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…
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…
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…
Kigali, Rwanda, 29. April 2015
The workshop was intended to discuss preliminary results of a research project conducted by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) which took place in close collaboration with the Rwandan Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR) and in consultation with the Local Administrative…
Bonn, 29. April 2015
The ‘ Asian Development Outlook 2015 ’ (ADO) is the flagship economic publication by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Shang-Jin Wei , the Chief Economist of the ADB will present the ADO and its major findings. The ADO provides a comprehensive analysis of macroeconomic issues in developing Asia, including growth projections by country and…
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.
Bonn, 09. April 2015
A year ago on 16th March 2014 the Autonomous Republic of Crimea held a highly controversial referendum on its legal status. A translation of the referendum questions from Ukrainian and Russian to English indicated a choice between autonomy within Ukraine as per the 1992 constitution or joining the Russian Federation. Maintaining the…
Lamers, John P. A. / Michael Brüntrup / Andreas Buerkert (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.
Keijzer, Niels / Christine Hackenesch (2015) Externe Publikationen
Bonn, 19. März 2015
A new global order is in the making. Basic global principles such as the Westphalian order are eroding and seem to lose support globally. Equally, democracy has been on decline since 2006. Freedom House’s report Freedom in the World 2015 highlights new and disturbing global trends, including a more explicit rejection of democratic…
Bonn, 16. März 2015
In the last three decades, the number of democracies held steady or expanded every year from 1975 until 2007. Nothing like this continuous growth in democracy ever had been seen before in the history of the world. But then, around 2006, the expansion of freedom and democracy in the world came to a prolonged halt. Since then, there has…
Bonn, 05. März 2015
The European Network for Conflict Research (ENCoRe) meets biannually to discuss developments in conflict data and analysis. ENCoRe brings together scholars from renowned universities across Europe and is funded as a COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) action. The Bonn meeting 2015 drawed on the research conducted over…
Koch, Svea / Mark Furness (2015) Externe Publikationen
Diamond, Larry (2015) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 23. Februar 2015
Why have freedom and democracy been regressing in many countries? The most important and pervasive answer is bad governance.
Bonn, 11. Februar 2015
Cities present a crucial challenge and opportunity in the coming decades, as more than 2.5 billion people are expected to be added to the world’s urban areas by 2050. There is strong evidence that improved economic productivity and resource efficiency that accompany urbanization can be achieved while simultaneously addressing the…
Furness, Mark (2014) Externe Publikationen
Dirk Messner (2015) Mitarbeiter sonstige
Pérez Pineda, Jorge A. (2015) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 04. Februar 2015
Even if there is “One World”, there is not a “one size fits all” solution for its problems. This means, how does Germany include the “common but differentiated responsibilities” statement in the Charter for the Future?
