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The External Dimension of the European Green Deal – Prospects for Cooperation with (Re)Emerging Powers

Online, 16. November 2020

The European Green Deal is the main roadmap of the EU Commission for energy transition and for tackling climate change. First and foremost, it defines internal plans and strategies for the EU that will also have global effects. For promoting the global public good, the EU will need partners to jointly work with. The Green Deal Diplomacy…

Connecting competences for sustainable water futures

Online, 17. November 2020

2.1 billion people have no access to clean drinking water and more than 4.5 billion have no safe sanitation. In many countries, increasing water scarcity threatens food security and energy production or leads to conflict. For the past 15 years, seven Bonn-based organizations have been sharing their insights into solutions towards a more…

Press release: New Bonn Water Network strengthens competences for sustainable water solutions

Today we are launching the 'Bonn Water Network' in order to coordinate and intensify their endeavours for sustainable water futures.

Soziologin zum globalen Umbau während der Pandemie: Kooperation der EU-Mitglieder macht Mut

Scholz, Imme (2020)
External Publications

Innovation in training and learning for sustainability during (and after) the Corona crisis

Online, 19. November 2020

Global challenges such as the economic recovery after the crisis and climate change require effective training of civil servants on the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The COVID-19 pandemic has moved training into the digital sphere, with massive implications for learning & dialogue processes. This roundtable on innovation in…

Ocean Governance: Action insights and foreshadowing challenges

Online, 19. November 2020

We were excited to welcome researchers and policy makers from more than 29 countries to reflect on the last four years of the Action and to discuss new developing topics and upcoming challenges to the future of our oceans through a series of scientific panels, as well as keynotes featuring: Edward H Allison , Principal Scientist at…

Social Protection in a Changing Climate

Online, 26. November 2020

Climate change will inevitably affect us in significant ways in the near and long-term future, reshaping many of the risks we face. While an increasingly growing number of frameworks recognize the relevance of climate-sensitive, adaptive or shock-responsive social protection, no vision fully articulates yet what role social protection…

New Avenues to introduce Carbon Pricing in Developing Countries

Online, 30. November 2020

This online event investigates ways to introduce carbon pricing in developing countries. Carbon pricing is widely accepted as the most effective and efficient policy to reduce carbon emissions. Yet many countries, in particular in the Global South, face political and economic constraints when introducing carbon pricing. This workshop…

Race to Zero

Online, 04. December 2020

To mark the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the EESC and the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) organise an online event bringing together the EU Institutions, COP26 UK Presidency, High-Level Climate Champions and climate actors to discuss opportunities to strengthen engagement and…

The world economy in times of COVID-19

Online, 07. December 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic represents a stress test for global economic governance and has far reaching effects for developing countries. This is particularly true in light of the global community’s ambition to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a key policy agenda to ensure a fairer and more inclusive globalisation. The…

Advancing the 2030 Agenda through municipal partnerships with the global South

Dick, Eva / Paul Marschall / Christopher Wingens (2020)
The Current Column, 07. December 2020

A growing number of municipalities are contributing directly to the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda. Leading the way on climate action, supporting fair trade and facilitating societal participation by migrants

EU-West Africa cooperation on One Health

Online, 08. December 2020

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), the Africa Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) and the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) have joined forces to organise a series of dialogues (on digitalisation, trade, investment, climate) between thinkers and stakeholders…

2020 Europe Sustainable Development Report

Online, 08. December 2020

Die COVID-19-Pandemie und die sozio-ökonomischen Auswirkungen stellen die Europäische Union und die internationale Kooperation vor eine große Herausforderung für die Erreichung der Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) , das Pariser Klimaabkommen und den Europäischen Green Deal . Gleichzeitig sind die SDGs wichtiger denn je, da sie einen…

FFVT Politik- und Praxisdialog 2020

Online, 10. December 2020

Seit der Ankunft hunderttausender Geflüchteter in Deutschland im Jahr 2015 hat sich die öffentliche Diskussion über Flucht und Migration in Deutschland verschärft. Teile der politischen und medialen Öffentlichkeit greifen dabei sehr selektiv auf Zahlen, Fakten und wissenschaftliche erforschte Zusammenhänge zurück, um sie für ihre…

Investment Facilitation for Development: Looking Back and Looking Forward

Online, 11. December 2020

This 4th Virtual Capacity Building Workshop: Investment Facilitation for Development: Looking Back and Looking Forward is organised in the framework of the Investment Facilitation for Development project, jointly implemented by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für…

Germany’s Council Presidency

Online, 14. December 2020

Amidst the global Covid-19 pandemic , Germany took over the Presidency of the Council of the EU . The Presidency has been largely dominated by fostering solutions to acute crisis situations in Europe and in partner countries. The EU’s global response to COVID-19 included a reallocation of development aid funds and the launch of ‘Team…

Substantial progress on Investment Facilitation Framework for Development

Press Release, 15 December 2020: Substantial progress in WTO negotiations on Investment Facilitation Framework for Development, but challenges remain.

Addressing water as a crosscutting element of the Sustainable Development Goals

Online, 16. December 2020

We invited you to join the upcoming lecture, roundtable and debate of the Bonn Water Network: Addressing water as a crosscutting element of the Sustainable Development Goals . Sustainable Development Goal 6 on clean water and sanitation is crucial for the implementation of many other SDGs such as food security, health, education, land or…

Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und humanitäre Hilfe

Bergmann, Julian / Niels Keijzer (2020)
External Publications

Blockchain-Technologie in Lieferketten – welche Chancen bietet sie für nachhaltige Entwicklung?

Krings, Katharina / Jakob Schwab (2020)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 19/2020

Der Einsatz von Blockchain-Technologie verspricht, globale Lieferketten nachhaltiger und inklusiver zu gestalten. Dafür muss es aber auch KMUs in Entwicklungsländern ermöglicht werden, die Technologie zu nutzen und alle Stakeholder sollten in die Entwicklung mit einbezogen werden.