Home » Press » Press Releases » Federal Press Conference Bundespressekonferenz mit BM Röttgen und WBGU am 29.04.2010: Klimapolitik nach Kopenhagen Pressemitteilung vom 26.04.2010 Am Donnerstag, 29. April 2010 , findet um 15.00 Uhr eine Bundespressekonferenz zum Thema: Klimapolitik nach Kopenhagen: Auf drei Ebenen zum Erfolg statt. Die Teilnehmer sind: Norbert Röttgen , Bundesminister für Umwelt, Naturschutz und Reaktorsicherheit Hans-Joachim Schellnhuber , Vorsitzender…
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…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Chief Economist of World Bank Chief Economist of World Bank visits German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Press Release of 26 October 2010 Today, the World Bank’s Chief Economist, Justin Yifu Lin, will give a guest lecture on " Growth Identification and Facilitation: The Role of the State in the Dynamics of Structural Change “ at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für…
Home » Press » Press Releases » ”World in Transition: A Social Contract for a Great Transformation” Presentation of WBGU-flagship report ”World in Transition: A Social Contract for a Great Transformation” Low-Carbon Economy and Sustainable Development Press Release of 7 April 2011 The German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) will present its latest flagship report, “ World in Transition: A Social Contract for a Great Transformation ”, to Annette Schavan, Federal…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Annual Report 2009-2010 Published: “Annual Report 2009-2010” of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Press Release of 15 December 2010 Today, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) has published its Annual Report 2009 - 2010. The UN-Summit on the Millennium Development Goals in New York, the Conference on Biological Diversity in Nagoya and the…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Plant-for-the-Planet Das Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik initiiert Plant-for-the-Planet Klimaschutz-Akademie für Kinder im Alter von 10-12 Jahren Pressemitteilung vom 21.02.2011 Die Schülerinitiative Plant-for-the-Planet und das Deutsche Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) bilden am 12.03.2011 Kinder zu Botschaftern für Klimagerechtigkeit aus. Am 2. Februar 2011 riefen die Vereinten Nationen das Internationale Jahr der Wälder…
Home » Press » Press Releases » New Käte Hamburger Collegium for Political Cultures of World Society New Käte Hamburger Collegium for Political Cultures of World Society Press Release of 15 February 2011 An International Centre of Excellence for research on international cooperation A great success for the North Rhine-Westphalian research community is the impending acquisition of the International Centre for Advanced Studies on Political Cultures of World Society. An…
Home » Press » Press Releases » German Development Institute ranked as top Development Think Tank Global "Go-To Think Tanks“: German Development Institute ranked as top Development Think Tank Press Release of 25 January 2011 The latest edition of The Global “Go-To Think Tanks” has just been published. Of 6480 institutions identified globally for inclusion in the study, 75 Think Tanks were nominated as “The Leading Think Tanks In The World“ – among them the German…
Home » Press » Press Releases » DIE ranked as top Think Tank DIE ranked as top Think Tank Press Release, 23 January 2013 For the fifth consecutive time, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) has been selected as one of the Top Ten influential think tanks and research institutions in the field of development policy worldwide by the recently released 2012 Global Go To Think Tanks Report . DIE is one of only three European…
Home » Press » Media Coverage » 2012 Archive 2012 Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep . Oct. Nov. Dec. December A Hand Up Subsidies have long served as a safety net for needy Egyptians, but they are also inefficient, wasteful and expensive. Now the government is working to come up with a better social welfare system, one that encourages the poor to participate in Egypt’s economic future. Markus Loewe , senior economist at German Development Institute/ Deutsches…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Presentation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) in Berlin Presentation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) in Berlin Press Release of 19 March 2013 Today, renowned economist Jeffrey D. Sachs launches the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) in Berlin. Within the scope of the event “New pathways towards global sustainability”, which is carried…