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Global Solutions Initiative and German Development Institute to chair G7 think tank group

Global Solutions Initiative and German Development Institute to chair G7 think tank group German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and Global Solutions Initiative take over Chair of the G7 Think Tank Group Joint Press Release of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the Global Solutions Initiative of 12 October 2021 Official mandate of German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the…

Migration and Security Policy: African and EU Perspectives

Online, 12. October 2021

As governments worldwide associate the uncontrolled movement of refugees, migrants and displaced people as a threat to their nation’s sovereignty and security, migration and refugee politics are becoming increasingly securitized, emphasizing the need to protect the nation’s borders and to curb migration flows. More inclusive refugee…

Kommunale Entwicklungspolitik in Deutschland

Marschall, Paul / Christopher Wingens / Eva Dick (2021)
Studies 105

Kommunale Entwicklungspolitik in Deutschland nimmt an Bedeutung zu: Städte, Gemeinden und Landkreise engagieren sich zunehmend und divers mit Blick auf den Globalen Süden. Sie kooperieren dabei mit zahlreichen Akteuren. Diese Aktivitäten kommen an und entfalten Wirkungen im In- und Ausland.

EU development policy as a crisis-response tool? Prospects and challenges for linking the EU’s COVID-19 response to the green transition

Koch, Svea / Ina Friesen / Niels Keijzer (2021)
Discussion Paper 27/2021

This paper analyses how the EU and its member states link the short-term recovery to the pandemic with longer-term socio-ecological transformations in their development policies. It discusses the implications this challenging task has had on the dynamics between the EU and member states.

Social protection for climate-induced loss and damage: priority areas for increasing capacity and investment in developing countries

Aleksandrova, Mariya / Sayanti Sengupta / Teresa Anderson / Cecilia Costella / Harjeet Singh / Harpreet Paul (2021)
External Publications

The democratic deficit of the G20

Hilbrich, Sören (2021)
External Publications

The development policy system now and in the future

Gonsior, Viktoria / Stephan Klingebiel (2021)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

Accelerate the Scaling up of effective peer-to-peer partnerships between Water Operators Worldwide

Online, 19. October 2021

The 4th Global WOPs Congress is around the corner! From 18 to 29 October, the #WOPsCongress will feature more than 30 sessions and spaces to spur exchange, learning, and collaboration on topics relevant to water and sanitation operators across the globe and inspire actions on pressing matters such as climate adaptation in the water and…

Supporting developing countries for a global sustainable recovery: lessons from the Italian G20 Presidency

Fatibene, Daniele / Elisabeth Hege / Niels Keijzer (2021)
External Publications

This blog draws lessons from the Italian G20 Presidency to inform the development policy considerations and efforts of the upcoming Indonesian, Indian and Brazilian G20 Presidencies. These Presidencies have a great potential to prioritize sustainable recovery in the Global South in their own, as well as in cooperation with the G7 and EU Presidencies when appropriate.

Schwergewicht mit Nachholbedarf

Klingebiel, Stephan (2021)
External Publications

Deutschland ist ein wichtiger Player in der globalen Entwicklungspolitik. Doch es mangelt an proaktivem Handeln und strategischer Steuerung.

Reform of the UN Development System

Web Special "Reform of the UN Development System": With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda, the reform of the UN Development System (UNDS) has received a new urgency. Its purpose is to provide high-quality input to the reform discussions and to bring in diverse perspectives.

The UN Climate Conference has to prove that the Paris Agreement is working

Bauer, Steffen (2021)
The Current Column, 25. October 2021

Five years after the Paris Climate Agreement entered into force and one year after the COVID-enforced hiatus, the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (“COP26”) will convene in the Scottish city of Glasgow on 31 October. At long last!

Creating linkages between foreign investors and the local economy in light of the Covid-19 pandemic

Online, 26. October 2021

This is the 9 th of a webinar series on investment facilitation for development, held in the framework of a joint ITC/DIE project on Investment Facilitation for Development. Like all ITC/DIE events, participation in the webinar is free of charge. However, it is necessary to register for the event in order to receive the meeting link…

Global Europe? The new EU external action instrument and the European Parliament

Burni, Aline / Benedikt Erforth / Niels Keijzer (2021)
External Publications

Klimalog@COP26

Glasgow, 31. October 2021

Researchers of the project " Klimalog: Research and dialogue for a just and SDG-compatible implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement " of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) will co-host and take part in a number of events at the 26 th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the…

Twenty years of climate policy: G20 coverage and gaps

Nascimento, Leonardo / Takeshi Kuramochi / Gabriela Iacobuta et al. (2021)
External Publications

Shared challenges of cities in and beyond the Arctic

Götze, Jacqueline, Dorothea Wehrmann, Michał Łuszczuk, Katarzyna Radzik-Maruszak (2021)
The Current Column, 02. November 2021

To achieve urban climate resilience, we need coherent solutions that are specific to local contexts – Arctic city networks show a great potential to contribute to this.

Next steps towards a comprehensive Africa-EU partnership

Online, 03. November 2021

In March 2020, the EU published a proposal for a comprehensive strategy with Africa, ahead of their regular summit with the African Union scheduled for October that year. Both the strategy and the planned summit were soon overtaken by the dramatic events of the global COVID-19 pandemic. One and a half years onwards, discussions are now…

Research Frontiers on the Adoption, Impact and Effectiveness of VSS

European University Institute, Florence, Italy, 04. November 2021

As part of the Academic Advisory Council (AAC) of the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS), the Managing Global Governance (MGG) Programme of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik co-organizes the 2021 Annual Meeting that is hosted by the European University Institute in…

Tax Expenditures and Domestic Revenue Mobilisation

Online, 09. November 2021

Tax expenditures (TEs) are tax benefits that governments use worldwide to pursue various policy goals such as attracting investment, boosting innovation and fighting poverty. TEs are costly, as they lower government revenue and the tax liability of the beneficiary. The global average of tax revenues forgone over the period 1990-2020 is…