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;…
Bhaduri, Anik / Claudia Ringler / Ines Dombrowsky / Rabi Mohtar / Waltina Scheumann (2017) Externe Publikationen
2017 Direkt zu: Juli 2018 Juni 2018 Mai 2018 April 2018 März 2018 Februar 2018 Januar 2018 Dezember 2017 November 2017 Oktober 2017 September 2017 August 2017 Juli 2017 Juni 2017 Mai 2017 April 2017 März 2017 Februar 2017 Januar 2017 Juli 2018 Transatlantischer Handel in turbulenten Zeiten "Wenn man die Eskalationsspirale weiter dreht, verliert jeder", sagt Handelsexperte Axel Berger vom Deutschen Institut für Entwicklungspolitik zu den aktuellen Reaktionen der EU…
Bonn, 26. April 2017
Payments for ecosystem services (PES) are cash or in-kind payments directed to peasants that conserve forests important to secure water quality and quantity. Since poverty overlaps greatly with ecosystem service hotspots in the global south, PES has been often presented as a poverty alleviation mechanism. However, are peasants really…
Scholz, Imme (2017) Externe Publikationen
Nairobi, 25. April 2017
The goals and objectives of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) create profound challenges for the development and implementation of coherent policies in all countries and at all levels of governance. Kenya has…
Rodríguez de Francisco, Jean Carlo / Annabelle Houdret / Ines Dombrowsky (2017) Briefing Paper 6/2017
This policy brief analyses the challenges that Mongolia faces in the implementation of River Basin Management and provides suggestions on how to move its legal, financial and political implementation further.
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…
2016 Direkt zu: 2016 April 2017 März 2017 Februar 2017 Januar 2017 Dezember 2016 November 2016 Oktober 2016 September 2016 August 2016 Juli 2016 Juni 2016 Mai 2016 April 2016 März 2016 Februar 2016 Januar 2016 2016 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Mai Juni Juli August Sept. Okt. Nov . Dez . April 2017 Wen interessiert Ostafrika? Die ungelöste Hungerkrise Bis zu 20 Millionen Menschen könnten vom Hungertod bedroht sein, sagen die Vereinten Nationen. Denn in der Region Ostafrika ist…
Volz, Ulrich (2017) Externe Publikationen
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…
Bonn, 16. März 2017
Trade rules and environmental protection, and sustainable development more broadly, should be made mutually supportive. In light of recent changes both in the trade and in the climate regimes, there is a need to explore the potentials and pitfalls of this endeavor. The World Trade Organization (WTO) seeks to contribute to the protection…
Yumkella, Kandeh / Gu Xueming / John Forgach / Imme Scholz / Li Lin / Zou Ji / Han Chuanfeng / Dong Zhanfeng / Wang Tao / Mao Xiaojing (2016) Externe Publikationen
Johannesburg, 01. Februar 2017
Africa has shown strong commitment towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. With the Agenda 2063 the AU has defined a vision and action plan to support long-term sustainable development on the continent. At the G20 Hangzhou Summit in September 2016, G20-leaders agreed to enhance policy coherence on sustainable development and…
Pauw, Pieter / Kennedy Mbeva / Adis Dzebo (2017) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 16. Januar 2017
With the NDC Explorer, an online visualisation tool, we aim to create more transparency about countries’ ambitions and priorities.
Groß, Lisa (2017) Externe Publikationen
Anik Bhaduri / Claudia Ringler / Ines Dombrowsky / Rabi Mohtar / Waltina Scheumann (eds.) (2017) Buchveröffentlichungen
Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi / Dominique Bruhn / Manjiao Chi (2017) Discussion Paper 2/2017
Are trade agreements becoming ‘greener’? We analyse environmental provisions in trade agreements signed by emerging markets. Our findings indicate a trend towards more environmental content and suggest that these developments may have been partly triggered by OECD countries’ policy-making.
Amankwa, Kwadwo / Anastasiya Shtaltovna / Girma Kelboro / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2016) Externe Publikationen
Kigali, 13. Dezember 2016
Rwanda is often recognized as a model for how to attract and reap the benefits of international development cooperation. Its economy grew by more than 8% per year between 2001 and 2015; corruption is low; and it has one of the best “ease of doing business” rankings in Africa. At the same time, achieving Rwanda’s sustainable development…
