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Key policy options for the G20

Berlin, 05. Februar 2017

As the premier forum for international economic cooperation, the G20 is uniquely positioned to examine the various global trade and investment policy issues in broader social and political context. In 2016, G20 leaders have made a significant progress in both creating a new working scheme of TIWG, but also delivering trade growth strategy…

Fostering Multilateralism: The role of the G20

Bonn, 16. Februar 2017

The G20 Foreign Ministers met on 16 and 17 February 2017 in Bonn, Germany’s United Nations City, to discuss the role of foreign policy in supporting the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In light of mounting global challenges and the resurgence of populist and nationalist policies, the focus on the 2030 Agenda…

South-South Cooperation for ecological civilization

Yumkella, Kandeh / Gu Xueming / John Forgach / Imme Scholz / Li Lin / Zou Ji / Han Chuanfeng / Dong Zhanfeng / Wang Tao / Mao Xiaojing (2016)
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Accountability for development cooperation under the 2030 Agenda

Mahn Jones, Timo Casjen (2017)
Discussion Paper 10/2017

The contribution and accountability of development cooperation for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda are not clearly delineated. Going forward, this paper therefore proposes a fundamental rethink of the “mutual accountability” principle towards collective and interlinked accountability.

Do we need a shared impact and evaluation agenda?

Bonn, 21. März 2017

In September 2015, the members of the UN adopted the 2030 Agenda as the seminal and universally applicable goal setting for sustainable international cooperation in the next 15 years. Putting this agenda into practice is an enormous challenge for local, national, European and global policy makers and politicians alike. Even more…

World in Turmoil

Bonn, 22. März 2017

Brexit, the election of Donald Trump and nationalist movements in Europe: The international system is facing serious challenges. In times when international cooperation is urgently needed to address global threats such as climate change, global conflict and extreme poverty, severe scepticism against multilateral institutions and…

Collective Action in Times of Global Transformation and Domestic Crisis

Brussels, 23. März 2017

Challenges such as economic and social exclusion, state fragility and environmental degradation – in particular climate change – have become more salient on the global agenda. This is aptly illustrated by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With the SDGs, the global development agenda…

Crisis of Multilateralism?

Berlin, 28. März 2017

While the multilateral system celebrated two of its greatest successes in 2015, the Paris Climate Agreement and the 2030 Agenda, it experienced a severe setback in 2016. Under the label of „our country first“, many populist movements and governments started rejecting their responsibilities towards the international community. Brexit…

2016

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Reforming international cooperation towards transformative change

Scholz, Imme / LI Yuefen / Paulo Esteves / Venkatachalam Anbumozhi (2017)
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Implementation of the 2030 Agenda by G20 members: how to address the transformative and integrated character of the SDGs by individual and collective action

Chen, Dongxiao / Imme Scholz / Paulo Esteves (2017)
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Drought resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa

Bonn, 06. April 2017

Drought is one of the four horsemen of the Apocalypse. It often has large-scale and serious consequences particularly in poor countries. It has accompanied humankind ever since, but is projected to increase with climate change. Yet, in our present time drought no longer needs to be a disaster, its consequences can be managed, though it is…

Brexit: impact, risks and opportunities for European development policy

Henökl, Thomas (2017)
Briefing Paper 8/2017

On 29 April EU leaders meet to discuss the Brexit negotiation guidelines. What are the likely implications of the UK withdrawal on European development policy?

2017

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Expectation management? Contrasting the EU’s 2030 Agenda discourse with its performance in evaluating policy coherence for development

Keijzer, Niels (2017)
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Long-term Strategies for climate resilient development

Bonn, 15. Mai 2017

There is a need for long-term planning to 2050 and beyond for both mitigation and adaptation. The Paris Agreement formulated a number of long-term goals, including holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels;…

The Interplay between Fairness and Ambition

Bonn, 17. Mai 2017

In negotiations for international agreements, finding the delicate balance between ambition that matters and the fair and equitable treatment of the diverse parties is the vital factor of success. The Paris Agreement has addressed this interplay in a particularly intricate way. In global climate policy, ambition to cope with and avoid…

NDC Explorer - analyse and compare countries' NDCs

Bonn, 17. Mai 2017

The NDC Explorer is the to-go-page to analyse and compare both qualitative and quantitative NDC content. Moreover, the NDC Explorer stimulates the debate on content, scope as well as formulation and implementation processes of the national climate action plans. The NDC Explorer was jointly established by the German Development Institute /…

GPEDC: Where do we stand?

Berlin, 28. Mai 2017

The second High-level Meeting (HLM2) of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) in Nairobi in December 2016 produced the Nairobi Outcome Document that reaffirmed commitments to the four partnership principles - ownership, focus on results, inclusiveness, transparency and accountability. It also set the GPEDC…

Brazilian Platform on Voluntary Sustainability Standards

Brasília & São Paulo, 31. Mai 2017

Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) for an industry or product entail both opportunities and challenges for emerging economies. New national multi-stakeholder platforms on VSS in India (launched March 2016), Brazil and China (launched May and June 2017) reflect the increasingly proactive stance that business and government actors…