Ye, Jiang / Thomas Fues (2014) Briefing Paper 2/2014
The paper analyses the position of China in the UN process for a post-2015 global development agenda and formulates policy recommendations for the Chinese leadership which would enhance the country’s contributions to the developing world and the provision of global public goods.
Lütkenhorst, Wilfried / Anna Pegels (2014) The Current Column, 24. February 2014
24 February 2014. The German energy transition (Energiewende) is globally unique in seeking to ensure a sustainable future for a mature industrial society without using nuclear energy.
Scholz, Imme / Inge Kaul, Hertie School of Governance (2013) The Current Column, 17. February 2014
Ten days ago the focus of “The Current Column” by Jörg Faust and Dirk Messner was a plea for the establishment of a ministry for global development.
Breitschopf, Barbara / Ulrike Lehr / Georgeta Vidican (2013) External Publications
Fischer, Doris (2013) The Current Column, 18. November 2013
The much anticipated results of the third plenary session of the Central Committee of 18th Congress of China’s Communist Party met with a mixed response when they were released last week.
Loewe, Markus (2013) Discussion Paper 13/2013
What is the future role of the United Nations development system, how will it function and what are the necessary means? This paper proposes a system-wide strategy and “quiet revolution” reforms to position the UN development system for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda.
Schmitz, Hubert / Oliver Johnson / Tilman Altenburg (2013) External Publications
Johnson, Oliver (2013) Discussion Paper 11/2013
Berlin, 09. May 2013
The transformation to a low-carbon society has become the prerequisite for the future of modern industrial society. The governments of many countries have already started with the decarbonisation of their economies. Differences in their economic, technical and policy approaches facilitate mutual learning. The symposium presented a variety…
Sustainable Development: Do we need a green industrial policy? Download Sustainable_Development_Do_we_need_a_green_industrial_policy.pdf
2009 Jump to: Archive 2009 December November October September August July June May April March February January Archive 2009 Jan . Feb . March April May June July Aug . Sep . Oct . Nov . Dec . December «Jetzt müssen wir den gordischen Knoten durchhauen» Nach dem dürftigen Ergebnis von Kopenhagen ist guter Rat teuer. Dirk Messner , wissenschaftlicher Berater der deutschen Regierung, schlägt ein Klima-Abkommen vor, das besser, einfacher und gerechter sei. Der Bund…
Industrial Policy in Developing Countries Downloads Programm_Workshop_Industrial_Policy_Final.pdf
2011 Jump to: Archive 2011 December November October September August July June May April March February January Archive 2011 Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. December Football and Politics in Africa: A Comment on The Rebel Attack on The Togolese National Team During Angola 2010 and Its Aftermath In his article DIE-researcher John Emeka Akude reviews the rebel attack on the Togolese national team during World Cup in Angola 2010 and its…
2012 Jump to: Archive 2012 December November October September August July June May April March February January Archive 2012 Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep . Oct. Nov. Dec. December A Hand Up Subsidies have long served as a safety net for needy Egyptians, but they are also inefficient, wasteful and expensive. Now the government is working to come up with a better social welfare system, one that encourages the poor to participate in Egypt’s economic…
Altenburg, Tilman (2013) External Publications
Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2013) The Current Column, 04. March 2013
Bonn, 04. February 2013
The German Development Institute , Dii (Desert Power Industrial Initiative) and Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) have the pleasure of inviting you to a stakeholder consultation to discuss macroeconomic and employment effects of renewable energy deployment in the European Union (EU) and Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In the…
”World in Transition: A Social Contract for a Great Transformation” Presentation of WBGU-flagship report ”World in Transition: A Social Contract for a Great Transformation” Low-Carbon Economy and Sustainable Development Press Release of 7 April 2011 The German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) will present its latest flagship report, “ World in Transition: A Social Contract for a Great Transformation ”, to Annette Schavan, Federal Minister of Education and…
Griefs for Jörg Meyer-Stamer In Memoriam: the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) griefs for Jörg Meyer-Stamer On the eve of 1 May 2009 Jörg Meyer-Stamer, having reached the age of only 50, unexpectedly died of a grave illness. Jörg Meyer-Stamer worked at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) from 1988 to 1998. The institute’s staff members mourn the passing of a colleague whose…
Appeal to G8 Appeal to G8: We need an “International Panel on Systemic Risks in the Global Economy” Press Release, 8 July 2009 Today, an international team of researchers under the leadership of Dirk Messner , Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), published an appeal to the world leaders participating in the G8 summit in L'Aquila in the German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau : we need an “International Panel…
