monitoring Process for the Implementation of Economic Partnership Agreements in Kooperation mit dem European Centre of Development Policy Management

Brüssel, 21. February 2007

Legal issues in the negotiating 'process' under the climate change regime: COP11 and beyond

Bonn, 29. June 2006

Opportunities, obstacles and risks in UN reform

Bonn, 23. June 2006

China's role in global governance

Bonn, 06. June 2006

A pioneers' alliance for climate action

Berlin, 25. May 2016

Effective implementation of the prospective new climate agreement will depend on ambitious climate action around the globe. Some countries are willing and able to go further faster to raise the level of ambition in international climate policy. This workshop brought together experts from all world regions and explored the potentials of a…

Launch of T20 Germany Website and T20 Germany Blog

The official website of the Think20 (T20) during the German G20 Presidency has been launched today.

Financial and Currency Liberalisation in China - Experiments and Challenges

Bonn, 14. January 2014

China's economic development has been based on a highly regulated domestic financial market, restricted capital in- and outflows and a non-convertible currency, the RMB. In the typical Chinese way of experimenting with new policies before they are introduced countrywide, several regions have been assigned as testing grounds for…

Soziale Unternehmensverantwortung (CSR) und Arbeitnehmerrechte in der VR China

Chahoud, Tatjana (2008)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 3/2008

Herausforderungen für die öffentliche Entwicklungsfinanzierung in Subsahara-Afrika: Aktuelle Debatten über Instrumente, Engpässe und Optionen

Bonn, 01. June 2005

Implementing the 2030 agenda – the role of subnational taxation

Bonn, 13. September 2016

Finance for development has received growing attention in recent years. The international debate on the new sustainable development goals (SDGs) has put additional emphasis on the mobilisation of domestic revenue. Developing countries in particular are called upon to make greater efforts in the collection of taxes and levies. Thus far,…

Together we are strong: The Paris Climate Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Brandi, Clara / Hannah Janetschek / Adis Dzebo (2017)
The Current Column, 06. November 2017

This year’s climate conference needs to show how seriously the Paris Climate Agreement is being taken by the global community, and it should also be used as an opportunity to achieve better dovetailing of climate protection and sustainable development.

Europe’s role in post-COVID MENA

Online, 13. October 2020

The Covid-19 Pandemic has increased socio-economic vulnerability, with the potential to undermine social justice and peace across the MENA . Whether this results in increased pressure on Europe’s border security, asylum and health systems is unclear, but the demand for Europe to act in support of vulnerable communities in MENA countries…

Tax Expenditures and Domestic Revenue Mobilisation

Online, 09. November 2021

Tax expenditures (TEs) are tax benefits that governments use worldwide to pursue various policy goals such as attracting investment, boosting innovation and fighting poverty. TEs are costly, as they lower government revenue and the tax liability of the beneficiary. The global average of tax revenues forgone over the period 1990-2020 is…

How Skilled Immigrants Affect Local Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Online, 09. February 2022

The online seminar series aims to encourage the exchange and discussion of empirical research on trade and investment and its effects on developing and emerging countries. The seminar differs from a traditional academic seminar, which focuses on methodology and academic exchange, and instead aims to promote the translation of academic…

A World Trading System for the Twenty-First Century

Online, 02. March 2022

The online seminar series aims to encourage the exchange and discussion of empirical research on trade and investment and its effects on developing and emerging countries. The seminar differs from a traditional academic seminar, which focuses on methodology and academic exchange, and instead aims to promote the translation of academic…

Can Information Shift Preferences Towards Trade Policy? Evidence from Randomized Survey Experiments

Online, 12. January 2022

The online seminar series aims to encourage the exchange and discussion of empirical research on trade and investment and its effects on developing and emerging countries. The seminar differs from a traditional academic seminar, which focuses on methodology and academic exchange, and instead aims to promote the translation of academic…

Climate Engineering: Buying time to contain global warming?

Bonn, 30. October 2019

Radical de-carbonization can still allow containing atmospheric GHG levels to a degree that may allow keeping global warming to less than +2°C above pre-industrial times, perhaps even below +1.5°C. A growing number of researchers, however, see a clear risk that GHG emissions may not be reduced at the required speed. Climate engineering…

Escaping the fragility trap

Bonn, 06. July 2018

In April 2018 the LSE-Oxford Commission on State Fragility, Growth and Development has published its report “ Escaping the fragility trap " codirected by Sir Paul Collier. The report sets out characteristics of fragility and looks at the wider consequences. The Commission was launched in March 2017 to guide policy to address state…