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The role of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC)

Online, 29. September 2021

Since its foundation in 1961, the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) – nerve centre of the aid effort of the “rich” countries (some $160 billion in 2020) – has played a central role in the Post-War aid system. This book traces the history of the institution and reflects on its future. How intense diplomacy by US Deputy Secretary…

Mechanisms for governing the Water-Land-Food Nexus in the Lower Awash River Basin, Ethiopia: ensuring policy coherence in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda

Srigiri, Srinivasa Reddy / Anita Breuer / Waltina Scheumann (2021)
Discussion Paper 26/2021

Are the governance mechanisms for land and water in Ethiopia effective in managing the WEF nexus interdependencies? We assess the conditions that affect coordination for policy coherence in achieving the 2030 Agenda.

Revitalizing Investment for Covid-19 Recovery

Online, 30. September 2021

WTO members face a huge challenge to tackle declining foreign direct investment (FDI) flows as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to UNCTAD, global FDI contracted by 35% in 2020, compared to the previous year, due to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The world, and particularly the developing world, needs…

Spaceborne height models reveal above ground biomass changes in tropical landscapes

Schlund, Micheal / Martyna Kotowski / Fabian Brambach / Jonas Hein / Birgit Wessel / Nicole Camarretta / Mangarah Silalahi / Jayah Surati / Surati Nengah / Stefan Erasmi / Christoph Leuschner / Holger Kreft (2021)
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Contested Categories

Online, 04. Oktober 2021

Workshop objective and background The aggregation of information is a mundane procedure in research processes. Clustering, labelling and categorising are basic tools used by researchers to structure data and order information with the objective to systematically make sense of “the world out there”. This process is crucial for reaching…

Renewable energy consumption, globalization and economic growth shocks: evidence from G7 countries

Urom, Christian / Ilyes Abid / Khaled Guesmi / Gideon Ndubuisi (2021)
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Managing climate risks

Online, 06. Oktober 2021

A significant body of literature establishes the critical role of social protection in strengthening risk management and adaptive capacities of the poor and socially marginalized people to respond to climate change. Social protection instruments are generally categorized into i) social assistance, ii) social insurance and microinsurance,…

The winding road to renewed Europe-Africa partnership in post-COVID world

Hornidge, Anna-Katharina / Carl Michiels / Geert Laporte / Natalie Tocci / Sara Pantuliano / Sebastian Treyer / Vera Mazzara (2021)
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Once the dust of the COVID-19 crisis settles, it will be time to build a new foundation for Europe-Africa relations. As the EU searches for allies in a post-COVID world, a group of seven European think tank leaders looks at how to build a stronger Europe-Africa axis in the multilateral system.

COVID-19: how can the G20 address debt distress in SSA?

Berensmann, Kathrin / Hopestone Kayiska Chavula / Austin Chiumia / Mma Amara Ekeruche / Njuguna Ndung'u / Aloysius Ordu / Lemma W. Senbet / Abebe Shimeles (2021)
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It’s about water!

Online, 07. Oktober 2021

Climate change impacts cities in manifold ways and often affects water resources: floods and other natural hazards damage urban infrastructure, drinking water quality can deteriorate, and pressure on surrounding water-based ecosystems can increase. The Bonn Water Network (BWN) invites you to its session at the Daring Cities Conference…

The democratic deficit of the G20

Hilbrich, Sören (2021)
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Creating linkages between foreign investors and the local economy in light of the Covid-19 pandemic

Online, 26. Oktober 2021

This is the 9 th of a webinar series on investment facilitation for development, held in the framework of a joint ITC/DIE project on Investment Facilitation for Development. Like all ITC/DIE events, participation in the webinar is free of charge. However, it is necessary to register for the event in order to receive the meeting link…

Top-down naturalization: Turkish government propensity and Syrian refugee attitudes

Abedtalas, Musallam / Wissam Aldien Aloklah / Abdulhamid Alawak / Abdulnaser Aljasem / Rohat Sheikh Esmaeel Zada (2021)
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El impacto económico del acuerdo Unión Europea - Mercosur en España

Latorre, María C. / Hidemichi Yonezawa / Zoryana Olekseyuk (2021)
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Protecting democracy from abroad: democracy aid against attempts to circumvent presidential term limits

Nowack, Daniel / Leininger, Julia (2021)
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Research Frontiers on the Adoption, Impact and Effectiveness of VSS

European University Institute, Florence, Italy, 04. November 2021

As part of the Academic Advisory Council (AAC) of the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS), the Managing Global Governance (MGG) Programme of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik co-organizes the 2021 Annual Meeting that is hosted by the European University Institute in…

Democratic participation and the populist challenge to global governance

Hilbrich, Sören (2021)
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Forced Migration in Afghanistan and Afghan Refugees in the Region

Online, 08. November 2021

Forced Migration and Refugee Studies in conversation In August 2021, the rapid breakdown of the Afghan government and the subsequent takeover by the Taliban surprised many people in Germany, in the USA, and in allied countries. In the preceding months and after the government collapse, the situation of forced migrants in Afghanistan and…

Tax Expenditures and Domestic Revenue Mobilisation

Online, 09. November 2021

Tax expenditures (TEs) are tax benefits that governments use worldwide to pursue various policy goals such as attracting investment, boosting innovation and fighting poverty. TEs are costly, as they lower government revenue and the tax liability of the beneficiary. The global average of tax revenues forgone over the period 1990-2020 is…

Towards sustainable ocean governance: a call for blue climate action in international development

Lehmann, Ina / Michael Siebert / Nicola Hanke / Maximilian Högl / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2021)
Briefing Paper 22/2021

Sustainable ocean governance is of vital importance for human development. And yet life in the ocean is strongly threatened by human economic activities. This Briefing Paper outlines the way forward for a sustainable blue economy that is inclusive of local stakeholders.