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Telling the wood from the trees

Bonn, 18. June 2019

This event presented innovative findings from empirical research on forest conservation in Indonesia. It launched the recently published book by Dr. Jonas Hein, “Political Ecology of REDD+ in Indonesia: Agrarian Conflicts and Forest Carbon” and discussed its insights at the nexus of development research, international climate governance…

Carbon Capture and Storage – A responsible bridge to a low-carbon future?

Bonn, 19. June 2019

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is considered by many research groups working on climate change mitigation as a necessary element of a (more) sustainable energy future. For instance, WBGU in its 2011 “Great Transformation” report concludes, “CCS is a necessary mitigation measure for countries that continue to use fossil energies, if…

The Treaty of Aachen: opportunities and challenges for Franco-German cooperation in development policy and beyond

Krüger, Laura-Theresa / Julie Vaillé (2019)
Discussion Paper 8/2019

Despite the continued high-level commitment to French-German cooperation in development, bilateral cooperation so far remains rather opportunity- than strategy-driven. This Discussion Paper seeks to analyse the main obstacles and how these play out in practice.

Rethinking Global Climate Action beyond 2020

Boran, Idil / Sander Chan (2019)
The Current Column, 24. June 2019

The Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action (MPGCA) is coming to an end in 2020. Now is a good moment to rethink how a post-2020 climate action agenda should look like.

Why writing a new constitution after conflict can contribute to peace

Fiedler, Charlotte (2019)
Briefing Paper 11/2019

Countries coming out of conflict often adopt new constitutions, but the question how this affects their chances of sustaining peace remains unanswered. This paper summarises new research showing that post-conflict constitution-making processes and especially longer ones can contribute to peace.

Approaches to Mobilize Finance for Addressing Climate Induced Loss and Damage

Bonn, 25. June 2019

The provision of finance support to avert, minimize and address climate-induced loss and damage has emerged as an increasingly important issue. However, tangible solutions how to mobilize finance from new and innovative sources are not yet agreed. The question of possible institutional set-ups to administer such additional finance is…

Human mobility in the context of climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa: trends and basic recommendations for development cooperation

Schraven, Benjamin / Stephen Adaawen / Christina Rademacher-Schulz / Nadine Segadlo (2019)
Briefing Paper 12/2019

Human (im-)mobility in the context of climate change is major challenge for the African continent. This paper identifies some key trends in "climate migration" in Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on that, three basic policy recommendations are formulated.

Does orchestration in the Global Climate Action Agenda effectively prioritize and mobilize transnational climate adaptation action?

Chan, Sander / Wanja Amling (2019)
External Publications

Islamization by secular ruling parties: the case of Bangladesh

Lorch, Jasmin (2019)
External Publications

Why we need new guidelines for private sector engagement in development cooperation

Wehrmann, Dorothea (2019)
The Current Column, 01. July 2019

Can the Kampala Principles help to improve development cooperation partnerships with private sector actors?

Regional cooperation on migration and mobility: experiences from two African regions

Dick, Eva / Benjamin Schraven (2019)
External Publications

The end of certainties

Klingebiel, Stephan (2019)
External Publications

When do international treaties matter for domestic environmental legislation?

Brandi, Clara / Dominique Blümer / Jean-Frédéric Morin (2019)
External Publications

Financing for development and domestic revenue mobilisation: more international reforms are needed

von Haldenwang, Christian / Sabine Laudage (2019)
Briefing Paper 13/2019

Many governments are under pressure to mobilise revenues at home. More international cooperation is needed to support them. In particular, additional efforts are required to fight tax avoidance, tax evasion and harmful or ineffective tax expenditures.

Environment and Transformation

Bonn, 11. July 2019

Climate change, environmental degradation and increasing global divides in income and wealth force development scholarship and development policy makers to think beyond established North-South binaries. They are in demand to address the cumulative environmental, social and political impacts of the Anthropocene in a more just, inclusive…

A development research perspective on addressing irregular migration from Sub-Saharan Africa: implications for defence institution building and beyond

Schraven, Benjamin (2019)
External Publications

What explains the uptake of development interventions? Considering the theory of planned behaviour

Kaplan, Lennart C. / Jana Kuhnt / Katharina Richert / Sebastian Vollmer (2019)
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Economic mobility across generations: old versus new EU member states

van der Weide, Roy / Ambar Narayan / Mario Negre (2019)
Briefing Paper 14/2019

For large parts of the world’s population, individual education is still too closely tied to the education of one’s parents, more so for poorer than for to richer world regions. Countries at any stage of development can raise intergenerational mobility by investing more to equalise opportunities.

The digital revolution and sustainable development: opportunities and challenges; Report prepared byThe World in 2050 initiative

Nakicenovic,Nebojsa / Dirk Messner / Caroline Zimm / Geoff Clarke / Johan Rockström / Ana Paula Aguiar / Benigna Boza-Kiss / Lorenza Campagnolo / Ilan Chabay / David Collste / Luis Comolli / Luis Gomez-Echeverri / Anne Goujon / Arnulf Grubler / Reiner Jun (2019)
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Beyond "research as usual": a networked approach to assessing Policy Coherence

Fernando, Karin / Niels Keijzer / James Mackie / Andrea Ordóñez / Martin Ronceray / Fabien Tondel (2019)
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