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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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.
Brüntrup, Michael (2017)
The Current Column, 12 June 2017
Do farmers have and/or need different rights to other people? Since October 2012 this question has been addressed by an open working group of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Reiber,Tatjana (2017)
The Current Column, 21 August 2017
The MGG Academy of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) aims to promote future pioneers of sustainability. Participants come from six rising powers.
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.
Mathis, Okka Lou (2017)
The Current Column, 15 September 2017
Despite living in a democracy, we have been compromising a peaceful and stable future for decades: climate change is continuing to destroys our foundations of existence and contributes to conflicts - here too. Our democracy invites us to postpone the climate change problem rather than resolve it. The transformation to sustainability is only possible if we change it.
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.
Matias, Denise Margaret S. / Antonio G.M. La Viña (2017)
The Current Column, 19 June 2017
At a time of increasing nationalism and increasing number of forcibly displaced persons, the World Refugee Day is a reminder that the world should develop inclusively, “with refugees”.
Janetschek, Hannah / Imme Scholz (2017)
The Current Column, 24 July 2017
How should the thematic reviews of the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) be designed so that they take account of the integrated nature of the 2030 Agenda.