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Umweltschutz und Wachstum

Berlin, 11. September 2017

Geht wirtschaftliches Wachstum immer zu Lasten der Umwelt und der natürlichen Ressourcen? Oder gelingt es, die technologischen und politischen Möglichkeiten und Grenzen mit Wachstum und Umweltschutz in Einklang zu bringen? Und wie müssen Strategien für Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländer aussehen, die weiteres Wirtschaftswachstum benötigen,…

What possible synergies?

Bonn, 12. September 2017

The high-level dialogue addresses interconnections between sustainable development and climate action, particularly between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Global Climate Action ‘Agenda. The dialogue consists of high-level input, a panel of practitioners, and break-out sessions for the general audience, specifically…

Non-economic losses from climate change: opportunities for policy-oriented research

Serdeczny, Olivia / Steffen Bauer / Saleemul Huq (2017)
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Rising powers in UN development funding: growing responsibilities, growing engagement?

Grimm, Sven / Zhang Chun (2017)
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Implementation of Sustainable Development Goals

Bonn, 19. September 2017

Implementation of the SDGs is being carried out in most countries, however with variable intensity. Often, interdependencies and trade-offs between SDGs are not or only insufficiently observed in research and the supporting policy process. A key role for agricultural production is given to SDG 2 on combating hunger, but agriculture has…

Turning an idea into reality: creating the European Institute of Peace

Bergmann, Julian (2018)
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When ‘unintended effects’ reveal hidden intentions: implications of ‘mutual benefit’ discourses for evaluating development cooperation

Keijzer, Niels / Erik Lundsgaarde (2017)
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Identifying future growth potentials: a consolidated approach

Altenburg, Tilman / Wilfried Lütkenhorst (2017)
Briefing Paper 15/2017

How can policynmakers anticipate future growth opportunities? We asssess various methodologies and highlight the to need to combine quantitative tools with qualitative techniques that allow to account for the possibility of disruptive structural change as well as societal preferences.

Environmental provisions in trade agreements: promises at the trade and environment interface

Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi / Dominique Bruhn (2017)
Briefing Paper 16/2017

This paper provides new research insights and input for policy discussions at the interface of international trade and the environment.

Non-State actors in Arctic Council governance

Wehrmann, Dorothea (2017)
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From the G20 Hamburg Summit to MC11 in Buenos Aires

Geneva, 27. September 2017

The G20 is a unique international platform that can overcome policy silo mentalities and bridge trade policy and other public policy objectives such as sustainable and inclusive growth. Often these broader objectives are neglected in trade policy debates. In fact, trade policy has emerged as one of the most contested policy fields during…

Unveiling the environmental reality of trade agreements

Geneva, 27. September 2017

Trade agreements no longer just aim at eliminating tariffs but deal with many non-economic issues such as the environment. A majority of 85% of all trade agreements already covers various environmental dimensions. While the increasing uptake of environmental rules in trade agreements is well-acknowledged, we lack a deep understanding of…

Global Environmental Politics

Bonn, 28. September 2017

Johannes Urpelainen, the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Professor of Energy, Resources and Environment and the Founding Director of the Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy (ISEP) at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (Washington, DC), is presenting his new book on Global Environmental Politics in the Twenty-First…

Democratization via aid? The European Union’s democracy promotion in the Western Balkans 1994–2010

Grimm, Sonja / Okka Lou Mathis (2017)
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Digitalisation and flight: how can donors leverage digital technologies to support refugees?

Martin-Shields, Charles (2017)
Briefing Paper 18/2017

Increasing access to digital technologies is making it easier for humanitarian and development agencies to support refugee processes. This Briefing Paper explains how development agencies can manage the risks and challenges that come with using new technologies in refugee contexts.

Two Pager

Two Pager Direkt zu: Publikationssuche The Two-Pager is an instrument for transformative research. It depicts the essence of a previous publication by outlining the issue, the research goals and the results. Since it also concludes the respective recommendations for development cooperation (or other policy areas), the Two-Pager is also an instrument of policy advice and political communication that addresses specific communities in international cooperation. All…

Thematic aid allocation: what are the benefits and risks?

Sebastian Paulo / Heiner Janus / Sarah Holzapfel (2017)
Briefing Paper 19/2017

The paper analyses the trend of thematic allocation in development cooperation and illustrates which benefits and risks occur when donors increasingly allocate official development assistance primarily according to themes rather than countries.

Implications for equitable earth system governance

Lund, 09. Oktober 2017

Semi-Plenary, 2017 Lund Conference on Earth System Governance Sustainable development will not be achieved without addressing climate change, which threatens to undermine development achievements. Conversely, policies and actions that address climate change also need to deliver on core issues of sustainable development, including poverty…

Perspectives for a Renewed Partnership Between Europe and MENA

Berlin, 10. Oktober 2017

Since the 2011 Arab uprisings, the list of political, social, and economic challenges facing the MENA region has continually grown and pressure on Europeans to address these challenges has increased. Several MENA countries have fallen into civil wars, and most suffer from economic recession and high unem-ployment. In addition, political…

After the G20 Summit in Hamburg

Washington, 11. Oktober 2017

The conference will reflect on the outcomes of the G20’s Hamburg Summit and will look ahead to the Argentinian G20 presidency starting December 2017. In addition the conference will feature three sessions: rethinking globalization and the new emerging order the G20 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development the G20 compact with…