Talaat, Abdel-Malek (2014) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 08. Mai 2014
The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) was endorsed in December 2011 by 3500 delegates as a reaffirmation of their will to accelerate progress in improving development cooperation outcomes.
Development leaders call for the EU to think and act globally Development leaders call for the EU to think and act globally Press Release, 6 May 2014 The Independent Vision Group on European Development Cooperation calls for a stronger global role of the European Union (EU), especially in its relations with the developing world. The Independent Vision Group on European Development Cooperation worries, that Europe is so preoccupied with its own economic and social…
Paulo, Sebastian (2014) Discussion Paper 13/2014
The implementation of an agenda for global development needs to integrate the broader framework of international cooperation. This paper provides a conceptual overview of the relationship between international cooperation and development that outlines the general contours of this challenge.
Pietschmann, Elena / Frank Vollmer / Isaora Zefania Romalahy / Natascha Schmähling / Rahel Folz (2014) Externe Publikationen
Keijzer, Niels / Timo Casjen Mahn (2014) Externe Publikationen
Mexico City, 16. April 2014
First High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation The event covered mainly two aspects of the topic in the following two sections. 1. The first section focused on “Mutual Accountability and South-South Cooperation in the Post-2015 Agenda”. In the post-2015 debate, global accountability features…
Duisburg, 15. April 2014
In the 8th Käte Hamburger Lecture, Andrew Cooper examined the rise of pivotal informal summitry/organisations, above all the G20 and the BRICS, and the implications of this phenomenon for global governance. At a basic level informal organisations differ from the formal institutions such as the UN and the IMF in a number of key ways:…
Bonn, 07. April 2014
This was the final conference of an international research project " Technological trajectories for low carbon development in China, Europe and India ", generously funded by the Swedish Riksbankens Jubileumsfond under a joint call with Volkswagen Foundation and Compagnia de San Paolo. The project was jointly carried out by a team of 15…
Holzapfel, Sarah (2014) Briefing Paper 4/2014
At a time of global economic crisis, donor agencies are under increasing pressure to provide evidence of the positive results of their work. This paper analyses the limitations and risks of using standard indicators to report on aggregate outputs and outcomes of interventions at agency level.
Ashoff, Guido / Stephan Klingebiel (2014) Discussion Paper 9/2014
Since the early 2000s, the development policy community has come to acknowledge two issues. (1) The aid system is in crisis; attempts are being made to reform the system. (2) The system environment in which development policy is being pursued has undergone considerable change.
Lundsgaarde, Erik / Svea Koch / Julia Leininger (2014) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 31. März 2014
On 2 and 3 April 2014, African and EU Heads of State and Government will meet in Brussels to take stock of achievements in Africa-EU cooperation and to outline priorities for future cooperation.
Wolff, Peter (2014) Externe Publikationen
Scheumann, Waltina / Ines Dombrowsky (2014) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 24. März 2014
Wie kann die „unterste Milliarde“ der Menschheit mit Wasser und Strom versorgt werden?
Scheumann, Waltina / Oliver Hensengerth (eds.) (2014) Buchveröffentlichungen
Bonn, 20. März 2014
At this Water Lecture, a panel of high-level experts from International Organizations, Policy think tanks and the academia discussed the various links between water and energy as well as potential challenges and opportunities of the interface between water and energy at different levels and settings. The emphasis of this panel discussion…
Bonn, 12. März 2014
Rivers offer a huge potential for the generation of ‘clean’ electricity through hydropower development. But are the environmental impacts of dams really that small and does public interest in the name of renewable energy sources justify expropriation of local populations? In Turkey, these questions lead to heated debates– in midst of…
Bonn, 11. März 2014
The notion of Common But Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR) is a cornerstone of international climate policy. It essentially acknowledges that individual countries’ contributions to global warming are often at odds with the climate change impacts they will be facing while at the same time there exist considerable differences in…
Berlin, 11. März 2014
It is widely recognised that the foreign aid system - which today involves every country in the world - is in need of drastic change. But there are conflicting opinions as to what is needed. Some call for dramatic increases in resources, to meet long-overdue commitments, and to scale up what is already being done around the world. Others…
If we are to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system and to preserve humanity's life support systems for future generations, we need a radical transformation in the way we use our planet's natural resources. The market is failing to bring about the necessary changes and its incentive structures even caused the…
Pauw, Pieter / Steffen Bauer / Carmen Richerzhagen / Clara Brandi / Hanna Schmole (2014) Discussion Paper 6/2014
This paper discusses options on how the international climate regime under the UNFCCC can move forward with one of its fundamental yet often disputed principles: Common But Differentiated Responsibility (CBDR).
