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New climate investments must strengthen sustainable development and minimize trade-offs

Hoch, Stephan / Britta Horstmann / Axel Michaelowa / Jonas Hein (2015)
Briefing Paper 22/2015

The alignment of the climate protecition and sustainable development is the main goal of the UNFCCC. Climate finance under the UNFCCC should lead by example to avoid that local communities face both the impacts of climate change and of climate policies.

Conference of the Parties (COP 21)

Paris, 30. November 2015

From 30 November to 11 December, the twenty-first session of the Conference of the Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) took place in Paris. A new global agreement on climate change was to be adopted. This agreement is decisive for future life on our planet. Climate change threatens to…

The devolution of the land and building tax in Indonesia

von Haldenwang, Christian / Alice Elfert / Tobias Engelmann / Samuel Germain / Gregor Sahler / Amelie Stanzel Ferreira (2015)
Studies 89

Indonesia has decentralised the responsibility for the land and building tax to cities and districts. But has the reform led to improved tax collection? The present study explores whether decentralisation leads to a better use of the potential of this revenue source.

Ethnic heterogeneity and public goods provision in Zambia: evidence of a subnational “diversity dividend”

Gisselquist, Rachel M. / Stefan Leiderer / Miguel Niño-Zarazúa (2016)
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The securitization of foreign aid: trends, explanations and prospects

Brown, Stephen / Jörn Grävingholt / Rosalind Raddatz (2016)
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The role of finance and related policies for biodiversity conservation

Bonn, 11. November 2015

2015 is a crucial year for biodiversity because this year’s decisions will have a huge impact for biodiversity conservation and funding in the next fifteen years. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their targets complement the goals of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on conserving and sustainably using biodiversity…

How Sustainable is German Foreign Policy?

, 29. Oktober 2015

Achieving sustainable solutions for global problems requires cooperation with countries in all world regions. However, the rapidly changing and complex world order is a major challenge for countries worldwide. Thus, German foreign policy is currently faced with challenges but also opportunities. Since the end of the Cold War, power…

The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2015 Special Chapter

Bonn, 26. Oktober 2015

Dr Juzhong Zhuang , Deputy Chief Economist of the Asian Development Bank, presented the report "The Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2015 Special Chapter: A Smarter Future: Skills, Education, and Growth in Asia" followed by a comment by Aimee Hampel-Milagrosa of the German Development Institut / Deutsches Institut für…

The 2030 Agenda – an opportunity for strengthening international cooperation

Messner, Dirk / Imme Scholz (2015)
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A five-point plan for dealing with the refugee crisis: there are no small solutions to big problems

Messner, Dirk (2015)
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The new EU trade and investment strategy: The proof of the pudding is in the eating

Bilal, San / Clara Brandi / Max Mendez-Parra (2015)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 16. Oktober 2015

On 14 October 2015 the European Commission has released the new EU trade and investment strategy. Its catchy title – “Trade for All” – is very auspicious as well as ambitious and the strategy contains promising elements for global development. But the proof of the pudding is in the eating: How will the strategy be put into practice?

UN at 70 - After the Summit

Bonn, 07. Oktober 2015

The UN member states have adopted a new agenda for sustainable development, including a set of universal Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Have they succeeded in striking a new partnership for protecting and providing global public goods for current and future generations? Have they paved the ground for the implementation of an…

Finanzierung der SDGs

Berlin, 05. Oktober 2015

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have beeen adopted in New York at the end of September 2015, but implementing them requires finance – some USD 3.9 trillion in annual investment, according to United Nations estimates. However, the current level of public and private investment in the relevant areas stands at just around USD 1.4…

Human mobility in response to rainfall variability: opportunities for migration as a successful adaptation strategy in eight case studies

Afifi, Tamer / Andrea Milan / Benjamin Etzold / Benjamin Schraven / Christina Rademacher-Schulz / Patrick Sakdapolrak / Alexander Reif / Kees van der Geest / Koko Warner (2015)
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Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Brandi, Clara (2015)
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The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation

Bonn, 09. September 2015

The public event, co-hosted by DIE and the Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research, served as both, the 13th Käte Hamburger Lecture and a book was launched for the recently published DIE Studies No. 88, “The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation: Origins, actions and future prospects”, by the…

The G20 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): reflections on future roles and tasks

Kloke-Lesch, Adolf (2015)
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Implementing Integrated Water Resource Management

Bonn, 18. August 2015

International Conference Sustainable Development Goals: A Water Perspective - Indicators, Interlinkages and Implementation (17 - 18 August 2015) Panel: Implementing Integrated Water Resource Management In contrast to Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 7 which focused on improved water supply and sanitation, the proposed Sustainable…

The Tunisian transition: torn between democratic consolidation and neo-conservatism in an insecure regional context

Schäfer, Isabel (2015)
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The global partnership for effective development cooperation: origins, actions and future prospects

Abdel-Malek, Talaat (2015)
Studies 88

This study by one of the most influential policy-makers in development traces the evolution of the international aid system during the post-World War II period and analyses the potential of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation to become a universally accepted platform.