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Do we need a global platform for SDG17?

Johannesburg, 03. Februar 2017

The 2030 Agenda is meant to stipulate and direct global efforts towards sustainable development. The implementation of the 2030 Agenda and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires action by a multitude of actors in various policy fields and sectors to achieve the global goals under one common “ Global Partnership for…

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…

Fragmentation - A Challenge for Development Cooperation under the 2030 Agenda

Tokyo, 07. Februar 2017

“Fragmentation of Aid: Concepts, Measurements and Implications for Development Cooperation” has been published by Stephan Klingebiel , the head of the department “ Bi- and Multilateral Development Cooperation ” at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) together with researchers Timo Mahn and…

The developmental state in the 21st century: calling for a new social contract

Regeni, Giulio (†) / Georgeta Vidican Auktor (2017)
Discussion Paper 5/2017

We argue that global challenges for economic development in the 21st century call for a revitalization of the debate on the role of the state in social and economic transformation, stressing the need for inclusive state-society alliances oriented towards promoting growth within planetary boundaries.

Factsheet 6: Research for the transformation of the cities towards sustainability

Kraas, Frauke / Claus Leggewie / Peter Lemke / Ellen Matthies / Dirk Messner / Nebojsa Nakicenovic / Hans Joachim Schellnhuber / Sabine Schlacke / Uwe Schneidewind / in collaboration with Clara Brandi et al. (2016)
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Decentralisation in Togo: the contribution of ICT-based participatory development approaches to strengthening local governance

Breuer, Anita / Laura Blomenkemper / Stefan Kliesch / Franziska Salzer / Manuel Schädler / Valentin Schweinfurth / Stephen Virchow (2017)
Discussion Paper 6/2017

Based on an in-depth analysis of the state of decentralisation and accountability structures in local governance, this study provides recommendations for a context sensitive design of an ICT-supported citizen participation platform implemented by KfW in Togo.

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…

Junge Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler des DIE starten Feldforschung in Afrika

Junge Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler des DIE starten Feldforschung in Afrika Junge Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler des DIE starten Feldforschung in Afrika Pressemitteilung vom 20.02.2017 Wie kann man entwicklungspolitisches Wissen in praxisrelevante Projekte und Politikberatung übersetzen? Dieser Herausforderung stellen sich während der nächsten drei Monate die 18 Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer des Postgraduierten-Programms am Deutschen Institut…

New opportunities for EU-China-Africa trilateral cooperation on combatting climate change

Demissie, Alexander / Moritz Weigel (2017)
Briefing Paper 3/2017

The EU's focus on cooperation with China, China's growing engagement with Africa, and African countries' climate commitments under the Paris Agreement open new opportunities for trilateral cooperation. This paper argues that initial cooperation could focus on supporting renewable energy development.

Post-conflict societies: chances for peace and types of international support

Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mroß (2017)
Briefing Paper 4/2017

Recurring violence haunts many countries that have experienced a civil war. What types of international support do they receive and what are their chances to sustain peace? This briefing paper analyses new data on peacebuilding efforts in 29 countries that have experienced a civil war.

A new climate trilateralism? Opportunities for cooperation between the EU, China and African countries on addressing climate change

Weigel, Moritz / Alexander Demissie (2017)
Discussion Paper 8/2017

New climate commitments by African Countries, a new EU strategy on China, and China's growing engagement in South-South cooperation open new opportunities for trilateral cooperation. This Discussion Paper argues in favor piloting EU-China-Africa trilateral cooperation to address climate change.

Cash transfers, food security and resilience in fragile contexts: general evidence and the German experience

Camacho, Luis A. / Merle Kreibaum (2017)
Discussion Paper 9/2017

This paper provides an overview of the evidence on the impact of cash-based interventions (CBIs) on immediate, underlying, and basic causes of food and nutrition security. In particular, their high flexibility to contexts and needs and their ability to link short and long-term outcomes underline that CBIs should be part of every response analysis.

Jahresbericht 2015-2016: Brücken bauen zwischen Theorie und Praxis

German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (Hrsg.) (2016)
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Annual Report 2015-2016: Building bridges between research and practice

German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (ed.) (2016)
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The G20 should champion the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Brandi, Clara / Imme Scholz (2017)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

One major objective of the German G20 Presidency is to make progress on realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) it enshrines. The 2030 Agenda is essential in order to tackle the most pressing domestic and global challenges the world is facing. Therefore, the 2030 Agenda should be understood as providing overarching guidance for all workstreams of the G20. By identifying collective and individual action, the G20 can contribute considerably to the implementation of the Agenda.

New Potentials, New Pitfalls

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…

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…