The world trade system is in a phase of upheaval and uncertainty. Against this background, the trade experts at DIE analyse the effectiveness, legitimacy and sustainability of the international trading system.

Africa's economic development has been at the center of the development agenda for decades, but some global economic conditions are changing rapidly. Research projects of the DIE examine how specific institutions can contribute to sustainable development and social cohesion in a radically changing global economy.

This large research and consulting project  analyzes how development cooperation can become more effective and contribute to increased food security in rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa.

The UN Research Projects purpose is to provide high-quality input to the current reform discussions and to bring it in diverse perspectives.

The tension between our digital potential and current politics and procedures poses opportunities and challenges to development cooperation. DIE addresses this tension through innovative, policy-relevant research.

A more nuanced look at: State Fragility. Our new online research tool allows to distinguish six Constellations of State Fragility – and to analyse data for 171 states and ten indicators in three dimensions.

With NDC-SDG Connections we aim at illuminating synergies between the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement, and at identifying entry points for coherent policies that promote just, sustainable and climate-smart development.

We need to pursue economic development creation while keeping resource consumption and pollution in accordance with Earth’s bio-capacity. This is what Green Industrial Policy is about.

This research and advisory project investigates the causes of domestic change in MENA countries and their consequences for the MENA region and for Germany and Europe.

You can find more information concerning the climate-related research by DIE and the Institute’s activities during the COP23 here.

In 2013, the UNFCCC decided that every member state should formulate its concrete national contribution to address the challenges of climate change, the (I)NDCs. These proved to be a corner stone for the implementation of the Paris Agreement. The online tool explores the NDCs as well as broader debates like SDGs and fossil fuel subsidy reform.

Authors from the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) comment on the consequences of Donald Trumps Presidency for German and international politics.

Never in the history of mankind were so many people forced to leave their homesteads. The root causes of flight and displacement often are complex: These comprise of violent conflicts, weak statehood, economic crises or natural disasters and environmental change. Which contribution can development policy make to forestall displacement? How can the negative consequences of displacement be mitigated?

Research at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) inquires which incentives, governance mechanism and policy instruments could reduce negative effects and stimulate win-win solutions. This topic special presents relevant works and activities.

This web special compiles research of the German Development Institute /

Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) on the issue of

“urbanisation”.

An ambitious international climate agenda and its resolute implementation are essential for sustainable development in all countries. With a view to prospective international climate policy, DIE promotes the awareness of interlinkages between climate change and development and investigates specific conditions for a climate-smart and just transformation towards decarbonisation and resilience.

On 25 September 2015, the General Assembly of the United Nations passed a new agenda: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The new agenda follows a universal approach and will apply to developing, emerging and developed countries alike.

On 30 November and 1 December 2018, the representatives of the 19 most important industrial and emerging countries as well as the European Union meet in Buenos Aires for the G20 summit. The G20 Policy Research Group based at DIE, accompanies the G20 process by research and policy advice.

Rising Powers from the developing world change global and national development paths. In an increasingly interconnected world, states like China, India, Brazil, but also Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa or Vietnam impact on the development prospects of other countries. Beyond the traditional perception as middle-income countries, these rising powers are regionally and globally important actors. Thus, they are crucial elements in political problem-solving in a poly-centric world.

Global environmental and development challenges can only be managed through a radical transformation towards sustainability. In the course of rapid global urbanization, both the potentials and the challenges of this transformation are increasingly concentrated in cities. Cities will decide whether the transformation will succeed.

The UN Conference on Financing for Development in Addis Ababa in July 2015 was meant to clear the path for implementing the Post-2015 Development Agenda and set the tone for this year’s Paris climate deal. A sound funding base is essential to lend credibility to these agreements. What can the Addis Ababa Accord contribute to paving the way for this unique process of common global responsibility?

During the G7 meeting the heads of state and government of the seven most important industrial nations have to talk about politics that shape our future to the better. But which topics should be on top of the agenda on 7 and 8 June in Elmau? Which are the most pressing? Researchers from the GermanDevelopment Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) address the politicians with urgent demands.

Global development co-operation increases further in significance with these worldwide economic, political, social and ecological interdependencies.

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) observed the climate negotiations and together with international partners organises several contributions to current debates.

In early 2011, a wave of demonstrations and riots swashed across the Arab world, which became soon labeled "the Arab Spring". What prospects for democracy and development in the Middle East and North Africa are there nowadays in the region.

Many headlines revolve around migration related issues like African refugees and their dangerous way to Europe or the challenges in integration or immigration policies. Clearly, migration belongs to the most important issues of our time. The question concerning the linkages between migration and development thereby gains an increasingly prominent role in international development policies.

The energy transformation, i.e. the phasing out of nuclear energy is, at least since the reactor accident in Fukushima about two years ago, on everyone's lips. The German term “Energiewende” originated in the 1980s, today, it became a synonym for a (desired) a broad change in energy policy. There is a public debate how such a sustainable energy supply can be realised. What political, economic and societal requirements have to be met?

Latin America is considered to be the region with the highest degree of inequality. Unequal income and wealth distribution as well as in differences in the access to public goods like education, social insurance and health services are evident. Especially Brazil is characterised by particularly large income disparities.

The United Nations (UN) are a central actor in multilateral development cooperation and policy. What will be the contribution of the UN to the implementation of the 2030 agenda?

Hydropower could help to reduce undersupply and advance the renewable energy mix if it's adverse social and ecological impacts are adequately addressed.

The Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) is an important platform for discussions on the effectiveness towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The GPEDC is re-positioning itself for a more effective implementation of the SDGs.

President Gauck and some ministers have initiated a debate on Germany taking on more international responsibility. The media has focussed primarily of a potential involvement of the Bundeswehr in Africa, but the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) says: The military question, taken in isolation, is misleading.

Development organisations are increasingly implementing results-based approaches. The aim is to link funding more closely to the achievement of measurable development results. But what is the real benefit of results-based approaches? What do first experiences tell us?

The ongoing negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) introduce fresh dynamics into international trade issues.

How to finance a green transformation? In order to combat climate change we have to change our unsustainable ways of living and restructure our economies in a way that respects the planetary boundaries. A green transformation is needed and requires significant financing.

For more than four years now, financial and debt crises have been dominating the political agenda in Europe and beyond.

The European Report on Development (ERD) is an independent research report prepared by an international consortium including the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE).

At the first High Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation on 15 and 16 April 2014 in Mexico City international stakeholders will review progress and identify further steps to improve development effectiveness.

In June 2012, government leaders from around the world came together in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the first United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD).