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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Never, Babette (2017)
The Current Column, 04 December 2017
Middle-income countries are seeing growth among their middle classes. The problem is that our planet’s resources are finite. Time for a new consumer policy.
Tibig, Lourdes / Denise Margaret Matias (2017)
The Current Column, 08 November 2017
Governments must address not just rapid onset events but also slow onset events, which are a more silent but equal if not more dangerous and pervasive threat to lives, livelihoods and ecosystems.
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.