Online, 02. März 2021
Ethiopia is known for its long-standing open-door policies and has been hosting nearly one million refugees from neighbouring countries for many years. The parliament of Ethiopia enacted a bill in 2019 aiming at facilitating long-term local integration, access to land and other essential public services, and the government adopted the…
Bonn, 09. Juli 2013
In his lecture "The Arab Spring at the crossroads: where is Morocco heading to?" Aboubakr Jamai, Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow at the Robert Bosch Foundation, talked about Morocco´s way to democracy and the related obstacles and dynamics. Although there have been peaceful uprisings in the past the government did not change drastically…
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.
Ashoff, Guido (2013) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 25. Februar 2013
Berensmann, Kathrin / Yabibal Walle / Elise Dufief / Paulo Esteves / Rob Floyd / Yu Ye (2024) Policy Brief 30/2024
The most efficient way to channel Special Drawing Rights to developing countries is through multilateral development banks. The African Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank have proposed a hybrid capital solution. This Policy Brief addresses the challenges to implementing it.
Online, 05. Oktober 2023
The second lecture in the INTERFACES colloquium series on “Sustainable land management in sub‐Saharan Africa: Improving livelihoods through local research” is on 5 October 2023 by Dr. David Anaafo from WASCAL’s Competence Center in Burkina Faso. The lecture entitled: “Will customary land rights hold in Africa” was listened to by 14…
Fues, Thomas (2013) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 27. Mai 2013
Katti, Vijaya / Tatjana Chahoud / Atul Kaushik (2009) Briefing Paper 3/2009
van Assche, Kristof / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2015) Buchveröffentlichungen
Tajmazinani, Ali Akbar (2024) Discussion Paper 12/2024
This paper analyses the recent reform of food subsidies in Iran. It finds that the design, timing and implementation of the reform undermined its success: The framework was ignored, the impact of inflation was not considered, there were shortcomings in implementation and transparency was poor.
Eberz, Isabelle / Samantha Ruppel / Neringa Tumėnaitė (2023) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 07. August 2023
Es ist wichtig, dass Green Skills auch auf eine transformative Weise vermittelt werden, das heißt, die Lernenden mit der Fähigkeit auszustatten, sich den Herausforderungen der heutigen komplexen Welt zu stellen.
Matthias Ruchser (2015) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 09. März 2015
Beim siebten Ziel nachhaltiger Entwicklung (SDG 7) geht es um Energie. Doch was ist z. B. erschwingliche, verlässliche, nachhaltige und moderne Energie? Der SDG-Vorschlag liefert hierauf keine Antworten oder Definitionen. Und hat Deutschland im Vorgriff auf die Post-2015-Agenda mit der Energiewende schon alle Hausaufgabe gemacht oder gibt es weitere Herausforderungen für die Erreichung von SDG 7?
Wolff, Peter (2010) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 01. Februar 2010
Online, 19. Oktober 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…
Wolff, Peter (2012) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 25. Juni 2012
Bonn, 30. Juni 2009
Fragile Staaten gelten in der Perzeption der Europäischen Union und der USA als zentrales Problem der internationalen Entwicklungs- und Sicherheitspolitik. Geberländer waren in den neunziger Jahren zurückhaltend, sich unter den schwierigen Bedingungen von Staatsversagen und Staatszerfall zu engagieren. Doch seit dem 11. September 2001…
Sommer, Christoph (2021) Briefing Paper 23/2021
Digital lending holds great potential for the availability of finance especially during recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. This brief outlines how to address associated risks to guarantee a well-functioning and stable credit market (and financial system) that foster sustainable economic development.
Brüntrup, Michael / Daniel Tsegai (2017) Briefing Paper 23/2017
Drought is increasing in severity, duration and spatial extent. The far-reaching impacts of droughts underscore the need for coordinated approaches. Overcoming the prevailing structure of a ‘reactive’ approach and a move towards a more ‘proactive’approach is crucial.
Hornidge, Anna-Katharina / Niels Keijzer (2021) Externe Publikationen
Ein nachhaltiges Management ist dringlich. Aber widerstrebende Anliegen für Umwelt und Beschäftigung, von Industrie- und Kleinfischerei fordern die Politik heraus.
Banerjee, Aparajita / Emily Prehoda / Roman Sidortsov / Chelsea Schelly (2017) Externe Publikationen