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Impact assessments in the governance sector

Bonn, 21. November 2018

Impact assessment has become a common practice in international development cooperation. This is also the case when it comes to governance programmes. Against this background, the „Impact Initiative Africa“ was launched as a cooperation between GIZ Headquarters, the GIZ offices in Benin and Mozambique and the DIE. The project officially…

Warum der öffentliche Dienst ein Agenda-2030-Update braucht

Reiber, Tatjana / Wulf Reiners (2018)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 19. November 2018

Ein Agenda-2030-Update ist notwendig, das sicherstellt, dass der öffentliche Dienst über aktuelles Wissen und relevante Schlüsselkompetenzen verfügen, besonders im sozialen und kommunikativen Bereich.

Taxation, inequality and social cohesion

Bonn, 13. November 2018

In the last decades the world has experienced an exacerbation of different forms of inequalities. For example, within-country income inequality has increased significantly since the late 1980s, particularly in OECD member countries. In many countries of the Global South, persistent concentrations of power and wealth contribute to…

Digital Transformation: Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development

, 08. November 2018

Digitalisation has a transformative societal impact, providing solutions and creating new challenges. Against the background of the Sustainable Development Goals it is imperative to analyse this impact in further detail. The workshop “Digital Transformation: Higher Education and Research for Sustainable Development” aimed to provide a…

Effects of social cash transfers on the different dimensions of poverty

Bonn, 07. November 2018

On 7 November 2018, the German Development Institute/ Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungs-politik (DIE) organised a PEGNet Expert Meeting on the “Effects of social cash transfers on the different dimensions of poverty” in co-operation with the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI). Daniele Malerba and…

Climate Change and the Cost of Capital in Climate Vulnerable Developing Countries

Berlin, 30. Oktober 2018

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and UN Environment covened a one-day workshop in Berlin to examine the technical and policy aspects of the impact of integrating climate risk into financial market decision-making on the cost of capital for climate vulnerable developing countries. The…

MGG Academy 2017

MGG Academy 2017 MGG Academy 2017 Teilnehmende der MGG Academy 2017 Alfenas Amorim, Flávia Getulio Vargas Foundation Brazil Andrezo, Rafael Central Bank of Brazil Brazil Anthes, Carolin Peace Research Institute Germany Atif, Nasser German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Germany Brito, Dolores National Institute for Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro) Brazil Carina, Sheila Teta Indonesian House of Representatives…

The G20 @ 10

Bonn, 23. Oktober 2018

The G20 will meet at the end of 2018 for their annual summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In contrast to its early years, the G20 today is not dealing with another financial crisis which threatens a global recession, but with underlying economic problems and a set of political crises on various levels. A fundamental unease with economic…

Gegen Populismus: Nachhaltigkeit und eine zukunftsfähige EU

Gegen Populismus: Nachhaltigkeit und eine zukunftsfähige EU Gegen Populismus: Nachhaltigkeit und eine zukunftsfähige EU Gesine Schwan Pressemitteilung vom 18.10.2018 Das deutsche Chapter des UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) hat in Bonn einen neuen Lenkungsausschuss gewählt Bonn, 18.10.2018. Das deutsche Nachhaltigkeitsnetzwerk SDSN Germany wird sich künftig noch stärker als bisher den Herausforderungen des gesellschaftlichen Wandels und dem…

Innovation in Development: the future of EU international Cooperation

Brussels, 18. Oktober 2018

As a continuation of the public debate hold at the European Parliament on 17 October, ETTG organised a research conference to which it invited its community of researchers, partners and stakeholders to discuss together the possible responses that the European Union can give to face the current development challenges. The focus was mainly…

The future of EU international Cooperation

Brussels, 17. Oktober 2018

On 17 October, the European Think Tanks Group and the European Parliament host a public debate on the future of the EU in international cooperation, addressing the new challenges faced by the EU, both globally and in its own neighbourhood. The objectives of this Conference are to: Encourage a future-oriented debate on innovation in…

Bremen Dialogue and Transfer Forum on Sustainable Public Procurement

Bremen, 17. Oktober 2018

Nachhaltige öffentliche Beschaffung kann zu einem wichtigen Hebel zur Umsetzung der Agenda 2030 werden, insbesondere durch die Wirkung auf nachhaltige Konsum- und Produktionsmuster (Ziel 12). Potenziale und Herausforderungen auf diesem Weg werden bis Ende 2019 in einem Projekt des Deutschen Instituts für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) in enger…

Climate action in the Global South

Nairobi, 16. Oktober 2018

It is now conventional wisdom that many of the fundamental challenges the world faces in the 21st century are inherently “global challenges.” It is similarly commonly agreed that our ability to manage global challenges is woefully inadequate. There is thus an urgent need to explore new strategies to promote effective cooperation.…

Warum das BMZ die Zahl der Partnerländer reduzieren will

Klingebiel, Stephan (2018)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 15. Oktober 2018

Eine deutliche Konsolidierung der Liste der deutschen EZ-Partnerländer ist daher einerseits zu begrüßen, andererseits jedoch kein leichtes Unterfangen. Folgende Anhaltspunkte sollten bei der Überarbeitung herangezogen werden.

The SDGs and the Future of Europe

Bonn, 15. Oktober 2018

Accounting for six percent of the global population and 22 percent of global economic output, the European Union is a global player whose actions are decisive for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) both within Europe and globally. Some of Europe's most pressing socio-economic priorities and challenges including…

The SDGs and the Future of Europe - Public Dialogue

Bonn, 15. Oktober 2018

The European Union (EU) is at the crossroads. While populist movements and parties are questioning its value European Leaders struggle with embracing a positive common vision of the EU’s future that resonates with its citizens. Can the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with its 17 goals (SDGs) adopted in 2015 by all 193 UN Member…

Boosting non-state climate action in the European Union

Chan, Sander / Jacopo Bencini (2018)
Briefing Paper 21/2018

Current policies are inconsistent with international climate goals. More, and more effective, actions by non-state and subnational actors, such as businesses, cities and NGOs, could accelerate low-carbon and climate resilient transitions. This paper explores how the EU could strengthen such action.

Gesundheit global verstehen, denken und handeln

Marschall, Paul / Maike Voss (2018)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 08. Oktober 2018

Diese Woche findet der World Health Summit statt, das weltweit wichtigste Forum im Bereich globaler Gesundheit an dem die zentralen Akteure aus Politik, Wissenschaft, Zivilgesellschaft und Privatwirtschaft teilnehmen.

"Change can be measured, the reasons for it cannot" - Interview

Scholz, Imme (2018)
Externe Publikationen

Imme Scholz, deputy director of the German Development Institute (Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik – DIE), was involved in the Delphi study as one of several experts (see box page 38). The mission was to identify global trends that will be important for development policy through to 2032. The study was conducted on behalf of Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ ). In our interview, Scholz talked about how development successes are linked to development cooperation. She also considered how these matters are perceived by policymakers and the general public.

Global Cooperation for the Agenda 2030

Brussels, 03. Oktober 2018

The conference is organised within the ‘ Managing Global Governance’ (MGG) programme of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). It consists of three parts: First, the internal MGG workshop “The Future of MGG – 2019 and beyond” brings together a group of partners from the MGG network to jointly…