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Employment creation through industrial policy in the MENA countries

Bonn, 21. September 2018

Lack of productive employment is one of the most pressing challenges of countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). No other region in the world has such high rates of unemployment and underemployment. Policy makers across the region are extremely concerned about the problem but have not yet been able to identify an effective…

Climate ambition and sustainable development for a new decade: a catalytic framework

Chan, Sander / Idil Boran / Harro van Asselt et al. (2021)
Externe Publikationen

Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples

Bonn, 26. September 2018

Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) are climate frontliners with a strong sense of belonging and connection to their immediate environments. They have unique insights on local climate risks and impacts. The establishment of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) within the Paris Agreement (Decision…

Challenges to Democratisation and Peace-Building in Africa

Duisburg, 12. Dezember 2014

The goal of the workshop was to examine issues of democratisation, development, international intervention and peace-building in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. It drew on the premises that despite its specificities, the crisis in Mali raises issues and debates common to other post-colonial societies. The workshop therefore aimed at…

The politics of “what works”: evidence incentives and entrepreneurship in development organisations

Yanguas, Pablo (2023)
Discussion Paper 3/2023

What determines the use of evidence by national development agencies, and whose evidence matters most? Pablo Yanguas explores these important questions in a new IDOS Discussion Paper. He argues that institutionalisation and entrepreneurship play critical roles in centering policy making on evidence.

A resolution for a quiet revolution: taking the United Nations to sustainable development ‘beyond aid’

Wennubst, Pio / Timo Casjen Mahn (2013)
Discussion Paper 22/2013

What is the future role of the United Nations development system, how will it function and what are the necessary means? This paper proposes a system-wide strategy and “quiet revolution” reforms to position the UN development system for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda.

The G20 before the Hamburg Summit

Bonn, 20. Juni 2017

In July 2017, leaders of the G20 nations gathered in Hamburg, Germany, for their annual summit, discussing matters of international cooperation among the world’s most powerful economies. Since the summit fell during a period of heightened international turbulence, the outcome and ambition of the G20 process under Germany’s leadership were…

The role of indicators in development cooperation: an overview study with a special focus on the use of key and standard indicators

Holzapfel, Sarah (2014)
Studies 81

This study explores the role of indicators in development cooperation at three organisational levels: the agency level, the country level and the programme/project level. Best practices are identified and recommendations given on how to mitigate risks associated with the use of indicators.

Germany’s funding to the UNDS: towards a better mix for stronger multilateralism

Weinlich, Silke / Max-Otto Baumann / Erik Lundsgaarde (2020)
Briefing Paper 17/2020

Germany has become the second-largest funder of UN humanitarian and development work, but its funding is rather fragmented and restricted. To be an effective supporter of multilateralism, the German Government should adopt a coordinated, strategically informed approach to funding UN organizations.

Covid-19 Vaccination in Low Income Countries

Online, 08. Juli 2021

In a bid to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, various countries in the world have started to roll-out different types of Covid-19 vaccines to their respective populations. In several high income-countries, vaccines are rolled-out free of charge. However, in the case of low-income countries, economic limitations and weak health systems do…

Achieving policy coherence for drought resilient food security in SSA: lessons from the Horn of Africa

Brüntrup, Michael (2019)
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Drivers and Constraints for Adopting Sustainability Standards in SMEs and the Demand for Finance

Berlin, 25. April 2017

The purpose of the workshop is to present and discuss country cases from Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa on the relevance of voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The authors of the case studies are partners of the Managing Global Governance (MGG) Network. Representatives…

G20: Global Governance in Transition

Berlin, 12. Mai 2016

The G20 has become one of the central forums for international cooperation. This year, China holds the G20 presidency, which will be followed by Germany in 2017. Both countries will aim to strengthen the role of the G20 in the global governance structure despite increasing regional fragmentation. The discussion of the event focused on the…

How does armed conflict affect refugee protection in Ethiopia?

Online, 02. März 2021

Ethiopia is known for its long-standing open-door policies and has been hosting nearly one million refugees from neighbouring countries for many years. The parliament of Ethiopia enacted a bill in 2019 aiming at facilitating long-term local integration, access to land and other essential public services, and the government adopted the…

What should development policy actors do about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)?

Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2015)
Briefing Paper 1/2015

TTIP is being hotly debated, but with a narrow focus. Proponents and critics are primarily concerned with the impact of TTIP on Germany and Europe. Too little attention is being paid to the implications of this mega-regional for the rest of the world.

Reforming public financial management systems in developing countries as a contribution to the improvement of governance

Klingebiel, Stephan / Timo Casjen Mahn (2011)
Briefing Paper 3/2011

Finance that empowers, that motivates and that provides global public goods

Klingebiel, Stephan (2013)
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Programming the NDICI in times of COVID-19: five takeaways from a recent webinar

Jones, Alexei / Niels Keijzer (2021)
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(R)evolution? Exploring the potential of post-development approaches for reforming development cooperation

Köllner, Francy (2023)
Discussion Paper 6/2023

The paper investigates on how elements of post-development approaches are reflected in current policy initiatives (German feminist development policy, locally led development approach and Global Public Investment) and what potential they have to reform international development cooperation.

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…