Home » Press » Press Releases » Gefährlicher Klimawandel als Zivilisationskrise Gefährlicher Klimawandel als Zivilisationskrise In einem Beitrag für das Magazin für Entwicklungspolitik der Bundesregierung beschreibt DIE-Direktor Dirk Messner Szenarien, die ein ungebremster Klimawandel mit sich bringen würde: Bonn, 02.12.2009 . Spätestens mit dem IPCC–Bericht des UN-Umweltbeirats (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) von 2007 wird es deutlich: Ein gefährlicher…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Auswirkungen des Klimawandels in Asien Die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels in Asien Pressemitteilung vom 12.10.2009 Welche Auswirkungen hat der Klimawandel auf Asien? Drei neue Studien beantworten diese Frage bezogen auf die Themen Energieversorgung, Nahrungsmittelversorgung und Migration. Die von der Asian Development Bank (ADB) finanzierten Studien werden am Dienstag, 20.10.2009 ab 14 Uhr im Rahmen des Discussion Forum Climate change…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Europe’s global challenge Europe’s global challenge Press Release of 9 September 2009 The problems of global economy, climate and security are sharpening. Europe has a critical opportunity to emerge as a progressive force in tackling them, say four leading figures in the continent‘s development-policy arena: Simon Maxwell, Paul Engel, DIE-Director Dirk Messner and Pierre Schori. “The key decisions made over the next three months will…
Home » Press » Press Releases » WBGU publishes Special Climate Report German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) publishes Special Climate Report Press Release of 1 September 2009 The German Advisory Council on Global Change ( Wissenschaftliche Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen - WBGU) has developed an innovative approach to solving the problem of climate change. A key component is an agreement between the community of states regarding a cap for…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Appeal to G8 Appeal to G8: We need an “International Panel on Systemic Risks in the Global Economy” Press Release, 8 July 2009 Today, an international team of researchers under the leadership of Dirk Messner , Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), published an appeal to the world leaders participating in the G8 summit in L'Aquila in the German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau : we…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Imme Scholz is the new Deputy Director Imme Scholz is the new Deputy Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik Press Release of 5 June 2009 Bonn, 4 June 2009. Imme Scholz is the new Deputy Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). This information was relayed today by Dirk Messner , Director of the German Development Institute. Scholz…
Home » Press » Press Releases » A Memorandum for the G20-Summit A Memorandum for the G20-Summit Press Release of 31 March 2009 Scholars from Europe and Emerging Powers on Reform Needs of Global Economy Under the leadership of Dirk Messner , Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut fuer Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), authors from Europe, the USA and emerging economies came together to explore common ground on reform needs of the global economy. On the…
Home » Press » Press Releases » New Chairs at WBGU New Chairs at WBGU – Climate protection and development policy will be further linked The members of the German Advisory Council on Global Change ( Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen WBGU ) elected Hans Joachim Schellnhuber as the new Chair and Dirk Messner as new Vice Chair on 27 February 2009. Schellnhuber is director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and…
Home » Press » Press Releases » PIK appointed Messner to Scientific Advisory Board PIK appointed DIE-Director Messner to Scientific Advisory Board Press Release of 03 January 2009 The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in January 2009 appointed DIE-Director Dirk Messner to its Scientific Advisory Board . At the Potsdam’s Telegraphenberg campus – Albert Einstein’s old place of activity – PIK addresses crucial scientific questions in the fields of global…
Home » Press » Press Releases » German Development Institute ranked Top Five Development Think Tank Global Go-To Think Tanks: German Development Institute ranked Top Five Development Think Tank Press Release of 20 January 2012 An impressive success for the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE): For the fourth consecutive time DIE has been selected as one of the best think tanks and research institutions in several categories. The…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Postgraduates started 11-week field research Postgraduates of German Development Institute started 11-week field research in Africa Press Release of 17 February 2010 Since 1965 the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) has trained young German professionals in the Institute’s Postgraduate Training Programme to pursue career opportunities with development organisations in Germany and abroad. Alumni…
Home » Press » Press Releases » DIE-Director Messner elected as Chair of PIK’s Scientific Advisory Board DIE-Director Messner elected as Chair of PIK’s Scientific Advisory Board Press Release of 22 February 2010 Today, the Scientific Advisory Board of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) has elected Dirk Messner , Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), to its Chair. The international membership…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Recommendations for the Petersberg Climate Dialogue Recommendations for the Petersberg Climate Dialogue – Climate Policy Post-Copenhagen: Action at three levels offers prospect of success Press Release of 29 April 2010 The German Advisory Council on Global Change ( Wissenschaftliche Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen - WBGU) today submitted the Policy Paper " Climate Policy Post-Copenhagen: A Three-Level Strategy for…
Home » Press » Press Releases » European Think-Tanks Group European Think-Tanks Group publishes Policy Brief on the European External Action Service Press Release of 2 June 2010 Earlier this year, four of Europe’s leading think-tanks – German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (FRIDE) and the European Centre for Development…
Home » Press » Press Releases » DIE and GIZ organise regional formats as part of the programme Managing Global Governance German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and GIZ organise regional formats as part of the programme Managing Global Governance Press Release of 29 September 2011 Since the year 2007 the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale…
Home » Press » Press Releases » New European approach to global development Think-tanks call for new European approach to global development Press Release of 16 September 2010 The European Think-Tanks Group, meeting in Königswinter near Bonn, call today for a new Europe-wide approach to global development. Gathering for a debate with Andris Piebalgs, European Commissioner for Development, and Christiana Figueres, the Executive Secretary of the UN’s climate body, the…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Now is the time. Rio+20 must succeed International experts call upon their governments: Now is the time. Rio+20 must succeed Press Release of 4 July 2011 One year before Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), 13 high-ranking international experts from seven countries call upon their governments in a joint statement to prepare concrete summit results. World leaders should rise to the occasion and agree…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Third European Report on Development (ERD) Third European Report on Development (ERD) on its way Press Release of 18 April 2011 Effective natural resources management for sustainable and inclusive growth – the development dimension By 2030 demand for food, water and energy is expected to rise by 30-40%. Population growth, together with a growing middle class in emerging and developing nations, will put worldwide food production and…