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291. Hacking for the climate

     

     von Weizsäcker, Franz / Clara Brandi (2017)
     The Current Column, 13 November 2017

     Working under the hashtag #Hack4Climate, hackers are pursuing the same objective as the climate experts, namely to push ahead with climate change mitigation efforts.

292. From super typhoons to sea level rise: fighting the creeping catastrophe of climate change

     

     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.

293. Together we are strong: The Paris Climate Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

     

     Brandi, Clara / Hannah Janetschek / Adis Dzebo (2017)
     The Current Column, 06 November 2017

     This year’s climate conference needs to show how seriously the Paris Climate Agreement is being taken by the global community, and it should also be used as an opportunity to achieve better dovetailing of climate protection and sustainable development.

294. Climate protection and investing in social cohesion: Charting the course for the UN climate conference!

     

     Messner, Dirk (2017)
     The Current Column, 30 October 2017

     Bonn, 30 October 2017. When it comes to climate protection, time and speed are of the essence. If global warming is to be kept below two degrees Celsius, worldwide greenhouse gas emissions need to be reduced to zero by the middle of the 21st century. To enable this, emissions need to be halved every consecutive decade. The success of this momentous project is by no means assured.

295. No stability without social protection

     

     Loewe, Markus / Strupat, Christoph (2017)
     The Current Column, 27 October 2017

     Social protection floors have to be set up in developing countries to stabilise societies and nations.

296. Southern powers begin shaping sustainability standards

     

     Fues, Thomas / Sven Grimm (2017)
     The Current Column, 23 October 2017

     International Organisations recently devoted great attention to voluntary sustainability standards (VSS). At conferences last September participants main reasons to align production and consumption patterns with certain social, environmental and ethical specifications.

297. China’s 19th Party Congress: A stronger role for China in global development?

     

     Janus, Heiner / Lixia Tang (2017)
     The Current Column, 17 October 2017

     On 18 October 2017, key political decisions will be announced at the 19th Congress of the Communist Party of China Beijing. As the highest decision-making organ of the Communist Party, the Congress and its report have enormous influence on Chinese and global politics. What does this mean for global development and foreign aid?

298. A hunger-free world in a war-torn one?

     

     Wegner, Daniel / Michael Brüntrup (2017)
     The Current Column, 16 October 2017

299. Evidence for Learning – How to use impact assessments more effectively

     

     Rudolph, Alexandra / Armin von Schiller / Christoph Strupat (2017)
     The Current Column, 02 October 2017

     The relevance of impact assessments is not a new topic in development cooperation. There is an increasingly strong consensus in development policy that it is crucial to assess interventions by using rigorous methods. In Germany, the value and relevance of independent rigorous impact assessments has grown in recent years, although impact assessments are far less institutionalised than in other major donor countries.

300. We only have one planet – quo vadis environmental protection in trade agreements?

     

     Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2017)
     The Current Column, 25 September 2017

     When we look behind the headlines of the heated trade policy debate, it becomes apparent that alternative trade deals contain a whole range of regulations that go beyond the dismantling of trade barriers. The latest data from Canada’s Université Laval shows that 85 per cent of all free trade agreements contain environmental clauses. In fact, recently concluded agreements contain over 60 different environmental provisions.