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How “One Health” can prevent pandemics

Strupat, Christoph / Paul Marschall (2020)
The Current Column, 29. April 2020

The corona crisis has grave consequences for health, the economy and society. Pandemics such as COVID-19, Ebola and cholera will return repeatedly unless we understand what causes them. New infectious diseases in humans are often unleashed by viruses and bacteria in wild animals.

How the international financial institutions are responding to the pandemic

Berensmann, Kathrin (2020)
The Current Column, 30. April 2020

Around half of low-income countries were already heavily in debt before the crisis. And more poor nations will become highly indebted as a result of the pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic crisis and poor people's struggle for survival: How should governments in low-income countries respon and what resources are needed?

Sakketa, Tekalign Gutu / Lukas Kornher (2020)
External Publications

Assuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines and treatments

Stamm, Andreas / Jeffrey Orozco (2020)
The Current Column, 04. May 2020

The Costa Rican government has proposed to the WHO that it should lead a global effort to pool intellectual rights on technologies that are useful against Covid-19.

Holzapfel, Sarah

Senior Researcher, Research Programme "Inter- and transnational cooperation".

The marginalised as the weakest link in pandemics

Broocks, Anne-Katrin / Anna-Katharina Hornidge (2020)
The Current Column, 11. May 2020

How is the spread of the coronavirus related to marginalisation? An analysis of Guayaquil, the major Ecuadorian city bearing the brunt of Covid-19.

Incentives and rules for fair supply chains

Müngersdorff, Maximilian / Tim Stoffel (2020)
The Current Column, 14. May 2020

The corona crisis is intensifying social ills in many global supply chains. The negative consequences are hitting workers in the producer countries of the global South particularly hard.

Assessing trends in multidimensional poverty during the MDGs

Burchi, Francesco / Daniele Malerba / Claudio E. Montenegro / Nicole Rippin (2020)
External Publications

The political economy of automotive industry development policy in middle income countries: a comparative analysis of Egypt, India, South Africa and Turkey

Black, Anthony / Pallavi Roy / Amirah El-Haddad / Kamil Yilmaz (2020)
External Publications

From COVID-19 to climate action

Hägele, Ramona / Okka Lou Mathis (2020)
The Current Column, 25. May 2020

Despite the brief dip in greenhouse gas emissions related to COVID-19, the pandemic’s consequences may seriously set back climate action around the globe.

Sustainable economic development in Afrika

Special “Sustainable economic development in Afrika”: Our research examines to what extent economic development in Africa has been environmentally, socially and economically sustainable in recent years and what kinds of economic reforms are needed to promote sustainable development in Africa.

EU development cooperation with Sub-Saharan Africa 2013-2018: policies, funding, results

Jones, Alexei / Niels Keijzer / Ina Friesen / Paulien Veron (2020)
External Publications

The AU-EU summit in October 2020

Online, 28. May 2020

Coping with the Corona crisis will significantly shape the cooperation between Germany and the EU with African partners in the coming months and years. Cooperation with Africa has been gaining in importance in the EU in the face of migration policy and increasing economic and geopolitical competition with China, Russia and other actors.…

Towards a digital partnership between the EU and the AU

Online, 28. May 2020

Digitalisation shapes the transformations, evolutions and revolutions in our economy, and influences the way we work, live, and interact. Digitalisation creates numerous opportunities. Yet, if poorly managed, digitalisation and automation can lead to massive job losses, alongside rising fears among citizens and lawmakers when it comes to…

How to respond inclusively to COVID-19 in the interests of the common good

Cordes, Andrea / Jacqueline Götze (2020)
The Current Column, 02. June 2020

Decisions on governing the pandemic must be inclusive and oriented to the global common good. However, it is questionable whether this criterion is always fulfilled.

Water policy and mining: mainstreaming in international guidelines and certification schemes in environmental science and policy

Schoderer, Mirja / Jampel Dell'Angelo / Dave Huitema (2020)
External Publications

Towards a digital partnership between the EU and the AU: National Policy-Makers

Online, 03. June 2020

Digitalisation shapes the transformations, evolutions and revolutions in our economy, and influences the way we work, live, and interact. Digitalisation creates numerous opportunities. Yet, if poorly managed, digitalisation and automation can lead to massive job losses, alongside rising fears among citizens and lawmakers when it comes to…

Drought Risk Management, Natural Resource Management and Social Protection: New alliances for sustainability and resilience

Online, 04. June 2020

DIE was co-hosting a session at the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Bonn Digital Conference 2020 . Together with our partners and conference participants, we explored research and policy pathways for improved drought risk management through landscape approaches and social protection interventions across the African continent in times of…

Environmental Governance

The research programme "Environmental Governance" examines the extent of strategies for requirements of the Paris Climate Agreement and the 2030 Agenda.

The ocean as a lifeline for the future of the planet

Hornidge, Anna-Katharina (2020)
The Current Column, 08. June 2020

The 11th UN World Oceans Day on 8 June serves as a reminder that sustainable management of the ocean and its resources is one of the biggest challenges facing us globally.