Groß, Lisa (2015) Externe Publikationen
El-Haddad, Amirah (2015) Externe Publikationen
Sudermann, Yannick (2015) Externe Publikationen
Brandi, Clara (2015) Externe Publikationen
Paris, 30. November 2015
From 30 November to 11 December, the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in Paris. A new global agreement on climate change was to be adopted. This agreement is decisive for future life on our planet. Climate change threatens to…
Bauer, Steffen / Clara Brandi / Simon Maxwell / Tancrède Voituriez / Alisa Herrero (2015) Externe Publikationen
Brandi, Clara / Steffen Bauer / Pieter Pauw / Sander Chan / Okka Lou Mathis (2015) Briefing Paper 21/2015
While the upcoming UN climate summit in Paris is a crucial moment to sign a new global deal on climate, the real homework will only begin afterwards. The EU should lead by example. Five building blocks are of particular importance.
Bonn, 11. November 2015
2015 is a crucial year for biodiversity because this year’s decisions will have a huge impact for biodiversity conservation and funding in the next fifteen years. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their targets complement the goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on conserving and sustainably using biodiversity…
Bilal, San / Clara Brandi / Max Mendez-Parra (2015) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 16. Oktober 2015
On 14 October 2015 the European Commission has released the new EU trade and investment strategy. Its catchy title – “Trade for All” – is very auspicious as well as ambitious and the strategy contains promising elements for global development. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating: How will the strategy be put into practice?
Schmitz, Hubert / Oliver Johnson / Tilman Altenburg (2015) Externe Publikationen
Tawfik, Rawia (2015) Discussion Paper 5/2015
Does the construction of dam projects as a tactic to counter the dominance of hegemonic powers in transboundary rivers lead to a more equitable order for sharing water and benefits? The paper examines this question using the case of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Keijzer, Niels / Stephan Klingebiel (2015) Briefing Paper 7/2015
This Briefing Paper analyses the governance and modernisation process of ODA and presents forward-looking reflections on its future role in a new global development framework.
Bonn, 17. Juni 2015
A fter four years of escalating tensions between downstream and upstream countries in the Nile basin, in particular in view of Ethiopia’s construction of its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), some recent developments have provided reasons for optimism over the future of cooperation in the world’s longest river. Last February Egypt…
Berensmann, Kathrin / Silke Weinlich (2015) Briefing Paper 5/2015
The G7 summit presents a unique opportunity to further the establishemt of a new agenda for sustainable development. The G7 should take action at home, in low-income and middle-income countries, as well as at the global level.
Bonn, 28. Mai 2015
The United Nations' jubilee year is bound to culminate with the adoption of a global climate deal in Paris in December. Even as the actual outcome of "COP 21" remains to be seen, it will mark a crucial watershed in international climate politics. This talk traced the evolution of the UN climate regime from the inception of the UN…
Loewe, Markus et al. (2015) Externe Publikationen
Hess, Janto S. / Pieter Pauw / Elissaios Papyrakis (2015) Briefing Paper 2/2015
What can the international tourism industry contribute to adaptation finance in Small Island Development States (SIDS)? This question is addressed in the context of the annual USD 100 billion of climate finance that developed countries pledged to mobilize to support developing countries.
van Asselt, Harro / Håkon Sælen / Pieter Pauw (2015) Mitarbeiter sonstige
Osabuohien, Evans S. / Ciliaka M. W. Gitau / Uchenna R Efobi / Michael Brüntrup (2015) Externe Publikationen
Tawfik, Rawia (2015) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 25. März 2015
The Declaration of Principles on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) has sparked much controversy among experts and commentators in Egypt.