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 (2019)
The Current Column, 01 April 2019
Hans Jonas has had a significant influence on the “ecological imperative”. In view of eroding planetary boundaries, however, is it still completely valid today?
Mbeva, Kennedy / Joanes Atela (2019)
The Current Column, 25 March 2019
African countries submitted their NDCs as part of their commitment to the implementation of the Paris Agreement and in line with the SDGs. Moreover, the inclusion of Climate Action (SDG 13) closely links the SDGs to the NDCs.
Keil, Jonas (2018)
The Current Column, 04 June 2018
Investors are increasingly putting their money into climate-friendly projects. Transparent rules and standards are important for ensuring effective climate change mitigation measures.
Mehl, Regine (2017)
The Current Column, 18 September 2017
Hand on heart: who knows that the United Nations International Day of Peace is celebrated on 21 September? It is also important in this context to make reference to Agenda 2030, which makes some challenging key points with regard to the issue of peace.
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.
Stamm, Andreas (2017)
The Current Column, 12 April 2017
We need knowledge-based strategies for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise their implementation will fail. Development cooperation actors have long considered themselves expertise brokers. North-South knowledge transfer needs to be replaced by joint, practice-based learning among researchers from many different nations.
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.
Keijzer, Niels / Stephan Klingebiel (2017)
The Current Column, 13 January 2017
At a time when most of us are having a quiet start to the year, cleaning up desks and refreshing to-do lists, a group of UN officials, South African statisticians and international partners are frantically working to finalise preparations for the first-ever UN World Data Summit.
Herrfahrdt-Pähle, Elke / Waltina Scheumann (2016)
The Current Column, 21 November 2016
The issue of adapting African agriculture to climate change was finally addressed at the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Marrakesh. We can only achieve food security by ensuring that overdue investment is made in irrigation infrastructure and institutions.