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Post 2015: enter the UN General Assembly: harnessing Sustainable Development Goals for an ambitious global development agenda

Bauer, Steffen / Ines Dombrowsky / Imme Scholz (2014)
Briefing Paper 12/2014

The international process towards universal sustainable development goals has entered its decisive phase. This briefing paper critically appraises the proposal that was recently tabled by an Open Working Group and identifies priorities for the forthcoming negotiations of the UN General Assembly.

Training for Transformation

Hamburg, 02. Juni 2025

The MGG Training and Learning Side Event to the Hamburg Sustainability Conference focused on multi-stakeholder processes. The Hamburg Sustainability Conference challenged barriers to SDG implementation with a systemic approach. It was driven by the vision that reaching the SDGs requires interdisciplinary and trustful collaboration among…

Leveraging the potential of G20 and G7 cooperation

Online, 13. September 2021

This conference is part of a series focusing on the role of the G20 and G7 in support of sustainable development. This year’s conference will focus on the role of the G20 and G7 in promoting the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic that promotes a green and just transformation of economic systems. The conference reflects on the outcomes of…

The European Union Trust Fund for Africa: what implications for future EU development policy?

Castillejo, Clare (2017)
Briefing Paper 5/2017

The European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF) is a central part of the EU’s engagement in the area of migration policy. The paper reviews what the EUTF has achieved since it was established at the Valletta Summit in Malta in November 2015.

Why we lie about aid

Bonn, 17. September 2018

Foreign aid is about charity. International development is about technical fixes. At least that is what we, as donor publics, are constantly told. The result is a highly dysfunctional aid system which mistakes short-term results for long-term transformation and gets attacked across the political spectrum, with the right claiming we spend…

Trump’s assault on foreign aid: implications for international development cooperation

Haug, Sebastian / Anna Novoselova / Stephan Klingebiel (2025)
Discussion Paper 4/2025

The USA have long been a leading force in development cooperation. However, the first weeks of the second Trump administration have called the role of the US into question. The paper outlines the extant role of the US as a donor and reviews the changes announced and implemented by the US government.

Wastewater reuse for enhanced food and non-food value chains

Stockholm, 28. August 2016

The seminar explored the opportunities of using wastewater and organic waste within multifunctional land-use systems for the production of food and energy crops in urban transition zones in Sub-Saharan Africa. In this approach the wastewater is treated in a target-oriented manner to be used for irrigation and nutrient supply of the…

Reforming the UN Development System: can North and South overcome their political differences in making the UN fit for purpose?

Baumann, Max-Otto (2016)
Discussion Paper 14/2016

Once again, a process of reforming the UN Development System is underway in New York. Member States agree on the need for a more efficient and coherent system, but the challenge is reconciling the different political interests of developing and industrialized states in building the UN they need.

Reform of the multilateral development banks: how FfD4 can support it

Walle, Yabibal (2025)
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Dein Sprungbrett in den Berufseinstieg

Das IDOS Postgraduierten-Programm ist Dein Sprungbrett in den Berufseinstieg in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit

WBGU-Gutachten „Große Transformation“ jetzt als videobasierte Lehrveranstaltung online

WBGU-Gutachten „Große Transformation“ jetzt als videobasierte Lehrveranstaltung online WBGU-Gutachten „Große Transformation“ jetzt als videobasierte Lehrveranstaltung online Pressemitteilung vom 15.11.2012 Das Gutachten des Wissenschaftlichen Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen (WBGU) „Welt im Wandel – Gesellschaftsvertrag für eine Große Transformation“ ist jetzt als videobasierte Lehrveranstaltung in englischer Sprache erschienen (…

Green and global? A policy frame analysis of the European Investment Bank’s re-branding from 2018–2023

Erforth, Benedikt / Niels Keijzer (2025)
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The conference on development finance in Addis Ababa: leading the way on future international cooperation

Berensmann, Kathrin (2015)
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North-South divide in research and innovation and the challenges of global technology assessment: the case of smart technologies in agriculture

Stamm, Andreas (2022)
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Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement: potential gains

Balistreri, Edward J. / Zoryana Olekseyuk (2024)
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Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement: potential gains

Balistreri, Edward J. / Zoryana Olekseyuk (2025)
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Neofunctionalism and EU external policy integration: the case of capacity building in support of security and development (CBSD)

Bergmann, Julian (2019)
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Pricing the future: unveiling the effects of carbon pricing on socio-economic outcomes and energy poverty

Tamasiga, Phemelo / Helen Onyeaka / Malebogo Bakwena / El houssin Ouassou (2024)
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Pooled funding supports best practices in UN development work

Baumann, Max-Otto / Abualghaib, Ola (2024)
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The article argues that an effective way to evaluate UN funding modalities is to assess the extent to which they promote best practices in UN development work. The Disability Fund of the UN Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRD) provides an example of how pooled funds can foster best practices in the UN development system.

Consolidation or cooperation: the future of EU development cooperation

Gavas, Mikaela / Deborah Johnson / Simon Maxwell (2010)
Discussion Paper 6/2010