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Postgraduates started 11-week field research

Postgraduates started 11-week field research Postgraduates of German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) started 11-week field research Press Release of 14 February 2012 Since 1965 the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) has trained young German professionals in the Institute’s Postgraduate Training Programme to pursue career opportunities with development organisations in Germany and…

Promoting female employment in partner countries: priorities for development cooperation

Stöcker, Alexander / Tina Zintl (2025)
Policy Brief 18/2025

Boosting women’s employment in low- & middle-income countries takes more than just labour market policies. Our new policy brief highlights the role of social norms, gender-sensitive job creation in emerging sectors, and an enabling policy mix in the Middle East & Sub-Sahara Africa.

The social contract for reconstruction in MENA

Trautner, Bernhard (2018)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

The COVID-19 pandemic and structural transformation in Africa: evidence for action

Leininger, Julia / Christoph Strupat / Yonas Adeto / Abebe Shimeles / Wilson Wasike (2021)
Discussion Paper 11/2021

Direct and indirect effects' of the Covid-19 pandemic on the prospects of structural transformation in Africa are at the core of this study. It is comprehensive and identifies patterns of country groups. Social cohesion matters for effective policy responses and longer-term sustainable development.

Green hydrogen: implications for international cooperation: with special reference to South Africa

Stamm, Andreas / Tilman Altenburg / Rita Strohmaier / Ece Oyan / Katharina Thoms (2023)
Discussion Paper 9/2023

We explore the potential economic co-benefits of green hydrogen for exporting countries in the Global South and recommend policies for governments and international cooperation to enhance local value creation, employment and other forms of benefit-sharing. A case study on South Africa is included.

Demystifying green bonds

Berensmann, Kathrin / Florence Dafe / Nannette Lindenberg (2018)
External Publications

3rd biennial “Africa in the Global Economy“ Conference

Bonn, 02. December 2026

Africa’s role in the global economy is being reshaped by regional ambitions and external pressures. While the AfCFTA has generated momentum, intra-African trade remains fragile, exposing gaps in infrastructure and readiness. Meanwhile, external powers continue to influence Africa’s trajectory. The expiry of AGOA preferences and the…

Fragmentation or Pluralism? The organisation of development cooperation revisited

Bonn, 10. October 2013

1. Conference theme International development cooperation is characterised by a diversification of goals, approaches and a proliferation of actor constellations. While these fundamental changes of the development cooperation landscape have been reflected in the aid- and development-effectiveness processes, the international development…

Utopias of Global Cooperation

Kuta Selatan, 04. September 2022

The creation and development of the G20 was envisioned to address global problems more effectively and overcome blockages in global governance processes by more dynamic cooperation formats. Similar to other club governance formats, such as the G7 or the recently proposed ‘climate clubs’, the G20 has the potential to reach progress in…

New momentum from below for the international climate process

Kaplan, Marcus / Pieter Pauw (2013)
The Current Column, 11. November 2013

The release of the first part of the new IPCC report has once again made it clear how severely humans and ecosystems will suffer from the effects of climate change.

From super typhoons to sea level rise: fighting the creeping catastrophe of climate change

Tibig, Lourdes / Denise Margaret Matias (2017)
The Current Column, 08. November 2017

Governments must address not just rapid onset events but also slow onset events, which are a more silent but equal if not more dangerous and pervasive threat to lives, livelihoods and ecosystems.

What to expect from a Biden administration in the MENA region

Trautner, Bernhard / Erin McCandless (2020)
The Current Column, 18. December 2020

The US President-elect Biden will not relieve Europe, especially Germany, of the responsibility to engage in the Middle East and North Africa in conflict settlement and development cooperation.

Preventing the worst from happening is not enough.

Messner, Dirk (2018)
External Publications

We live in turbulent times. The world (economy) is becoming increasingly interconnected, as are political issues around the globe. However, it is the new nationalist approach to world affairs. This approach cannot go well in the long term.

Beyond aid: a new vision for the UN development function

Browne, Stephen / Frederik Matthys / Detlef Palm / Max-Otto Baumann (2025)
Discussion Paper 32/2025

This paper argues for a new vision of the UN’s development function. Departing from its historical role as an aid channel predicated on the North-South divide, the UN should build on leveraging its universal legitimacy, normative authority and convening power.

Lessons from delivering as one: options for UN member states

Weinlich, Silke / Urs Zollinger (2012)
Briefing Paper 13/2012

2026

2026 Jump to: März 2026 Februar 2026 Januar 2026 März 2026 Agua y género: Más igualdad para un mejor futuro hídrico. Un mejor manejo del agua, con y para las mujeres, mejora la salud, la educación y la economía para todos. Las oportunidades son evidentes. Para su implementación, se necesita conciencia de las estructuras de poder y la voluntad de cambiarlas, dice Annabelle Houdret . Notiulti 21 marzo 2026 Globale Ordnung im Umbruch: Angst im Norden, Handlungsmacht im…

The European external action service’s role in EU development policymaking: safeguards required

Furness, Mark (2010)
The Current Column, 31. May 2010

Denise Matias

Denise Matias war wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin der Abteilung "Umweltpolitik und Ressourcenmanagement".

Rural shadow wages and youth agricultural labor supply in Ethiopia: evidence from farm panel data

Sakketa, Tekalign Gutu / Nicolas Gerber (2020)
External Publications

Acosta-Michlik, Lilibeth

Acosta-Michlik, Lilibeth Jump to: Vita Member of Awards The information in this profile corresponds to the stand of information at the time of departure. Prof. Dr. Lilibeth Acosta-Michlik Department Transformation of Economic and Social Systems Function Former Senior Researcher Specialization Agricultural / Environmental Economist Vita 2/2015-9/2015 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Senior Researcher Since 08/2009 Potsdam…