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Empirical evidence and policy responses regarding climate change and migration

Bonn, 13. März 2014

Rationale for the workshop To the present day, a predominantly negative understanding of migration in the context of climatic and environmental change has prevailed. Migration has often been portrayed as a threat for human national and international security in policy fora or in media’s representation of the topic. Despite this fact,…

The formation of a new technological trajectory of electric propulsion in the French automobile industry

Schamp, Eike W. (2014)
Discussion Paper 12/2014

Low carbon policies have initiated a new race for hybrid and battery electric propulsion technologies for vehicles. Forming a new technological trajectory that will become sustainable is a societal process. What can we learn from France, Europe’s current leader in electromobility?

Als ik in zo’n windmolen mag klimmen, prima

Pauw, Pieter (2014)
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Definition of green finance

Lindenberg, Nannette (2014)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

Development leaders call for the EU to think and act globally

Development leaders call for the EU to think and act globally Development leaders call for the EU to think and act globally Press Release, 6 May 2014 The Independent Vision Group on European Development Cooperation calls for a stronger global role of the European Union (EU), especially in its relations with the developing world. The Independent Vision Group on European Development Cooperation worries, that Europe is so preoccupied with its own economic and social…

Electromobility in India: attempts at leadership by businesses in a scant policy space

Chaudhary, Ankur (2014)
Discussion Paper 15/2014

As the global transportation sector moves towards developing & deploying electromobility technologies, Indian automakers have also embarked on transition. This paper highlights the charecteristics of this emerging technology trajectory focusing on the trends as well as the underlying determinants.

The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation: What next for a global architecture?

Talaat, Abdel-Malek (2014)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 08. Mai 2014

The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) was endorsed in December 2011 by 3500 delegates as a reaffirmation of their will to accelerate progress in improving development cooperation outcomes.

Post 2015: getting down to the nitty-gritty: measuring the state of the environment

Stepping, Katharina M.K. (2014)
Briefing Paper 5/2014

Environmental indicators provide crucial information about the state of the environment. Yet, the availability and quality of data remain poor in a large number of countries. Integrating environmental goals and targets in the post-2015 agenda requires efforts for data gathering and processing.

Reshaping global Development: will Europe lead? An argument and a call for action

Berman, Thijs / Bengt Braun / Margret Jay / Filip Kacmarek / Louka Katseli / Simon Maxwell / Dirk Messner / Ana Palacio / Laurence Tubiana / Kevin Watkins (2014)
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The insurability framework applied to agricultural microinsurance: what do we know, what can we learn?

Gehrke, Esther (2014)
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“Beyond Aid” and the future of development cooperation

Janus, Heiner / Stephan Klingebiel / Sebastian Paulo (2014)
Briefing Paper 6/2014

Currently, it is not clear what will replace traditional aid. Observers often speak about a beyond aid future. As an umbrella term, beyond aid describes different aspects of the transformation of development cooperation.

Education is the Key

Bonn, 16. Juni 2014

In what kind of world do we want to live? What future do we want for our children? These questions, which are leading the global debate on a new development agenda, were discussed in the international conference “Education is the Key – Towards a Global Post-2015 Agenda for Sustainable Development”. It was held on 16 June 2014 in the…

Averting Water Wars in Asia

Bonn, 25. Juni 2014

The sharpening Asian competition over energy resources, especially in the South and East China Seas, has obscured another danger: water shortages in much of Asia are becoming a threat to rapid economic modernization and peace. Water has emerged as a key security issue that could determine if Asia is headed toward cooperation or…

Context specific and yet transferable? A reflection on knowledge-sharing in the field of adaptation to climate change

Horstmann, Britta (2014)
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Science-practice interactions for effective climate change adaptation: identifying new approaches for collaboration between Europe and low-income countries

Horstmann, Britta / Birgit Kuna / Marianne Lillieskold / Pieter Pauw / Rob Swart (2014)
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Learning through collaboration: knowledge sharing and development in climate change adaptation research between European and developing countries

Swart, Rob / Johann Alberth / Birgit Kuna / Marianne Lillieskold / Marketa Hanzlickova / Britta Horstmann / Anna Rovisco (2014)
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Climate protection in agriculture: a risk for smallholders?

Kaplan, Marcus / Anika Schroeder / Eike Zaumseil (2014)
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Is Germany’s energy transition a case of successful green industrial policy? Contrasting wind and solar PV

Pegels, Anna / Wilfried Lütkenhorst (2014)
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Knowledge for Development

Bonn, 08. Juli 2014

For nearly two decades now we have seen increasing consideration of knowledge and learning being at the core of development. However, the chances offered by this new development are not being optimally exploited. Knowledge managers, information managers, facilitators, knowledge brokers, etc. are still more occupied with justifying their…

Environmental degradation, climate change, migration and youth

Schraven, Benjamin (2014)
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