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Nachhaltige Energie für Ernährung

Bonn, 12. Juni 2014

Wie können wir mehr Nahrung erzeugen mit möglichst wenig Energie und dabei den Anteil erneuerbarer Energien erhöhen? Zu dieser Frage richtete die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) gemeinsam mit dem Deutschen Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) im Auftrag des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche…

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…

Tackling Inequality through 'Responsible Development’

Bonn, 25. Juni 2014

The current poverty statistics highlight a shift in poverty from lower-income countries (LICs) to middle-income countries (MICs) with contested future trends. The concentration of poverty in fragile states is expected to intensify in the future. As the global scenery evolves towards a multilateral architecture with new and stronger voices…

Sustainable Transformation and the need for a perspective beyond silo-thinking in Global Development Policy

Berlin, 27. Juni 2014

What does the new initiative of US-President Barack Obama for reducing carbon emissions mean for Europe and the UNFCCC meeting in Paris in 2015? How can we balance poverty reduction strategies and the transformation towards sustainability in the context of the post-2015 process? How could the nexus-perspective on energy, soil, and water…

Transcultural understandings of legitimacy

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…

MGG 12 started

Bonn, 03. Juli 2014

Managing Global Governance is on its 12th session with a new group of young enthusiastic professionals joining us from seven emerging countries- Brazil, Pakistan, China, India, Mexico, South Africa and Indonesia. The participants from important government institutions, research organizations and think tanks come together for almost six…

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)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

Climate protection in agriculture: a risk for smallholders?

Kaplan, Marcus / Anika Schroeder / Eike Zaumseil (2014)
Externe Publikationen

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…

Leaving no-one behind

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…

TTIP: What are the implications for developing countries and rising powers?

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.…

Leaving no one behind

Bonn, 03. September 2014

Events of the last few years, especially recently in the Middle East, have demonstrated that non-inclusive governance leads to frustration and bloodshed, creating an environment where the use of force becomes an inevitable route for settling grievances. In setting the agenda beyond 2015, it is crucial that such concerns are reflected in…

Exploring the added-value of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

Stockholm, 03. September 2014

Im Rahmen der "World Water Week" in Stockholm organisierte das Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) einen Workshop zum Thema "Exploring the added-value of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus".

Dirk Messner und Klaus Töpfer leiten deutsches Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN Germany)

Dirk Messner und Klaus Töpfer leiten deutsches Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN Germany) Dirk Messner und Klaus Töpfer leiten deutsches Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN Germany) Pressemitteilung vom 23.05.2014 Der Lenkungsausschuss des deutschen Sustainable Development Solutions Network ( SDSN Germany ) hat im Rahmen seiner konstituierenden Sitzung Dirk Messner , Direktor des Deutschen Instituts für Entwicklungspolitik ( DIE ), und Klaus…

Conflicting objectives in democracy promotion: avoiding blueprint traps and incomplete democratic transitions

Leininger, Julia / Sebastian Ziaja (2014)
Briefing Paper 11/2014

Democracy is a highly valued policy goal for the West, but democracy support is feared to undermine another important goal, namely political stability. Our findings suggest that a gradualist approach that builds institutions while encouraging mobilization is more viable than sequencing.

50 Jahre DIE

Bonn, 04. September 2014

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) celebrated its 50th anniversary from 4-5 September 2014 in Bonn. In the presence of 300 guests, the Parliamentary State Secretary Hans-Joachim Fuchtel from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development concluded that the significance of the…

"Hydropower in Transboundary River Basins: private investments, regional cooperation and cross-sector coordination"

Stockholm, 04. September 2014

Im Rahmen der "World Water Week" in Stockholm organisierte das Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) ein Seminar zum Thema "Hydropower in Transboundary River Basins: private investments, regional cooperation and cross-sector coordination".

50 Jahre Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)

50 Jahre Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) 50 Jahre Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung des Deutschen Instituts für Entwicklungspolitik, des Bundesministeriums für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung sowie des Ministeriums für Innovation, Wissenschaft und Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen vom 04.09.2014 Mit einem Festakt, einer internationalen Konferenz und einem Alumni-Treffen feiert das…

Reconciling EU interests and values

Brussels, 10. September 2014

As the process of appointing a new EU leadership team gets underway, now is the time for new and sustained initiatives on longer-term challenges which will shape both European and global welfare in the years to come. In a rapidly changing and interdependent world, Europe’s new leaders need to adopt a global perspective in European…