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Sustainable dam development in Turkey: between europeanization and authoritarian governance

Scheumann, Waltina / Vera Baumann / Anna-Lena Mueller / Dennis Mutschler / Sylvia Ismail / Thomas Walent (2014)
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Green and social in the Post-2015 agenda

Bonn, 14. März 2014

In September 2013, the United Nations decided to only have “one single framework and set of goals” for international development after 2015. A single framework means that the ambitions for human development and the environment of the Millennium and the Sustainable Development Goals need to be integrated in order to achieve a coherent…

Empirical evidence and policy responses regarding climate change and migration

Bonn, 13. März 2014

Rationale for the workshop To the present day, a predominantly negative understanding of migration in the context of climatic and environmental change has prevailed. Migration has often been portrayed as a threat for human national and international security in policy fora or in media’s representation of the topic. Despite this fact,…

Green and social: managing synergies and trade-offs

Bonn, 12. März 2014

Existing development pathways need to be transformed so that they are more environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive. These two agendas can be synergistic or conflicting. Synergies have been explored to some extent in recent concepts such as the ‘green economy’, while the associated trade-offs and conflicts have received less…

Opportunities for the 2015 Climate Agreement

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…

Green Transformational Policies towards Sustainability

Berlin, 11. März 2014

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…

Different perspectives on differentiated responsibilities: a state-of-the-art review of the notion of common but differentiated responsibilities in international negotiations

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).

Universal, inclusive, sustainable - Shaping the EU's contribution to a global public policy in the Post-2015 world

Bruxelles, 06. März 2014

In 2014, negotiations for a Post-2015 global agenda will gain momentum. The Intergovernmental Open Working Group (OWG) established by the UN in 2013 will start elaborating a proposal which integrates work on the Sustainable Development Goals as decided by the UN Conference on Sustainable Develop­ment in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 and…

The emergence of an innovation system for the solar energy sector in Morocco

Vidican, Georgeta (2014)
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Green industrial policy in emerging countries

Pegels, Anna (2014)
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Development Post-2015: why global governance matters

Blankenbach, Johannes (2014)
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The German "Energiewende" in the global context: lessons and pitfalls for low-carbon transformation

Berlin, 04. März 2014

Germany’s energy transition is high on the political agenda. However, the so-called “Energiewende” still has a long way to go if it is to become a global model for low-carbon transformation. What is expected from the German “Energiewende”? Is energy transition primarily a technical or a sociopolitical challenge? And how can the…

A strong voice for global sustainable development: how China can play a leading role in the Post-2015 Agenda

Ye, Jiang / Thomas Fues (2014)
Briefing Paper 2/2014

The paper analyses the position of China in the UN process for a post-2015 global development agenda and formulates policy recommendations for the Chinese leadership which would enhance the country’s contributions to the developing world and the provision of global public goods.

Energiewende: Rolle rückwärts in die Zukunft?

Lütkenhorst, Wilfried / Anna Pegels (2014)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 24. Februar 2014

24.02.2014. Die deutsche Energiewende ist der weltweit einzigartige Versuch, eine reife und große Industriegesellschaft auch ohne Nuklearenergie zukunftsfähig zu machen.

We Are in There Together with Germany: Observations by a Canadian

Gal-Or, Noemi (2014)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 21. Februar 2014

To a Canadian, a bold speech such as the one recently delivered by the German President Joachim Gauck would not be expected from Canada’s Governor.

Post- 2015: Wohin mit der Biodiversität?

Lucas, Paul L. / José A. González / Carmen Richerzhagen (2014)
Die aktuelle Kolumne, 03. Februar 2014

Ohne den Schutz von Biodiversität und Ökosystemdienstleistungen ist es nicht möglich, die Grundbedürfnisse der Armen zu befriedigen. Doch wie lässt sich dieses Thema in der Post-2015-Agenda verankern?

Challenges in measuring the state of the environment in developing countries: a literature review

Stepping, Katharina M.K. (2013)
Discussion Paper 25/2013

The first comprehensive comparison of cross-country environmental composite indicators evaluates their conceptual and methodological strengths and weaknesses. The study also assesses how useful these environmental indices are in the context of developing countries.

Trade-Off decisions for sustainable development of bioenergy in the Philippines

Acosta, Lilibeth A. / Damasa B. Magcale-Macandog / Wolfgang Lucht / Kathreena G. Engay / Maria Noriza Q. Herrera / Ozzy Boy S. Nicopior / Mic Ivan V. Sumilang / Jemimah Mae A. Eugenio / Nelson H. Enano Jr. (2013)
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What the EU could contribute, with a little EU-phoria

Furness, Mark (2013)
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Finance that empowers, that motivates and that provides global public goods

Klingebiel, Stephan (2013)
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