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Pursuing 1.5 degrees

Katowice, 12. Dezember 2018

Implementing ambitious climate policies – aimed at limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees – should not be perceived as only posing challenges for countries and economies. On the contrary, ambitious climate policies can lead to new development prospects with substantial economic and social gains. The earlier action is taken, the greater…

The Politics of Fighting Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion

Bonn, 23. Juni 2015

Reports on worldwide tax avoidance, tax fraud and illicit global financial flows (IFF) have been appearing more and more frequently in recent times. In spite of the attention which such revelations attract, the international community is still far from an effective system of controls. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and…

MGG Academy 2016 - Welcome Event

Bonn, 18. August 2016

The Managing Global Governance (MGG) Academy on its 14th round with a new group of young enthusiastic professionals from six emerging countries - Brazil, China, India, Mexico, South Africa, Indonesia – and from Germany. The chosen candidates from important government institutions, research organizations and think tanks come together for…

MGG-2015

Bonn, 21. August 2015

Managing Global Governance is on its 13th round with a new group of young enthusiastic professionals joining us from six emerging countries - Brazil, China, India, Mexico, South Africa and Indonesia. The chosen candidates from important government institutions, research organizations and think tanks come together for 3,5 months to address…

Event Postponed: What’s next for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam negotiations?

to be announced, 01. Januar 1970

In April 2011, Ethiopia launched the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the largest upstream hydropower project on the Nile River. Over the last ten years, the assessment of the mega project’s social and environmental impacts on downstream Sudan and Egypt and on the two countries’ current water uses have been contentious issues in different…

From the G20 Hamburg Summit to MC11 in Buenos Aires

Geneva, 27. September 2017

The G20 is a unique international platform that can overcome policy silo mentalities and bridge trade policy and other public policy objectives such as sustainable and inclusive growth. Often these broader objectives are neglected in trade policy debates. In fact, trade policy has emerged as one of the most contested policy fields during…

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 UN@75 and South-South cooperation

Online, 16. Februar 2021

Since 2013, the Conference of Southern Providers (Delhi Process) has been attracting international attention on issues and emerging challenges for South-South Cooperation (SSC) . As a series of annual meetings to discuss frontier debates around SSC, it has established itself as a unique space for experts, practitioners, academia, think…

Six transformations to create the world we want

The World in 2050 (TWI2050) initiative has launched a new report, setting out six key transformations that will enable the world to meet the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The Policy Implications of Recent Globalization Research

Online, 18. März 2021

The online seminar series aims to encourage the exchange and discussion of empirical research on trade and investment and its effects on developing and emerging countries. The seminar differs from a traditional academic seminar, which focuses on methodology and academic exchange, and instead aims to promote the translation of academic…

Green Transformational Policies towards Sustainability

Berlin, 11. März 2014

If we are to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system and to preserve humanity's life support systems for future generations, we need a radical transformation in the way we use our planet's natural resources. The market is failing to bring about the necessary changes and its incentive structures even caused the…

Working on (knowledge) cooperation means working in cooperation

Schwachula Anna / Paulo Esteves (2020)
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Social Cohesion In Situations Of Fragility, Conflict And Violence

Online, 07. Dezember 2021

The Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice will present its ongoing work to develop a framework connecting social cohesion to community resilience in contexts of fragility, conflict and violence (FCV). In this second seminar, World Bank will present and welcome feedback on preliminary insights from a framing paper which draws…

European Development Days 2015

Brussels, 03. Juni 2015

2015 is European Development Year. Three important global summits came up, this year’s European Development Days (EDDs) covered relevant key topics for sustainable development under the slogan “Our world. Our dignity. Our Future”. The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) co-organized various…

International cooperation and socio-economic justice in a post-Covid19 MENA region

Online, 22. September 2020

The Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) are co-organising a series of online debates in the Autumn of 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the question of how international partners can best support MENA countries and the region as a whole in addressing…

The role of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC)

Online, 29. September 2021

Since its foundation in 1961, the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) – nerve centre of the aid effort of the “rich” countries (some $160 billion in 2020) – has played a central role in the Post-War aid system. This book traces the history of the institution and reflects on its future. How intense diplomacy by US Deputy Secretary…

Social Cohesion in Africa: Where do we stand? Where are we heading to?

Online, 26. April 2022

This is the third event of the Social Cohesion Webinar Series, organized by the Social Sustainability and Inclusion Global Practice Team at the World Bank and the Social Cohesion Team at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). The purpose of this seminar series is bringing together leading…

The Agenda 2030 – Dealing with Grand Challenges for Mankind

Bonn, 20. Oktober 2016

In September 2015, countries agreed on a new sustainable development agenda in order to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all by the year 2030. In the lecture series, experts from a variety of academic disciplines will analyze the most important grand challenges involved in this ambitious agenda. They will explore…

VSS on Crossroads

Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies – House De Dorlodot – Ch. Deberiotstraat 34, Leuven, Belgium, 25. Oktober 2022

The workshop took place to bring together network members of the German Institute of Development and Sustainability’s (IDOS) ‘Managing Global Governance’ (MGG) programme. Since 2015, the collaboration between scholars and practitioners has led to the establishment of national platforms or contact groups on voluntary or private…

Assessing policy reform and capacity building needs to implement a future WTO Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement

Geneva, 05. Mai 2022

More than 110 World Trade Organization (WTO) Members are currently negotiating an Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement with the aim of finalising the negotiations by the end of 2022. Empirical research estimates that the IFD Agreement benefits participating Members, in particular developing and least-developed…