Bonn, 20. März 2014
At this Water Lecture, a panel of high-level experts from International Organizations, Policy think tanks and the academia discussed the various links between water and energy as well as potential challenges and opportunities of the interface between water and energy at different levels and settings. The emphasis of this panel discussion…
Lundsgaarde, Erik / Svea Koch / Julia Leininger (2014) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 31. März 2014
On 2 and 3 April 2014, African and EU Heads of State and Government will meet in Brussels to take stock of achievements in Africa-EU cooperation and to outline priorities for future cooperation.
Banholzer, Lilli (2014) Discussion Paper 8/2014
Determining how to effectively demobilize and reintegrate combatants is essential for the peace process. This paper provides a synthesis of what current research can tell us about the factors maximizing chances for the successful implementation of demobilization and reintegration programs.
Holzapfel, Sarah (2014) Briefing Paper 4/2014
At a time of global economic crisis, donor agencies are under increasing pressure to provide evidence of the positive results of their work. This paper analyses the limitations and risks of using standard indicators to report on aggregate outputs and outcomes of interventions at agency level.
Duisburg, 15. April 2014
In the 8th Käte Hamburger Lecture, Andrew Cooper examined the rise of pivotal informal summitry/organisations, above all the G20 and the BRICS, and the implications of this phenomenon for global governance. At a basic level informal organisations differ from the formal institutions such as the UN and the IMF in a number of key ways:…
Bonn, 15. April 2014
Social protection has significantly gained prominence in the international development debate. It is a key tool for the eradication of poverty, for the reduction of vulnerability and for the limitation of rising income inequality. Apart from this, however, social protection also has an economic and a political function: Its pure existence…
Mexico City, 16. April 2014
First High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation The event covered mainly two aspects of the topic in the following two sections. 1. The first section focused on “Mutual Accountability and South-South Cooperation in the Post-2015 Agenda”. In the post-2015 debate, global accountability features…
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.
Holzapfel, Sarah (2014) Studies 81
This study explores the role of indicators in development cooperation at three organisational levels: the agency level, the country level and the programme/project level. Best practices are identified and recommendations given on how to mitigate risks associated with the use of indicators.
Klingebiel, Stephan / Heiner Janus (2014) Externe Publikationen
Bonn, 19. Mai 2014
The international conference in Bonn on 19/20 May 2014 aimed to identify research and funding gaps to influence Nexus policy-making and research on a global level. It brought together policy makers, scientists and other stakeholders to discuss the linkages across three key resource sectors – water, energy and food. Participants addressed…
Alejandro Guarín (2014) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 11. Juni 2014
On Sunday Colombia chooses one of two candidates for President. The more significant choice will be between a negotiated end to the 50-year conflict or more war.
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…
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…
Bonn, 01. Juli 2014
Why are institutions of global governance accused of lacking legitimacy? Is global governance a Western concept? Which role does transcultural dialogue play for creating common values and finding common solutions of global problems? A panel of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), organised…
Akude, John Emeka (2014) Discussion Paper 18/2014
The paper reviews prevalent literature and major ideas in the relatively new field of knowledge management for development and concludes that the macro dimension of the subject matter has not been adequately treated. It then complements this lack by developing a more balanced research programme.
Swart, Rob / Johann Alberth / Birgit Kuna / Marianne Lillieskold / Marketa Hanzlickova / Britta Horstmann / Anna Rovisco (2014) Externe Publikationen
Bonn, 11. Juli 2014
Kevin Watkins , the Executive Director of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), gave a lecture about “Leaving no-one behind – an equity ‘stepping stone’ approach to the post-2015 agenda”. Governments around the world are negotiating development goals for the post-2015 world. Equity has emerged as a central theme. There is a growing…
Bonn, 17. Juli 2014
Die geplante Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) ist Gegenstand zahlreicher kontroverser Debatten im In- und Ausland. Selten geht der Blick dabei über den Kontext EU-USA hinaus, obwohl das voraussichtlich größte Freihandelsabkommen der Welt massive Implikationen für die globale Wirtschaft als Ganzes mit sich bringt.…
Klingebiel, Stephan / Pedro Morazán / Mario Negre (2014) Briefing Paper 7/2014
EU commitments on coordination in development cooperation and current mechanisms offer a mixed picture on benefits and costs of EU coordination. The EU’s efforts related to aid coordination are not always accompanied with similar improvements at the national level of member states.
