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Rethinking Development Cooperation

Bonn, 18. September 2018

Sustainable development is increasingly recognised as a global, multi-sectoral endeavour and involves a growing variety of actors and their respective approaches. An ambivalent history of success, new modes of cooperation such as South-South cooperation and the need for transformation also in developed countries challenge conventional…

Mitigating the adjustment costs of international trade

Akman, Sait / Clara Brandi / Uri Dadush / Peter Draper / Andreas Freytag / Miriam Kautz / Peter Rashish / Johannes Schwarzer / Rob Vos (2018)
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Justice

Brandi, Clara (2018)
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What about civil society?

Stauber, Verena (2018)
The Current Column, 19. September 2018

Can the G20, despite the shrinking ciciv space in certain member states, be made more inclusive by enhancing civil society engagement?

Employment creation through industrial policy in the MENA countries

Bonn, 21. September 2018

Lack of productive employment is one of the most pressing challenges of countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). No other region in the world has such high rates of unemployment and underemployment. Policy makers across the region are extremely concerned about the problem but have not yet been able to identify an effective…

Malmö Dialogue and Transfer Forum on Sustainable Public Procurement

Malmö, 24. September 2018

Sustainable public procurement (SPP) can become a major lever for the implementation of the Agenda 2030, especially with regard to responsible consumption and production (Goal 12). A project of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) , analyses potentials and challenges in this policy field. In…

Can EU move beyond ‘squabbling over boats’?

Schöfberger, Irene / Niels Keijzer (2018)
The Current Column, 24. September 2018

In his recent State of the Union Speech, European Commission President Juncker outlined his vision for the Union’s future migration policy. The speech introduced a package of proposals seeking to strengthen EU competencies on migration.

Neofunctionalism and EU external policy integration: the case of capacity building in support of security and development (CBSD)

Bergmann, Julian (2019)
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Lund Dialogue and Transfer Forum on Sustainable Public Procurement

Lund, 26. September 2018

Sustainable public procurement (SPP) represents a central policy tool of the United Nations' Agenda 2030 for implementing sustainable consumption and production patterns. However, despite the enormous potential leverage effect of public demand for a transformation towards sustainability, there is a lack of academic studies on SPP. Against…

Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples

Bonn, 26. September 2018

Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) are climate frontliners with a strong sense of belonging and connection to their immediate environments. They have unique insights on local climate risks and impacts. The establishment of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) within the Paris Agreement (Decision…

Toolbox for multi-stakeholder climate partnerships: a policy framework to stimulate bottom-up climate actions - Study

Chan, Sander / Jakopo Bencini (2018)
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Comparing urban wastewater systems in India and Brazil: options for energy efficiency and wastewater reuse

Never, Babette / Katharina Stepping (2018)
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Strategic policymaking and Germany’s MENA aid programme

Furness, Mark (2018)
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The development and transformation of the People’s Republic of China’s financial system

Tobin, Damien / Ulrich Volz (2018)
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Lots of commitments to climate action, but no room for complacency

Chan, Sander / Jacopo Bencini (2018)
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Knowledge diplomacy as kingmaker in the post-factual era

Hernandez, Ariel (2018)
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The challenges of assessing the effectiveness of biodiversity-related development aid

Stepping, Katharina M. K. / Karen S. Meijer (2018)
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Show me (more than) the money! Assessing the social and psychological dimensions to energy efficient lighting in Kenya

Figueroa, Aurelia Rochelle / Laura de Molière / Anna Pegels / Babette Never / Florian Kutzner (2018)
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Global Cooperation for the Agenda 2030

Brussels, 03. October 2018

The conference is organised within the ‘ Managing Global Governance’ (MGG) programme of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). It consists of three parts: First, the internal MGG workshop “The Future of MGG – 2019 and beyond” brings together a group of partners from the MGG network to jointly…

A mountain worth climbing: reforming the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Janus, Heiner / Silke Weinlich (2018)
Briefing Paper 20/2018

The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) is a key multilateral organisation in development. However, DESA has yet to unlock its full potential in playing a politically relevant and analytically authoritative role in sustainable development.