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The Corona Virus and international development cooperation

The corona pandemic is becoming the largest global health crisis in decades. The virus does not stop at developing countries either. When the corona virus spreads there, it will have massive negative socioeconomic effects. Most countries in the Global South have already taken strict measures to contain the virus. However, given the local living conditions, these measures are much more difficult to implement than in the Global North. The isolation measures of numerous countries and regions, for example in Europe, do also have a strong economic and social impact. Developing countries are directly and increasingly suffering from the onset of global recession, supply chain disruption and raw material price shocks. Many countries are experiencing slumps in tourism, guest worker transfers and international trade in goods and services. In addition, developing countries and rising powers are now suffering from unprecedented capital flight.

In this special, experts from the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) explore the developmental and socioeconomic consequences of the corona crisis in our format „The Current Column“ and on the „Future of Globalisation“ blog as well as by opinion pieces and interviews in the media.

Team

Publications

International rules on health data sharing for a new pandemic agreement
Holzscheiter, Anna / Maria Weickardt Soares (2024)
Policy Brief (23/2024)

The Road to an Equitable Pan-demic Agreement
Strupat, Christoph / Remco van de Pas (2024)
The Current Column of 7 May 2024

Vulnerability and resilience: crisis transmission channels for GVCs in COVID times
El-Haddad, Amirah / Chahir Zaki (2023)
in: Economics Bulletin 43 (4), 1581-1592

COVID-19 and political trust in local governments: evidence from Nepal
Fiedler, Charlotte / Hugo Marcos-Marne / Karina Mross (2024)
in: Political Studies Review, first published 09.02.2024

Contagious politics and COVID-19: Does the infectious disease hit populist supporters harder?
Burni, Aline / Daniel Stockemer / Christine Hackenesch (2023)
in: Contemporary Politics, first published 12.02.2023

Storm survivors: evidence from firms in times of pandemic
El-Haddad, Amirah / Chahir Zaki (2023)
in: Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, first published 24.01.2023

China’s zero-Covid strategy: causes for public protests in Chinese cities and consequences for the world economy
Cissé, Daouda (2022)
published on blogs.soas.ac.uk, 15.12.2022

Policy responses to COVID-19: why social cohesion and social protection matter in Africa
Leininger, Julia / Armin von Schiller / Christoph Strupat / Daniele Malerba (2022)
Discussion Paper 20/2022

Die Covid-19-Pandemie: eine gesellschaftliche Konstruktion?
Hornidge, Anna-Katharina / Alma Wisskirchen (2022)
in: Impu!s 2022 (116), 18-19

Elusive vaccine solidarity – A long shadow over globalisation
Mbeva, Kennedy (2022)
Future of Globalisation Blog, 6 April 2022

Willingness to take COVID-19 vaccination in low-income countries: evidence from Ethiopia
Strupat, Christoph / Zemzem Shigute / Arjun S. Bedi / Matthias Rieger (2022)
in: PLoS ONE 17(3): e0264633

Why rebuilding trust in governments is key to end COVID-19
Vogel, Johanna / Aline Burni (2022)
The Current Column of 24 January 2022

The preserving effect of social protection on social cohesion in times of the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Kenya
Strupat, Christoph (2021)
Discussion Paper 33/2021

Does COVID-19 change the long-term prospects of latecomer industrialisation?
Altenburg, Tilman / Clara Brandi / Anna Pegels / Andreas Stamm / Kasper Vrolijk / Tina Zintl (2021)
Discussion Paper 32/2021

EU development policy as a crisis-response tool? Prospects and challenges for linking the EU’s COVID-19 response to the green transition
Koch, Svea / Ina Friesen / Niels Keijzer (2021)
Discussion Paper 27/2021

The rise of the Team Europe approach in EU development cooperation: assessing a moving target
Keijzer, Niels / Aline Burni / Benedikt Erforth / Ina Friesen (2021)
Discussion Paper 22/2021

Global access to COVID-19 vaccines: challenges in production, affordability, distribution and utilisation
Stamm, Andreas / Christoph Strupat / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2021)
Discussion Paper 19/2021

Implications of COVID-19 for conflict in Africa
Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mross / Yonas Adaye Adeto (2021)
Briefing Paper 12/2021

About the need for a public debate about social cohesion and democracy
Leininger, Julia / Armin von Schiller (2021)
The Current Column of 28 April 2021

COVID-19 und Naturschutz: Strategien zur Krisenbewältigung für Mensch und Natur
Lehmann, Ina / Jean Carlo Rodríguez / Anna Spenceley (2021)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 2/2021 COVID-19 und Naturschutz: Strategien zur Krisenbewältigung für Mensch und Natur

A more ambitious G20 for a sustainable post-pandemic recovery and transformation
Scholz, Imme (2021)
International Development Blog, 08.04.2020

COVID-19 and conservation: crisis response strategies that benefit people and nature
Lehmann, Ina / Jean Carlo Rodríguez / Anna Spenceley (2021)
Briefing Paper 8/2021

Why female leaders stand out on their political communication during the pandemic
Burni, Aline / Frauke Domgörgen (2021)
The Current Column of 10 March 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic and structural transformation in Africa: evidence for action
Leininger, Julia / Christoph Strupat / Yonas Adeto / Abebe Shimeles / Wilson Wasike (2021)
Discussion Paper 11/2021

A pledge for a European digital strategy in Africa
Erforth, Benedikt (2021)
The Current Column of 8 February 2021

COVID-19 vaccination for all!
Marschall, Paul / Christoph Strupat (2021)
The Current Column of 1 February 2021

What role will research play in the “super year” 2021?
Hornidge, Anna-Katharina (2021)
The Current Column of 11 January 2021

Towards more policy advice: maximizing the UN’s assets to build back better
Hendra, John / Max Baumann (2020)
Briefing Paper 24/2020

Cling together, swing together: the contagious effects of COVID-19 on developing countries through global value chains
Pahl, Stefan / Clara Brandi / Jakob Schwab / Frederik Stender (2020)
Discussion Paper 21/2020

Why Germany should give high priority to supporting the African Continental Free Trade Area during the EU Council Presidency
Keijzer, Niels / Clara Brandi / Axel Berger / Frederik Stender (2020)
The Current Column of 7 September 2020

International Cooperation with Fragile MENA Countries in the COVID-19 Context
McCandless, Erin / Bernhard Trautner (2020)
The Current Column of 24 August 2020

Fair trade and covid-19: Resisting resilience?
Orbie, Jan (2020)
International Development Blog vom 2 July 2020

Germany’s EU Council Presidency faces a monumental task
Hackenesch, Christine / Niels Keijzer / Julian Bergmann (2020)
The Current Column of 1 July 2020

A fundamental transformation of tax systems is needed in the wake of Covid-19
von Haldenwang, Christian / Sabine Laudage / Armin von Schiller (2020)
The Current Column of 29 June 2020

What does the EU recovery plan mean for the European Green Deal?
Sturm, Janina (2020)
The Current Column of 17 June 2020

Why the Corona crisis is particularly difficult for right-wing populist governments
Högl, Maximilian / Christine Hackenesch / Daniel Stockemer (2020)
The Current Column of 15 June 2020

Food security in times of crisis: poor developing countries are different
Brüntrup, Michael (2020)
Briefing Paper 9/2020

How to respond inclusively to COVID-19 in the interests of the common good
Cordes, Andrea / Jacqueline Götze (2020)
The Current Column of 2 June 2020

UN reform and the COVID-19 pandemic – what role for the UN to better serve the world?
Baumann, Max-Otto / Silke Weinlich
International Development Blog of 28 May 2020

From COVID-19 to climate action
Hägele, Ramona / Okka Lou Mathis (2020)
The Current Column of 25 May 2020

Ernährungssicherung in Krisenzeiten: arme Entwicklungsländer sind anders
Büntrup, Michael (2020)
Analysen und Stellungnahmen 6/2020

Incentives and rules for fair supply chains
Müngersdorff, Maximilian / Tim Stoffel (2020)
The Current Column of 14 May 2020

The marginalised as the weakest link in pandemics
Broocks, Anne-Katrin / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2020)
The Current Column of 11 May 2020

Multilateral Negotiations and ‘social distancing’
Frauke Ohler (2020)
International Development Blog of 6 May 2020

Assuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and treatments
Stamm, Andreas / Jeffrey Orozco (2020)
The Current Column of 4 May 2020

Can the global Green New Deal movement survive the pandemic?
Pegels, Anna / Clara Brandi / Tilman Altenburg (2020)
published on greengrowthknowledge.org, 30.04.2020 (Online)

How the international financial institutions are responding to the pandemic
Berensmann, Kathrin (2020)
The Current Column of 30 April 2020

How “One Health” can prevent pandemics
Strupat, Christoph / Paul Marschall (2020)
The Current Column of 29 April 2020

Tackling the pandemic without doing away with democracy
Leininger, Julia (2020)
The Current Column of 27 April 2020

Is the pandemic deepening the digital divide?
Zintl, Tina / Elvis Melia (2020)
The Current Column of 22 April 2020

Pandemic – Crystallising the need and challenges for poliy advice
Grimm, Sven (2020)
International Development Blog of 22 April 2020

Contagious collaboration? The Covid-19 crisis as a catalyst for global governance and sustainability
Reiners, Wulf / Paul Marschall (2020)
ETTG Blog of 7 April 2020

Is the coronavirus threatening a developing-country debt crisis?
Berensmann, Kathrin (2020)
The Current Column of 20 April 2020

How the corona crisis is calling into question the “right to the city”
Dick, Eva (2020)
The Current Column of 9 April 2020

How the EU and rising powers can shape their future sustainably
Grimm, Sven / Wulf Reiners / Benjamin Stewart (2020)
The Current Column of 6 April 2020

What we can learn from and about Africa in the corona crisis
Roll, Michael (2020)
The Current Column of 2 April 2020

Curb your enthusiasm: Corona may slow down multilateral process, but must not derail global climate policy
Bauer, Steffen / Clara Brandi / Gabriela Iacobuta
International Development Blog vom 02.04.2020

Parallels between the corona pandemic and climate change
Fuhrmann, Hanna / Sascha Kuhn (2020)
The Current Column of 1 April 2020

Lessons for Global Cooperation from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Grimalda, Gianluca
International Development Blog vom 01.04.2020

How we will need to tackle climate migration post-coronavirus
Schraven, Benjamin (2020)
The Current Column of 30 March 2020

Why social protection is crucial in the corona crisis
Strupat, Christoph / Daniele Malerba / Francesco Burchi (2020)
The Current Column of 26 March 2020

Coronavirus as an opportunity for international cooperation
Marschall, Paul / Wulf Reiners (2020)
The Current Column of 23 March 2020

Events

Virtual Policy Event
Re-considering international health data sharing rules for a new Pandemic Treaty.
Online, 14 May 2024

Virtual Event
Globale Gesundheitsvorsorge
Online, 9 May 2022

PRODIGEES Roundtable Discussion
Enabling Narratives Towards a Green Digital Transformation
Instituto Mora, Mexico, 4 May 2022

Virtual Event
Governing Planetary Health in an Unequal World
Online, 27 April 2022

Virtual Event
Drought, COVID, and Multi-risk Assessment
Online, 2 February 2022

WTO Public Forum 2021 Session
Investment Facilitation for Development: Revitalizing Investment for Covid-19 Recovery
Online, 30 September 2021

Panel Discussion
Bonn Alliance for Sustainability Research: Transform to Survive: A Sustainable Future for all?
Online, 3 September 2021

Virtual Event
The UN@75 and South-South cooperation
Online, 16 February 2021

Online Roundtable
Covid-19 and its impact on the informal economy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Online, 10 February 2021

Virtual Workshop
The world economy in times of COVID-19
Online, 7 December 2020

Online Roundtable
Innovation in training and learning for sustainability during (and after) the Corona crisis
Online, 19 November 2020

Online Conference
Training towards sustainability for the public sector during and after the pandemic
Online, 27-29 October 2020

GLF Biodiversity Conference Session
Protected areas in a post-COVID world
Online, 28.10.2020

Online Debate Series
Until debt tear us apart? International cooperation and socio-economic justice in a post-Covid19 MENA region

Arsonists as firefighters? Financial crisis in post-COVID MENA and the role of IFIs
22 September 2020,15:00-16:30 CEST
Economic reforms as an opportunity: A post-COVID social contract for the region?
29 September 2020, 15:00-16:30 CEST
A third wave of the Arab Spring? Protest potentials in post-COVID Mena
6 October 2020, 15:00-16:30 CEST
Those who do not learn from the past are condemned to repeat it: Europe’s role in post-COVID MENA
13 October 2020, 15:00-16:30 CEST

Online, 22 September - 13 October 2020

Online Panel
Supply shortage in medical devices in the Corona-crisis – Is the solution stockpiling and less international trade?
Online, 4 September 2020

Beiräte im Gespräch
Gesundheit und nachhaltige Entwicklung: Impulse aus Wissenschaft und Politik
Online, 22 July 2020

Beiräte im Gespräch
Gesundheit und nachhaltige Entwicklung: Impulse aus der Praxis
Online, 24 July 2020

Online Panel Discussion
Nachhaltigkeitspolitik in Europa und COVID-19-Pandemie
Online, 7 July 2020

Webinar
The G20 in the time of Covid-19: Challenges to the ideal of club governance
Online, 23 June 2020

Webinar
Sustainability after COVID-19
Online, 12 May 2020

Online Press Briefing
EU-Konjunkturprogramm, Covid-19, Nachhaltige Entwicklung und Klimawandel
Online, 11 May 2020

Virtual meeting SDSN Germany
Das Coronavirus und seine Konsequenzen für Nachhaltigkeits- und Klimapolitik und internationale Zusammenarbeit
Online, 3 April 2020

Global virtual conference - SDSN
The epidemiology and economics of Coronavirus
Online, 30 March 2020

Our expertise on Corona in the media

Entwicklungshilfe, jetzt erst recht!
Podcast with Anna-Katharina Hornidge on Development finance in the Corona-Crisis.
WDR 5 Politikum of 30 September 2020 (in German)

Zwei Milliarden ohne sauberes Wasser: Wer steht auf der Leitung? (in German)
Ten years ago, the UN declared access to clean water a human right. Annabelle Houdret observes that there is no longer enough political pressure. "Between 2010 and 2016, German pledges have decreased by a quarter".
taz, 17 September 2020 (in German)

Corona-Krise: Globaler Schulterschluss statt "rette sich wer kann"!
Anna-Katharina Hornidge advocates facing the multidimensional challenge of the corona crisis by expanding structures that enable resilience in society.
Grüne Bundestag, 20 May 2020 (in German)

Social transfers stabilise aggregate demand
To prevent poverty and stimulate recession-hit economies during and after the corona-crisis, Markus Loewe suggests a universal basic income (UBI).
Development and Cooperation, 5 May 2020

Corona, Krisen, Kaskadeneffekte: Wie das Virus die Welt geopolitisch unter Stress setzt
Report on the digital background discussion of the Munich Security Conference with Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Gerd Müller, Achim Steiner und Wolfgang Ischinger.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 30 April 2020 (in German)

Towards a new Africa-Europe partnership after the Corona crisis
Joint Statement by the Directors of the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG) on the coronavirus crisis demands and a new partnership with Africa.
Euractiv, 30 April 2020

In Afrika drohen nach den Krankenhäusern ganze Staaten zu kollabieren
Ulrich Volz on the "greatest capital outflow of all time" and the fatal consequences of the corona pandemic for the African continent.
Der Tagesspiegel, 23 April 2020 (in German)

Die Lufthansa retten – aber nur unter Bedingungen
Sander Chan and Clara Brandi about the state support for Lufthansa and social-ecological conditions
Klimareporter, 17 April 2020 (in German)

Corona-Pandemie: Herausforderung für Entwicklungshilfe
Christine Hackenesch about the importance of development policy in Africa
Focus, 17 April 2020 (in German)

Corona-Pandemie: Herausforderung für Entwicklungshilfe
Christine Hackenesch about the importance of development policy in Africa
Deutsche Welle, 17 April 2020 (in German)

Mit Afrika die Krise überwinden
Christine Hackenesch on the chances of deepened EU-Africa relations during the corona crisis
Frankfurter Rundschau, 15 April 2020 (in German)

Corona in Entwicklungsländern
Anna-Katharina Hornidge and Michael Roll on how African countries deal with COVID-19
Deutschlandfunk, 14 April 2020 (in German)

Wie eine Finanzkrise in Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern verhindert werden kann
Ulrich Volz on an impending financial crisis in the wake of the Covid 19 disaster
Makronom, 8 April 2020 (in German)

"Das wird über Leben und Tod vieler Menschen entscheiden"
Ulrich Volz, Interview on the consequences of the corona pandemic for world trade
Die Zeit, 26 March 2020 (in German)

Globales Gemeinwohl
Anna-Katharina Hornidge on the corona crisis and its importance for development cooperation
Frankfurter Rundschau, 23 March 2020 (in German)