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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Grimm, Sven (2019)
The Current Column, 29 April 2019
The next general election will be held on 8 May. While it might be won comfortably by the ruling party, it could still prove difficult and will barely have any effect on the nation’s dwindling global role.
El-Haddad, Amirah (2019)
The Current Column, 15 April 2019
Whatever the reason, raising the minimum wage in Egypt is not a good idea. The public sector minimum wage and wage increases will increase inequality not reduce it.
Furness, Mark / Annabelle Houdret (2019)
The Current Column, 08 April 2019
Since the 2011 Arab uprisings, European countries have supported development and stability in North Africa with increased aid and increased arms sales. This incoherent approach risks fuelling further conflict.
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.
Klingebiel, Stephan (2019)
The Current Column, 19 March 2019
Kigali is designing a new way to conduct South–South Cooperation, an approach based on Rwanda’s concept of itself as a ‘developmental’ state. A central feature of this is Rwanda’s locally inspired system of concepts for enhancing the development of the country. Home Grown Solutions (HGS) is the umbrella term.
Rodríguez de Francisco, Jean Carlo / Mirja Schoderer (2019)
The Current Column, 18 March 2019
World water day 2019 focuses on the roughly 2.1 billion people in the world still lacking access to safe water. Nevertheless, governments and donor countries need to make sure that SDG implementation does not lend itself for privatisation of community water supply systems.
Strupat, Christoph (2019)
The Current Column, 11 March 2019
India has long played a key role in including poor households in the health care system. The country with one of the highest levels of absolute poverty in the world.
Hackenesch, Christine / Niels Keijzer (2019)
The Current Column, 25 February 2019
The EU will need to realign its cooperation with Africa following Brexit. Germany will have multiple opportunities in the near future to proactively shape this new orientation
Grävingholt, Jörn (2019)
The Current Column, 18 February 2019
“The old is dying and the new cannot be born”: Ever since last weekend’s Munich Security Conference (MSC), this quote from Italian philosopher Antonio Gramsci has been on everyone's lips. It was chosen to describe the crisis in which the international order finds itself in early 2019.