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.
Current and past issues can be downloaded for free from the IDOS website.
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Mathis, Okka Lou (2021)
The Current Column, 18 March 2021
Citizens' councils, which stand out for diversity and inclusiveness, promise to reduce disenchantment with politics and to promote courageous solutions to socially controversial issues.
Rodriguez de Francisco, Jean Carlo / Mirja Schoderer (2021)
The Current Column, 22 March 2021
Water has multiple meanings, reducing them only to its economic dimension neglects the social embeddedness of water and risks marginalizing the most vulnerable.
Reiners, Wulf / Sven Grimm (2020)
The Current Column, 14 December 2020
One year ago, the European Union announced its intention to transform its economy towards sustainability. The European Green Deal is a strategy for Europe itself. Yet, to make it work, it will have to become global.
Dick, Eva / Paul Marschall / Christopher Wingens (2020)
The Current Column, 07 December 2020
A growing number of municipalities are contributing directly to the implementation of the UN’s 2030 Agenda. Leading the way on climate action, supporting fair trade and facilitating societal participation by migrants
Stoffel, Tim (2020)
The Current Column, 30 November 2020
A mix of political instruments, from laws on corporate due diligence through to sustainable public procurement, is increasingly leading the assault on modern slavery.
Kranholdt, Dominic (2020)
The Current Column, 19 November 2020
The Bundestag debate on sustainability could serve as momentum to bring the 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals into focus in the 2021 election year.
Kornprobst, Tim / Anna Schwachula (2020)
The Current Column, 16 November 2020
While ownership has been a priority of development cooperation since the 2005 Paris agenda if not before, in practice the goals of development projects are often defined by experts from the global North, even though these goals are geared to strategies of the partner governments.
Hornidge, Anna-Katharina (2021)
The Current Column, 11 January 2021
2021 is going to become a historic turning point. Fight against Covid-19, recovery in economy and society, international environmental and climate policy.
Götze Jacqueline / Dorothea Wehrmann (2020)
The Current Column, 21 December 2020
The EU, which will adopt a new Arctic policy next year as part of the European Green Deal, therefore needs to harness the current momentum for political cooperation if it is to mount an effective fight against the twin crises of coronavirus and climate in the Arctic and around the world.