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 » ”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 » 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 » 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 » Messer appointed to Scientific Advisory Board EU Commissioner Piebalgs appoints DIE-Director Messner to his Scientific Advisory Board Press Release of 2 February 2012 EU Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs appointed DIE-Director Dirk Messner to his new “Scientific Advisory Board on EU development policy”. The Board, which will be comprised of 5 to 7 core academics, will support Commissioner Piebalgs in the effective translation of…
Home » Press » Press Releases » DIE-Postgraduates start 3-month research trip DIE-Postgraduates start 3-month research trip Press Release of 16 February 2009 Since 1965 the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) trains German young professionals in its Postgraduate Training Programme for Development Cooperation . Alumnis of the Training Programme are, among others, Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations…
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 » 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 » 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 » Every day is Copenhagen Every day is Copenhagen Press Release of 4 December 2009 A breakthrough in international climate policy is still possible, argue Claus Leggewie, Director of the Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen (KWI) and Dirk Messner , Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) at euozine.com . Hopes for an internationally binding climate agreement were rudely dampened at…
Home » Press » Press Releases » Entwicklungsfinanzierung die Zweite: Doha Entwicklungsfinanzierung die Zweite: kann es Doha richten? Pressemitteilung vom 28.11.2008 Am 29. November beginnt in Doha/Katar die 2. Weltkonferenz zur Entwicklungsfinanzierung. Bundesministerin Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul wird auf der Konferenz als Sonderbotschafterin des UN-Generalsekretärs hochrangige politische Unterstützung für das Thema Entwicklungsfinanzierung mobilisieren. Ausgangspunkt in…
Home » Training » Managing Global Governance » GGS 4th Course 2008 MGG 2008/2 4. Kurses (Juli – Dezember 2008) Angelino, Diego Instituto Mora Mexico Bajpai, Anurag Ministry of Tribal Affairs India Bhoopathi, Rao Ministry of Finance India Chakrabarty, Debashis West Bengal Pollution Control Board India Choedon, Yeshi Jawaharlal Nehru University India Farouk, Ehab Ministry of Energy and Electricity Egypt Gerhard, Roberto Ministry for Social Development Mexico Hassan,…
Home » Training » Managing Global Governance » GGS 8th Course 2010 MGG 2010/2 Teilnehmende des 8. Kurses (Juli - Dezember 2010) Aly, Amr Ministry of Energy and Electricity Egypt Atmavilas, Yamini College of India India Fronzaglia, Juliana Ministry of External Relations Brasil Garcia Fernandez, Tere Erandine The Federal Mexican Development Bank for Foreign Trade Mexico Gulati, Sunil Government of Haryana, Department of Scheduled Caste and Backward Caste Welfare India…
Home » Team » Jeanne Lätt Jeanne Lätt Research programme: Inter- and Transnational Cooperation Function: Researcher Specialization: International Relations Work areas: Global Governance International cooperation with anchor countries (Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa) Vita since 01/2008 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Researcher 2006-2007 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für…
Home » Team » Aurelia Figueroa Aurelia Figueroa Research programme: Transformation of Economic and Social Systems Function: Associate Fellow Specialization: Economist Vita 05/2011-12/2015 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Researcher 06/2010-04/2011 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Consultant 2009-2010 Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow, Energy and Climate Policy Focus 2010 Siemens AG…
Home » Team » Shikha Bhasin Shikha Bhasin Research programme: Transformation of Economic and Social Systems Vita 07/2011-12/2013 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Researcher 2009-2011 The Climate Group Policy Analyst 2008-2009 London School of Economics Master of Science in Global Politics Refereed Publications Altenburg, Tilman / Doris Fischer / Shikha Bhasin (2012) Sustainability-oriented innovation in the auto industry:…
Home » Team » Isabel van de Sand Dr. Isabel van de Sand Function: Former Researcher Vita 04/2008-09/2013 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Researcher 11/2008 - 11/2012 Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany PhD in Economics 02/2009 – 04/2012 World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya Research fellowship 04/2005 – 03/2008 Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Wuppertal Researcher 01/2005…