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Germany’s new responsibility in the EU’s Africa policy post Brexit

Hackenesch, Christine / Niels Keijzer (2019)
The Current Column, 25. February 2019

The EU will need to realign its cooperation with Africa following Brexit. Germany will have multiple opportunities in the near future to proactively shape this new orientation

Comparing global trends in multidimensional and income poverty and assessing horizontal inequalities

Burchi, Francesco / Daniele Malerba / Nicole Rippin / Claudio E. Montenegro (2019)
Discussion Paper 2/2019

To what extent did poverty fall? Is poverty higher among women? The Discussion Paper finds that the decline in income poverty is twice as large as that in multidimensional poverty. Gender differences in poverty levels are minimal, while there is a minimal sign of the feminization of poverty.

The impact of information and communication technologies on jobs in Africa: a literature review

Melia, Elvis (2019)
Discussion Paper 3/2019

Are mobile phones and the internet generating employment in Sub Saharan Africa? Policy makers tend to bet on it, whereas critical social scientists are more sceptical. This study reviews the available empirical evidence. In short: ICTs create jobs in Africa.

In my view: the new UN co-ordination levy - can it set the right incentives?

Weinlich, Silke (2018)
External Publications

Modicare could help India’s poor population

Strupat, Christoph (2019)
The Current Column, 11. March 2019

India has long played a key role in including poor households in the health care system. The country with one of the highest levels of absolute poverty in the world.

What do we know about post-conflict transitional justice from academic research: key insights for practitioners

Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mross (2019)
Briefing Paper 3/2019

Can transitional justice (TJ) strengthen peace in post-conflict contexts? This Briefing Paper summarises the policy-relevant insights of systematic analyses of TJ instruments that have emerged in the last years. They suggest that TJ can contribute to peace, but some instruments more so than others.

Privatisation Risks Leaving People Behind

Rodríguez de Francisco, Jean Carlo / Mirja Schoderer (2019)
The Current Column, 18. March 2019

World water day 2019 focuses on the roughly 2.1 billion people in the world still lacking access to safe water. Nevertheless, governments and donor countries need to make sure that SDG implementation does not lend itself for privatisation of community water supply systems.

Better Funding - Stronger multilateralism?

Bonn, 19. March 2019

Multilateral organisations such as the United Nations and multilateral development banks must play an important role in accelerating the implementation of the Agenda 2030 for sustainable development. Needed are well-functioning, effective and efficient organisations that act as guardians of the agenda, supporting governments and other…

Investment Facilitation for Sustainable Development

Berlin, 19. March 2019

International discussions on investment facilitation have been very dynamic in previous years. The concept of investment facilitation covers a wide range of areas, with the ultimate focus on promoting foreign investment that flows efficiently and to the greatest benefit of host countries. International discussions on this concept have…

Rwanda makes its own rules

Klingebiel, Stephan (2019)
The Current Column, 19. March 2019

Kigali is designing a new way to conduct South–South Cooperation, an approach based on Rwanda’s concept of itself as a ‘developmental’ state. A central feature of this is Rwanda’s locally inspired system of concepts for enhancing the development of the country. Home Grown Solutions (HGS) is the umbrella term.

The year ahead in 2019: think local when acting globally

Grimm, Sven / Axel Berger (2019)
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Fit for purpose?

Berlin, 20. March 2019

The G20 is struggling to provide strong support for global climate action and sustainable development. At the 2016 Hangzhou Summit the G20 leaders adopted the “G20 Action Plan on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” and committed to supporting the Paris Climate Agreement. However, if one looks at the continuing rejection of a…

Poverty-energy-emissions pathways: recent trends and future sustainable development goals

Malerba, Daniele (2019)
External Publications

Global Transformation towards Sustainability

Bonn, 01. April 2019

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the International Office at the University of Bonn co-organized the Alumni Spring School „Global transformation towards Sustainability – Transciplinary peer learning between Africa, Europe and Rising Powers for the 2030 Agenda”, which took place from 1…

Is radical technology scepticism still appropriate today?

Stamm, Andreas (2019)
The Current Column, 01. April 2019

Hans Jonas has had a significant influence on the “ecological imperative”. In view of eroding planetary boundaries, however, is it still completely valid today?

Where tradition meets public sector innovation: a Rwandan case study for results-based approaches

Klingebiel, Stephan / Victoria Gonsior / Franziska Jakobs / Miriam Nikitka (2019)
External Publications

The political economy of Chinese investment treaties

Berger, Axel (2019)
External Publications

Art and Sustainability

Bonn, 03. April 2019

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security and the University of Bonn invited to an evening on Art and Sustainablity on Wednesday, 3 April 2019. Tone Bjordam showed her recent piece "Water" and focused on how nature can…

Potential of blockchain technology for trade integration of developing countries

Schwab, Jakob / Jan Ohnesorge (2019)
Briefing Paper 4/2019

Blockchain technology offers great potential for the sustainable trade integration of developing countries, through its tamper-proof storage of data. However, its implementation also poses challenges.

Human mobility intentions in response to heat in urban South East Asia

Zander, Kerstin K. / Carmen Richerzhagen / Stephen T. Garnett (2019)
External Publications