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G-7: a turning point in climate policy or empty words?

Lütkenhorst, Wilfried / Anna Pegels (2015)
The Current Column, 15. June 2015

Climate policy was one of the agenda items at the G7 summit. What should we make of the decisions? How serious is the G7’s commitment to the long-term decarbonisation of the global economy?

Bonn Climate Change Conference 2015

Bonn, 05. June 2015

The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) organised and took part in a series of events at and around the Bonn Climate Change Conference in June 2015. The main focus of the events was on an emerging groundswell of climate actions by cities, regions, companies and other groups, and their…

The G-7 and the post-2015 process: role and deliverables

Berensmann, Kathrin / Silke Weinlich (2015)
Briefing Paper 5/2015

The G7 summit presents a unique opportunity to further the establishemt of a new agenda for sustainable development. The G7 should take action at home, in low-income and middle-income countries, as well as at the global level.

European Development Days 2015

Brussels, 03. June 2015

2015 is European Development Year. Three important global summits came up, this year’s European Development Days (EDDs) covered relevant key topics for sustainable development under the slogan “Our world. Our dignity. Our Future”. The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) co-organized various…

The fragile road towards peace and democracy: insights on the effectiveness of international support to post-conflict Burundi

Mroß, Karina (2015)
Discussion Paper 3/2015

How can countries emerging from conflict be supported on their path towards peace and democracy? This paper analyses international support to post-conflict Burundi and sheds light upon key factors influencing its effectiveness.

Let’s walk our talk: from the July 2015 Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, down the Road to Dignity by 2030

Kaul, Inge / Donald Blondin (2015)
Briefing Paper 4/2015

How to move from declaration of intent to concrete commitments at the upcoming Conference on Financing for Development? How to ensure that commitments match the most relevant issues for implementing the SDGs? The paper proposes three steps with a focus on national and international public finance.

It's all about the green stuff: finance gap threatening biodiversity

Richerzhagen, Carmen (2015)
The Current Column, 22. May 2015

The year 2015 offers a unique opportunity to pool and reinvigorate global efforts to conserve biodiversity. This year sees the negotiation of new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within the United Nations. One of the SDGs is expected to address the conservation of biodiversity, an issue which is currently discussed primarily in environmental forums, most notably in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Such limited discussion fails to do justice to the significance of biodiversity and to ensure that sufficient investment is made in its conservation.

Why the European Union needs a new global strategy

Messner, Dirk / Imme Scholz (2015)
The Current Column, 20. May 2015

The EU's Foreign and Defense Ministers have met in Brussels on Monday. One point on their long agenda was the strategic review of the EU's security environment and the challenges and opportunities arising for the EU.

Rubber vs. oil palm: an analysis of factors influencing smallholders’ crop choice in Jambi, Indonesia

Schwarze, Stefan / Michael Euler / Marcel Gatto / Jonas Hein / Elisabeth Hettig / Anna Maria Holtkamp / Lufti Izhar / Yvonne Kunz / Jan Lay / Jenny Merten / Stefan Moser / Oliver Mußhoff / Fenna Otten / Martin Qaim / Endriatmo Soetarto / Stefanie Steinebach (2015)
External Publications

The rapid expansion of the oil palm area in many tropical countries has raised concerns about its negative impact on local communities, food security, and on the environment. While the expansion of oil palm in early stages was mainly driven by large private and public companies, it is expected that smallholders will outnumber large estates in the near future. For policy formulation it is hence important to better understand who these smallholders are and why they have started to cultivate oil palm. In this paper, we used a rich dataset collected in the province of Jambi, which is one of the most important production areas for oil palm, to analyze smallholders’ decision making by combining qualitative, quantitative, and experimental methods.

Bonn Conference for Global Transformation

, 12. May 2015

Programme on Tuesday 12 May: 11:30 h Panel Global Transformation – one target, different views While there is broad, if not universal agreement on the need for a global transformation for sustainable development, there is far less agreement on its urgency, priorities, on individual and collective responsibilities, on binding rules and…

Energy efficiency management in Ugandan SMEs: assessing the role of behaviour

Never, Babette (2015)
Mitarbeiter sonstige

The role of development policy in European refugee policy

Hackenesch, Christine / Julia Leininger (2015)
The Current Column, 05. May 2015

What can and should Europe do in response to increasing numbers of refugees, thousands of whom are dying in the Mediterranean? German Development Minister Gerd Müller is calling for an additional 10 billion Euro to tackle the issues causing people to flee their countries of origin. By contrast, in his article 'No aid funding for corrupt kleptocrats', published at ZEIT Online, Theo Sommer argues that providing additional development aid would do little to solve the refugee crisis, as it would most likely fall into the hands of corrupt politicians in developing countries.

Result-Based Approaches in Rwanda

Kigali, Rwanda, 29. April 2015

The workshop was intended to discuss preliminary results of a research project conducted by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) which took place in close collaboration with the Rwandan Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR) and in consultation with the Local Administrative…

Asian Development Outlook 2015

Bonn, 29. April 2015

The ‘ Asian Development Outlook 2015 ’ (ADO) is the flagship economic publication by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Shang-Jin Wei , the Chief Economist of the ADB will present the ADO and its major findings. The ADO provides a comprehensive analysis of macroeconomic issues in developing Asia, including growth projections by country and…

DIE’s Department Head Jörg Faust will become the new Director of DEval

DIE’s Department Head Jörg Faust will become the new Director of DEval DIE’s Department Head Jörg Faust will become the new Director of DEval Press Release of 16 April 2015 Jörg Faust , long-time Head of Department “Governance, Statehood, Security” at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) will become the new Director of the German Institute for Development Evaluation (Deutsches Evaluierungsinstitut der…

UN at 70

Bonn, 16. April 2015

2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the United Nations. Both the world and the UN have changed since its 51 founding members signed the UN Charter on 26 June 1945 to prevent the doom of another World War. Today, the UN totals 193 member states while the nature and scope of the United Nations' activities have greatly expanded. Moreover,…

Measuring the social, economic and political effects of social protection

Bonn, 15. April 2015

The organisers welcomed about 55 international participants to join the workshop on “ Measuring the social, economic and political effects of social protection: How to overcome the challenges? ” on 15-17 April 2015 at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) in Bonn, Germany. The Workshop has…

Financial market regulation must also help refugees and migrants

Schraven, Benjamin / Birgit Schmitz (2015)
The Current Column, 13. April 2015

The plight of refugees and displaced persons continues to captivate public attention and dominate political discourse in Germany and Europe. This is for instance seen in the ongoing dispute between the German central government and the federal states over supposedly unrealistic forecasts of refugee numbers, the public debate in Germany on xenophobia following an arson attack on a future refugee home in Saxony-Anhalt or the Greek defence minister's threat to send refugees to Germany.

Acosta-Michlik, Lilibeth

Acosta-Michlik, Lilibeth Jump to: Vita Member of Awards Prof. Dr. Lilibeth Acosta-Michlik Department Transformation of Economic and Social Systems Function Former Senior Researcher Specialization Agricultural / Environmental Economist Vita 2/2015-9/2015 German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Senior Researcher Since 08/2009 Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) Department of Earth System Analysis Senior Scientist…

Engaging Crimea: Prospects for Conflict and Cooperation

Bonn, 09. April 2015

A year ago on 16th March 2014 the Autonomous Republic of Crimea held a highly controversial referendum on its legal status. A translation of the referendum questions from Ukrainian and Russian to English indicated a choice between autonomy within Ukraine as per the 1992 constitution or joining the Russian Federation. Maintaining the…