Every Monday, the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) comments on the latest issues and trends of international development policy by its Current Column. The column is intended for politically interested readers who want to get a brief overview on the state of German and international development policy.
Current and past issues can be downloaded for free from the IDOS website.
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Richerzhagen, Carmen / Marianne Alker (2017)
The Current Column, 22 May 2017
This year’s International Day for Biological Diversity is focusing on tourism. There are many reasons for Donald Trump to advocate for environmental and, in particular, biodiversity conservation.
Altenburg, Tilman / Lütkenhorst, Wilfried (2017)
The Current Column, 08 May 2017
Decarbonisation, disruptive new technologies, massive urbanization: Today’s major challenges call for a new breed of industrial policy –a huge challenge for developing countries in particular. A new book by DIE researchers explains why and how.
Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2017)
The Current Column, 19 January 2017
Today will see Donald Trump sworn in as the 45th president of the USA, a move that could see the system of world trade plunge into a spiral of isolationism.
Thomas Henökl (2017)
The Current Column, 19 January 2017
Never before has the change of administration in the United States caused this much concern globally, and never before has an US-President incited so much tension ahead of taking office.
Trautner, Bernhard / Mark Furness (2017)
The Current Column, 19 January 2017
Which impact does a changed US policy in the Middle East have from the point of view of the German development policy and in the broader sense of international cooperation?
Scheumann, Waltina (2017)
The Current Column, 22 March 2017
In the 2017 World Water Development Report, the focus is no longer on the purification and disposal of waste water, but rather on reuse, recycling and resource recovery.
Henökl, Thomas (2017)
The Current Column, 16 March 2017
As announced by Prime Minister Theresa May, the British Government is seeking a “clean break” with the EU and is prepared to leave the single market and the customs union in the process.
Scheumann, Waltina / Michael Brüntrup (2017)
The Current Column, 24 January 2017
Die Verfügbarkeit und das Management von Wasser sind ganz zentral dafür, ob das Nachhaltigkeitsziel 2 der Agenda 2030 der Vereinten Nationen „Beendigung von Hunger, Erreichung von Ernährungssicherheit und verbesserter Ernährung und Förderung nachhaltiger Landwirtschaft“ erreicht werden kann.