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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Walle, Yabibal / Clara Brandi (2023)
The Current Column, 24 April 2023
“The World Bank’s recently published Evolution Roadmap is a positive step in the right direction. But while the Bank’s plans for an expanded mission, putting a spotlight on resilience and sustainability, are welcome, they must be met with a corresponding substantial increase in its financing capacity.”
Altenburg, Tilman / Axel Berger/ Clara Brandi (2023)
The Current Column, 17 April 2023
If competition between major industrialised nations over subsidies is focused on key green technologies, then this will accelerate the urgently needed development of clean technologies.
Schoderer , Mirja / Jean-Carlo Rodriguez de Francisco (2023)
The Current Column, 22 March 2023
Water security requires collective action and concerted political effort that tackle the root causes of water degradation and push to expand access to safe water and sanitation.
Dombrowsky, Ines / Annabelle Houdret / Olcay Ünver (2023)
The Current Column, 21 March 2023
The March 2023 UN Water Conference should lay the ground for improved governance of water as a global commons, ideally through a UN mandated multi-stakeholder platform on water.
Altenburg, Tilman / Andreas Stamm / Rita Strohmaier (2023)
The Current Column, 13 March 2023
The energy transition will only be widely accepted if it is a socially responsible, i.e. a just, transition. This is possible, but it requires adapting the German approach to hydrogen policy.
Roll, Michael (2023)
The Current Column, 06 March 2023
As a substantial part of German development policy, how must bilateral development cooperation (DC) change to do justice to the transformative claim of FDP?
Never, Babette (2023)
The Current Column, 13 February 2023
In the context of green industrial policy, the circular economy offers tremendous overlooked potential for creating green jobs and conserving resources in Africa and beyond.
Nystø Keskitalo Anja Márjá / Jacqueline Götze (2023)
The Current Column, 06 February 2023
The green transition entails questions of justice – in the European Arctic and beyond. Why a rights-based approach is needed to implement sustainable policies.
Erforth, Benedikt / Lena Gutheil (2023)
The Current Column, 30 January 2023
German cooperation with African partners wants to distinguish itself by being based on common interests and values. Germany wants to increase its attractiveness as a partner bilaterally and as part of the EU through an even stronger commitment to democracy, the rule of law and human rights.