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.
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Stamm, Andreas / Jeffrey Orozco (2020)
The Current Column, 04 May 2020
The Costa Rican government has proposed to the WHO that it should lead a global effort to pool intellectual rights on technologies that are useful against Covid-19.
Berensmann, Kathrin (2020)
The Current Column, 30 April 2020
Around half of low-income countries were already heavily in debt before the crisis. And more poor nations will become highly indebted as a result of the pandemic.
Strupat, Christoph / Paul Marschall (2020)
The Current Column, 29 April 2020
The corona crisis has grave consequences for health, the economy and society. Pandemics such as COVID-19, Ebola and cholera will return repeatedly unless we understand what causes them. New infectious diseases in humans are often unleashed by viruses and bacteria in wild animals.
Leininger, Julia (2020)
The Current Column, 27 April 2020
The pandemic has made autocratisation trends more visible. Protecting and promoting democracy is thus the order of the day in an international cooperation context.
Dick, Eva (2020)
The Current Column, 09 April 2020
Repeated reference has been made to the risks associated with COVID-19. Nonetheless, there has so far been insufficient consideration given to the urban dimension of the crisis.
Grimm, Sven / Wulf Reiners / Benjamin Stewart (2020)
The Current Column, 06 April 2020
Given the catalytic function of the Covid-19 pandemic for digitalisation, the current crisis is an urgent call for a profound analysis of the impact of digitalisation on sustainability
Roll, Michael (2020)
The Current Column, 02 April 2020
Is Africa defenceless in the face of the corona pandemic? In part, some African countries are even better prepared for pandemics than Europe and the United States. Nigeria’s success in fighting its 2014 Ebola outbreak illustrates why that is the case.
Fuhrmann, Hanna / Sascha Kuhn (2020)
The Current Column, 01 April 2020
Measures are being taken all over the world to slow down the spread of the virus and minimise the economic damage. In this situation, behavioural change of individuals is indispensable.
Schraven, Benjamin (2020)
The Current Column, 30 March 2020
Might we take a different approach to other global problems after the corona pandemic? The list of these global challenges runs from combating hunger and the climate crisis through to dealing with migration.