No. 4 / 2016

Content

Dear Reader, DIE News News from the research The expiring year 2016 has been at times The German Development Institute / department unusually disconcerting: The unprecedent- Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik ed Brexit and the rise of right-wing pop- (DIE) will actively accompany these develop- Publication Highights ulism in Europe; Millions of people fleeing ments through research and policy-advice. their home because of violent conflicts and Jointly with the Kiel Institute for the World News from the Training economic crises; And a new president-elect Economy (IfW), the DIE is coordinating the Department of the United States, who could obstruct T20 process during the German presiden- progress of global climate and development cy in 2016 and 2017. It will provide policy Staff News policy for years to come. analysis to support G20 policy making. First common approaches towards a collective Review Events There were however also silver linings to the global agenda were discussed in Berlin at the chaotic year 2016. For example: The hard- New Publications international T20 Kick-Off conference in ear- fought Paris Agreement was speedily ratified ly December. The DIE has also involved itself • Briefing Paper and many countries are taking measures to in a dialogue reconsidering our approaches • Studies implement the ambitious 2030 Agenda for to international cooperation. The blog “Die • Discussion Paper Sustainable Development. Zukunft der deutschen Entwicklungszusam- • External Publications Consequently, international cooperation menarbeit” provides an open platform to • Articles and other publications and solidarity is once again put to the test. discuss ’s role in global affairs and of DIE-staff members Against this backdrop, Germany and Ger- the political development in the run-up to man politics are increasingly becoming the the national elections this autumn. Events focus of international attention. Both in do- We invite you to continue to get in involved mestic and international politics, 2017 will in these discussions, interdisciplinary and be a decisive year for Germany. Through its constructive, whether digital or analogue as presidency of the G20 process, the German a guest at our upcoming events in 2017. government will likely push international cooperation on matters of sustainable de- At the end of the year, we would like to velopment and climate protection – even thank you for your interest. We wish you a against adversities. At the same time the happy and restful festive season and all the German federal election late in 2017 will not best for a healthy and successful new year! only decide the next government, but also the future of Germany’s engagement with the world.

1 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI DIE News Links

DIE becomes a member of EGAP fourth time by the Federal Cabinet of Content Germany on 10 November 2016. Besides There is a clear increase internationally • DIE becomes a member of the two Co-Chairs Dirk Messner and in the importance of verifiable effects of EGAP Hans-Joachim Schellnhuber (Director of development interventions. Especially in • Reappointment of Dirk Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact the field of governance, there is a need for Messner to the WBGU Research - PIK), the membership of Ellen German development organisations to ex- Matthies (University of Magdeburg), Sabine • Presentation of WGBU pand the basis for impact assessment. The Schlacke (University of Münster) and Flagship-Report high (political) complexity and long impact Uwe Schneidewind (Wuppertal Institute chains of these projects pose particular • WBGU presents Special Report for Climate, Environment, Energy) were challenges in impact assessment that need on G20 confirmed. New appointments to the to be addressed carefully. The Department WBGU include Marina Fromhold-Eisebith • Reappointment of Imme Governance, Statehood and Security of the (University of Aachen), Ulrike Grote Scholz to the German Council German Development Institute / Deutsches (University of Hannover), Karen Pittel for Sustainable Development Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) has (University of Munich and Ifo Institute for been working on dealing with these chal- • Climate movie „1.5 – Stay Economic Research), and Ina Schieferdecker lenges in cooperation with GIZ since April Alive“ wins Golden Sun Award (TU Berlin and Frauenhofer Institute for 2016. Firstly, the cooperation comprises the • Germany’s New Responsibility Open Communication Systems, FOKUS). measurement of concrete and exemplary • 3rd German SDSN Members’ effects in the area of governance in GIZ pro- assembly grams in Benin and Mozambique. Secondly, Presentation of WGBU Flagship-Report methodological challenges and process-re- • Tilman Altenburg co-editor of “Humanity on the move”: Is the German lated factors in the area of governance are a Special Issue on Low Carbon Cooperation well-positioned? to be systematically documented and re- Innovation Paths On 31 August 2016 Dirk Messner presented flected. This is intended to contribute to the • Mario Negre co-editor of the WGBU Flagship-Report “Humanity on improvement of robust impact measure­ the World Bank report on the move: Unlocking the transformative ment in the area of governance. Insights inequality from further impact assessment projects of power of cities” to GIZ, followed by its the institute are also used here. presentation to KfW on 15 September. With • A laboratory for Global leaders of both institutions Dirk Messner Governance The high quality of DIE‘s work in the area discussed how German cooperation can of „impact assessment of governance pro- • Stakeholder Launch of the 2nd be developed and enhanced to achieve a jects“ is confirmed by its admission to the UNFSS Flagship Report sustainable and humane future for the urban policy-oriented research network „Evidence population, which is estimated to double to • PGK and Alumni discuss the in Governance and Politics“ (EGAP). In this 7 billion people by 2050. The building of the compatibility of family and network, renowned scientists contribute to future cities by itself would consume a large career better evidence-based governance through part of the emissions compatible to achieve experimental research and methodological • Water expert Waltina a warming of less than 2 degrees Celsius. It is training. Scheumann retires therefore indispensable to “reinvent” cities For further information please contact rapidly. • Review Events Armin von Schiller ([email protected]). WBGU presents Special Report on G20

to the Federal Government Development and justice through transformation 2015 saw a historic double success for sustainability and climate policy. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Paris Agreement on climate protection establish a system of ambitious policy goals for the world. The group of twenty major industrialized and emerging economies (G20) now needs to resolutely advance implementation of both agreements, seizing the opportunity of this ‘Great Transformation’ to sustainability as a unique modernization project that could offer substantial economic development opportunities. Complete decarbonization of the world economy by 2070 at the latest can only be achieved by profoundly Special Report Reappointment of Dirk Messner to the transforming energy systems and other high-emissions infrastructures. This transformation could inspire Innovation and channel Investment into sustainability and climate protection, and into the kinds of sustainable Infrastructures that need to be established and expanded. At the same time, the transformation On 13 December the WBGUcould combat inequality and promote(German Inclusion within societies and globally, thus becoming an equity project. Development and justice through German Advisory Council on Global transformation: The Four Big ‘I’s Advisory Council on Global Change) Change presentsed its new Special Report DIE-Director Dirk Messner has been “Development and justice through appointed to the German Advisory Council transformation: The Four Big ‘I’s“ to Federal 20 on Global Change (Wissenschaftlicher Environment Minister Barbara HendricksGerman Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) and Secretariat Phone: +49 30 26 39 48-0 Luisenstraße 4 6 E-Mail: wbgu @ wbgu.de D-101 1 7 Ber lin Internet: www.wbgu.de

Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Federal Research Minister Johanna Wanka.

9 783946 830016 ISBN 978-3-946830-01-6 A contribution to Germany’s G20 Presidency in 2017

Umweltveränderungen - WBGU) for the The Four Big ‘I’s’ – Innovation, Investment,

2 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI Infrastructure, Inclusion – are considered Climate movie „1.5 – Stay Alive“ wins Links as key to successful transformation Golden Sun Award towards a sustainable society. The report On 10 November 2016, filmmaker Lucian is a contribution to the Germany’s G20- Segura received the Golden Sun Award Presidency in 2017. at the International Environmental Film Festival in Barcelona for the climate change documentary “1.5 – Stay Alive“ which he Reappointment of Imme Scholz to co-produced with Tilman Altenburg, Head the German Council for Sustainable of Department “Sustainable Economic Development and Social Development” at the German On 29 October 2016 DIE-Deputy Director Development Institute / Deutsches Institut Imme Scholz was reappointed to the German für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). Council for Sustainable Development (Rat Combining several genres like documentary, für Nachhaltige Entwicklung - RNE) by the music video and nature film, “1.5-Stay German Chancellor . Amongst Alive” shows the Caribbean environment’s others, Achim Steiner, Director of Oxford diversity and beauty while also emphasizing Teaser 1.5 Stay Alive Martin School and former Executive Director a dramatic message: Coral reefs will not of United Nations Environment Programme survive global warming beyond 1.5 degrees, (UNEP), and Heidemarie Wiezorek-Zeul, and their destruction would have dramatic consequences for the citizens and the environment of the Caribbean. The film presents Caribbean contrasts, from Haiti and Trinidad to Florida and New Orleans; gives both researchers and victims of climate change a voice and also shows how musicians and singers interpret the problem “climate change” in different stylistic ways. The DIE presented the film last year in

©RNE Bonn and Berlin as part of the research and back from left to right: Imme Scholz, Hubert Weiger, Alexander Bassen, Ulrich Schraml, Wolfgang Schuster dialogue project “Klimalog” . in front from left to right: Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Olaf Tschimpke, , Marlehn Thieme, , The Golden Sun is the International , Werner Schnappauf, Günther Bachmann Environmental Festival’s (FICMA) highest award. Out of 1800 submitted films, 50 had former Federal Minister for Economic been nominated for the Golden Sun Award. Cooperation and Development, have been “1.5 – Stay Alive“ won the award in the appointed for the first time. The Council category „Short Documentary“. for Sustainable Development advises the German government on its sustainable development policy and contributes to the Germany’s New Responsibility implementation and further development Better networking of foreign policies, of the National Sustainability Strategy, development policies and security specifying concrete areas for action and policies remains a crucial task for German projects. A further task of the German politics. Under the title “Germany’s New Council for Sustainable Development is Responsibility” DIE-Director Dirk Messner to foster social dialogue on the issue of and Wolfgang Ischinger, chairman of the sustainability. Munich Security Conference, encourage to develop ideas for a political agenda that links the above mentioned policy areas. By means of eight Policy Tables comprising high-ranking members of politics, science,

3 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI economy and civil society, they discuss Publication different aspects of this agenda, such as Links the preservation of humanity‘s natural life- Highlights support systems, poverty reduction and good governance. Meanwhile contributions Tilman Altenburg co-editor of a Special of several stakeholders of the field are Issue on Low Carbon Innovation Paths Oxford Jounal collected by Messner and Ischinger to in Asia and Europe Science and Public Policy publish a book that will be presented to the The prestigious journal Science and Public Special Issue: Comparing international public of the Munich Security Policy has published a special issue on Low Carbon Innovation Conference in 2017 and, furthermore, Comparing low-carbon innovation paths in Paths in Asia and Europe discussed with the ministers of the federal Asia and Europe. It examines whether, how government. and why low-carbon innovation paths differ between the leading countries in Europe and the rising powers in Asia. The special issue is rd 3 German SDSN Members’ assembly based on a four-year research project with discusses G20 and social policy the Tsinghua University, Indian Institute On 3 November 2016, around 80 of Technology, Delhi and the Institute for representatives of SDSN member and Development Studies, Sussex headed by the partner organisations gathered at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE). (IASS) in Potsdam on the occasion of the 3rd Tilman Altenburg has edited the special German SDSN Members’ Assembly. issue together with Ambuj Sagar, Hubert Schmitz and Lan Xue.

Mario Negre co-editor of the World Bank report on inequality Mario Negre, together with José Cuesta from The assembly focused on the role of the the World Bank Research Department, has 2030 Agenda for the upcoming German published the World Bank report “Poverty presidency of the G20, as well as on and Shared Prosperity 2016: Taking On the Agenda’s impact on social policy Inequality”. This report deals with the “twin in Germany. In three working groups, goals” of the bank “end poverty and share participants furthermore discussed the prosperity”. The edition takes a close look priorities of future SDSN-initiatives, which at the role that inequality reduction plays in will be further developed in the next weeks. ending extreme poverty and improving the livelihoods of the poorest in every country. Shortly before the assembly, the Leadership It looks at recent country experiences that Council confirmed Dirk Messner (DIE) have been successful in reducing inequality, und Gesine Schwan (Humboldt-Viadrina provides key lessons from those Governance Platform) as co-chairs of SDSN experiences, and synthesizes the Germany for the next two years. rigorous evidence on public policies A report of the assembly is available here (in that can shift inequality in a way German only). that bolsters poverty reduction and shared prosperity in a sustainable manner. In doing so, the report addresses some myths about the global picture of inequality, and what works to reduce it.

Mario Negre is also involved in Mario Negre ©DIE statements by the World Bank

4 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI Research Group on the report of the so- they participated in a diplomatic training called Atkinson Commission. This expert programme of the Federal Foreign Office Links commission has recently submitted and gained a deeper understanding of recommendations to the World Bank on diplomacy, international negotiations and how to measure global poverty in the the dynamics of international politics. future and how to organize the monitoring. The academic program was complemented He was also involved in advising the G20 by leadership modules giving the on an indicator for monitoring inequality participants the possibility to think about trends. The G20 has adopted the concept their professional and personal life. They of a Shared Prosperity Premium developed by reflected their motivations, attitudes Mario Negre and his co-authors. and values. Furthermore, they developed their competencies on communication, intercultural knowledge and leadership. News from the Training Department A laboratory for Global Governance “We have a responsibility now. When we return, we want to contribute to the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.” The farewell speeches of the Managing Global Governance (MGG) Academy made ©DIE one thing clear: the participants are highly The participants of this year’s MGG Academy together with the MGG team at their fairwell party motivated and want to support processes of at Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development international cooperation and development During the last part of the programme, in their home countries. both aspects of knowledge and leadership This year, the MGG Academy took place played a role for the work of the project for the 14th time. Between mid-August teams. The participants worked in small and the end of November, 22 participants groups on a self-chosen challenge of global from eight different countries were guests relevance. They analysed topics such as at DIE. They analysed global challenges, sustainable tourism, mobility in cities and discussed the 2030 Agenda and broadened infrastructure for cycling, evaluation of their perspectives by learning from each international cooperation, the engagement other. They built contacts with the German of youth for the 2030 Agenda and different Development Institute / Deutsches Institut perspectives on migration. Focusing on für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), the Federal application and implementation, the project Ministry for Economic Cooperation and teams developed prototypes for concrete Development (BMZ) as well as other solutions. The results of the projects were German and international institutions. presented in short videos. The programme of the MGG Academy 2016 After completing the MGG Academy, it comprised different academic modules is now time to bring in all the acquired on globalisation and global governance, knowledge, motivation and ideas into the migration, international economic policy home institutions and countries, so that as well as green transformation and the first steps to implementing the 2030 climate change. By visiting institutions Agenda can be taken. such as the European Commission, the European Parliament and the World Trade Organization, the participants gained concrete insights into the work of international organisations. In Berlin,

5 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI MGG Knowledge Cooperation: PGK and Alumni discuss the Stakeholder Launch of the 2nd UNFSS compatibility of family and career in an Links Flagship Report international context Since 2015 a knowledge cooperation On 29 November 2016 participants of the project across the Managing Global 52nd Postgraduate Training Course (PGK) Governance (MGG) network has been discussed with alumni the challenges of addressing sustainability standards in reconciling a family with a career in an global value chains, focusing on the role international working environment. and perspective of rising powers. Against The choice for the right partner was decisive, this backdrop, a major Stakeholder Launch the five guests agreed, because the partner event for the 2nd Flagship Report of the UN should share the curiosity about a life abroad Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS) and be ready to stand back professionally. In took place on 21 October 2016 in Berlin, the best case, both partners take turns in co-organised by DIE / MGG, the Federation their career development and share family of German Industries (BDI) and UNFSS. responsibilities. All the debaters confirmed The report is titled “Meeting Sustainability Goals: Voluntary Sustainability Standards and the Role of the Government”. Around 100 representatives from rising powers, Germany and international organisations participated, many of them alumni and partners from the MGG context. The potential contribution of voluntary, often private sustainability standards ©DIE from left to right: Birgit Joußen, Christine Fröhlich, Dag- to the implementation of Sustainable mar Krenz, Anita Marx-Rischmüller, Ludolf Rischmüller Development Goals (SDGs) figured und Mona Heiß (52. PGK, Moderation) prominently in debates at the Stakeholder Launch as well as in complementary that their children had benefited from longer stays abroad. Particularly exciting were the different experiences of the alumni. Ludolf Rischmüller, graduate of the 15th course and until his retirement active for the KfW, and his wife Anita Marx-Rischmüller reported

©DIE on their stay in the Philippines in the 1980s UNFSS Stakeholder Launch in Berlin with their children. Christine Fröhlich, 28th course and Senior preparation and planning meetings. Consultant at GFA Consulting Group, started Representatives of national standards her family in Mozambique and pointed out bodies also discussed how public-private the organizational challenges concerning multi-stakeholder platforms may promote childcare, especially after her return to a better coordinated and more inclusive Germany. Birgit Joußen, 36th course and use of voluntary sustainability standards. In active for the BMZ, also started her family India, one such platform was established in in Africa. Her husband now commutes spring 2016 in cooperation with UNFSS. A between Germany and Mali. Dagmar Krenz, short briefing, further resources as well as 37th course and also in the BMZ, is currently links to external reports, a photo gallery and preparing for a stay in Malawi next year to the UNFSS Flagship Report can be found together with her husband and their two on the event website. children.

6 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI It became clear that it is not easy to combine Environmental Research (UFZ) in Leipzig, Links family and career. Nevertheless, the followed by a guest tenure at the World participants of the 52nd PGK felt encouraged Bank in Washington DC. She has also been by the positive examples of the alumni active as a consultant. and their career paths in international The cooperation with the former DIE- cooperation. water expert Susanne Neubert brought Waltina Scheumann to the DIE in 2007. Here, she promoted the water agenda Staff News and did research on standard diffusion for sustainable hydropower, cross-border water Water expert Waltina Scheumann management, balancing the benefits of retires cross-border dam projects, water grabbing, The water expert Waltina Scheumann sustainable irrigation and governance of the ends her career and retires at the end WEF Nexus and influencing policy processes. of December. Since 2007, she has been Numerous publications demonstrate her researcher and one of the central contact expertise. persons for international water policy The DIE-staff would like to thank Waltina and water resource management in the Scheumann for her excellent work and Department of Environmental Policy and cooperation and they wish her all the best! Natural Resources Management at the DIE. Her connection to the DIE however dates back to the year 1995, when the institute was hosting the first Dialogue on Water. Review Events The platform brought together the German International Workshop on Domestic scientific and development cooperation Revenue Mobilisation community to collaborate on water-related On 13 - 14 September 2016, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) organised its “5th International Workshop on Mobilising Domestic Revenue in Developing Countries” in Bonn. Against the backdrop of the first anniversary since the formal adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) this year’s workshop focused on “Implementing the 2030 Agenda - the role of subnational ©DIE Waltina Scheumann and Imme Scholz taxation”. challenges. Waltina Scheumann played a The workshop offered an excellent decisive role as co-organizer at all eight of opportunity to discuss and share impressions the following Dialogues on Water. on the contributions and role that After her studies in political science at subnational taxation has to play – not only the Freie Universität Berlin, Waltina in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda Scheumann was the first managing director but also in the debates around the Third of EcoDevelopment GmbH before she did United Nations Conference on Housing and her PhD on irrigation institutions in Turkey Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat at the TU Berlin. Scheumann has always III) that took place in Quito (17-20 October been concerned with cross-border water 2016). conflicts in the Middle East in general and Marion Fleuth-Leferink (BMZ) and Julia the Euphrates in particular. During the Leininger, Head of the Department course of her career, she worked with the “Governance, Statehood, Security” at GTZ, the TU Berlin, Helmholtz Center for

7 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI DIE opened the workshop emphasizing show up on a day-to-day level and which Links the increasing relevance of taxation in recommendations can be derived out of the international agenda and the role this for policy, research and civil society at that taxation can play in enhancing the event “Transformative Research: Where development and democratic governance. is NRW placed?”, organized by the Federal After the opening addresses, Mr Ehtisham State Government of NRW. Ahmad, visiting professor at the London School of Economics and the Centre for Website Special Development Research in Bonn gave a DIE at the UN#CFS43 in Rome Food security and keynote presentation in which he outlined The DIE-research team around the special the untapped potential of subnational agriculture for a world initiative ONE WORLD - No Hunger (Lisa without hunger taxation as well as the challenges that Wegner, Michael Brüntrup, Francesco countries and donors face in exploiting it. Burchi) participated in the 43rd Session The subsequent panel discussions and of the United Nations Committee on presentations focused on the political World Food Security (UN#CFS43) at FAO economy of fiscal decentralisation reforms Headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 17 to and local taxation. Discussions highlighted 21 October 2016. The theme of this year’s that the incentives for policymakers at plenary session was: “Making a Difference in different levels of government are not Food Security and Nutrition”. Around 1200 always well aligned to foster the efficient delegates from member and non-member and effective use of the existing revenue states of the Committee, representatives sources. In addition, tax competencies are from UN agencies and bodies, the Civil not always granted to the most appropriate level of government. Another session focused on how urbanisation is increasing the fiscal needs of cities in developing countries while at the same time providing highly attractive opportunities for local revenue generation, such as the property tax. Also the specific challenges that local taxation faces in fragile contexts as well as the need to improve the reliability of tax data were addressed in individual sessions.

The workshop closed with a panel on the The SEWOH-Team of DIE at the UN#CFS43 in Rome approaches that different international from left to right: Francesco Burchi, Michael Brüntrup, Lisa Wegner donors and implementing agencies are employing in this area in order to deal with Society Mechanism (CSM), international the various challenges enumerated above. agricultural research institutions and financial organizations, the Private Sector Mechanism (PSM) and various observers Event on transformative research with gathered to discuss the challenges in Minister Schulze achieving global food security. The big challenges of our society – energy The plenary session at the CFS43 consisted transition, digital transformation, work of a wide range of presentations, panel 4.0 and consumer protection – require discussions on various issues in the field of a transformative, interdisciplinary, sustainable food security and nutrition e.g.: independent and applied research in the the role of livestock, inclusive value chains, federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia smallholders access to markets, CFS’s (NRW). On 21 September Dirk Messner and engagement with the 2030 Agenda etc. Science Minister of NRW, Svenja Schulze, Presentations were given by representatives discussed which barriers to this research from the Rome-based agencies (FAO,

8 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI IFAD, and WFP), ministries, international (BMZ), emphasized the inseparable linkages Links agricultural research institutions, between climate and development policies. Universities and representatives of the High Further, he called for financial support to Level Panel of Experts on Food Security poorer countries in order to achieve the @DIE_GDI and Nutrition (HLPE). Furthermore, all global goals as well as for development plenary sessions provided the opportunity banks to invest in sustainable projects. for forthright statements, comments The lively discussion between Members and criticism by CFS members and other of Parliament (CDU/CSU), stakeholders present in the plenary hall. Carsten Träger (SPD), Eva Bulling-Schröter In addition to the plenary sessions, 56 side (Die Linke) and Bärbel Höhn (Bündnis 90/Die events created a space of dialogue of CFS Grünen), moderated by Steffen Bauer (co- participants to find common pathways and lead of DIE’s Klimalog project), showed wide discuss proposals for future CFS priority agreement on issues such as the enormous issues. The ONE WORLD - No Hunger – team at DIE shared its impression from the UN#CFS43 by posting Tweets (with comments, remarks and photos) directly from the plenary sessions or selected side events throughout the entire week in Rome. Moreover, DIE had its own stand at the CFS43 to present relevant publications in the field of sustainable food security and social security. ©DIE Parliamentary Evening : How to achieve from left to right.: Bärbel Höhn, Eva Bulling-Schröter, Steffen Bauer, Anja von der Weisgerber, Carsten Träger global climate and sustainability goals ? time pressure to act, on integrating citizens How do we achieve the goals of the Paris into the process of transforming our Agreement on climate change and the lifestyles, and on the importance of local 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development governments and cities. Moreover, they in Germany and Europe? On 18 October, acknowledged Germany’s swift translation the Embassy of France in Berlin and the of the globals goals into national goals with German Development Institute / Deutsches the revision of the National Sustainability Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) hosted Strategy in 2016. a Parliamentary Evening in order to discuss this question with members of the German However, opinions varied greatly when it . As part of DIE’s Klimalog came to the contours of Germany’s national project this event brought issues like policy climate plan which, at the time of the event, coherence, conflicting objectives as well was still being coordinated between different as challenges for the work of the German ministries. Here controversial examples such Bundestag to the fore. as the future of Germany’s coal mining sector or the automobile industry made After a welcoming speech by ambassador one thing very clear: As soon as globally Philippe Etienne Anne-Marie Descôtes, adopted goals require concrete changes Director General in the French Ministry at the local level, they inevitably provoke of Foreign Affairs and International conflicts between long-term ecological Development, sketched out the priorities sustainability and immediate social and for implementing the Paris Agreement. economic interests. Hence, the discussion Hans-Joachim Fuchtel, Parliamentary once again showed that recognizing and State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for addressing these conflicting interests in a Economic Cooperation and Development transparent democratic manner will be one

9 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI of the biggest challenges for Germany and how the much needed “gigantic change” Links Europe on the way to achieving the global from development to sustainability was climate and sustainability goals. perceived as a threat by UN organizations and their staff. Commenting on the politics Klaus Töpfer at the DIE: The World We of change, he remarked that today’s key Want – the UN We Need challenge is to open up the UN politically On 24th October – United Nations Day – the for the ideas and influence of non- German Development Institute / Deutsches Western states, otherwise these would Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) not participate in funding the UN. Lack of hosted Klaus Töpfer, the former Under- political will was currently the main hurdle Video Interview with Klaus Secretary General of the United Nations for reform, he said. (in charge of UNEP), for an inspiring public Töpfer Before the public lecture, Mr. Töpfer engaged lecture on the future of UN development in an internal exchange with DIE-researchers cooperation. The Lord Mayor of the Federal and also recorded a short interview that City of Bonn Ashok-Alexander Sridharan is available on the Institute’s YouTube delivered a welcome address. Richard channel, as is the recording of the keynote. Dictus, the Executive Coordinator of the UN Volunteers Programme, which is based in Bonn, provided comments on Mr. Töpfer’s DIE at Second World Irrigation Forum keynote. The German Development Institute / Mr. Töpfer recently served as Co-Chair Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik of the “Independent Team of Advisors” (DIE) presented some of the results of its that was created by the UN to provide SEWOH (Special Initiative ONE WORLD No recommendations for reforming the UN Hunger) during the Second World Irrigation development system (UNDS) to make it for Forum (WIF) in Chiang Mai. The conference the implementation of the “2030 Agenda attracted about 1,200 participants. for Sustainable Development”. In his Irrigation topics (re)gain importance due keynote, he first reflected on current trends to growing demand for food and other of global change and then discussed reform agriculture-based products, limited natural proposals of the advisor team. The most resources and climate change. pressing challenge, according to Mr. Töpfer, was to create a system-wide leadership The DIE–contribution dealt with the structure for the UNDS. This would make possibilities to fund and manage larger the system more efficient and effective, irrigation schemes in Africa in the framework of public private partnership (PPPs). The authors of the study are Waltina Scheumann, Annabelle Houdret, George Phiri (Agricultural Ministry of Zambia) und Michael Brüntrup. Some successful pilot schemes in Zambia and Swaziland and their comparison with North African PPP experiences indicate what is necessary: from left to right: Dirk Messner, Ashok Sridharan, Klaus long-term stability of governance and Töpfer, Richard Dictus policies, embedding of irrigation into giving it the capacity to exploit synergies broader agricultural PPPs, consolidation of and the flexibility to adapt the system to land (mostly under smallholder ownership), changing development needs. and in many cases participation of farmers respectively of their companies and In his comments, Richard Dictus provided organisations in the framework of Producer- an insider perspective on what it would Public-Private-Partnerships (PPPPs). In SSA take to reform the UN development system. and other regions with weak irrigation, land Drawing on earlier reforms, he illustrated and agricultural structures such PPPPs are

10 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI promising though not easy to implement International Workshop “Impact Links approaches of agricultural development. Assessment in Governance The International Fund for Agricultural Programmes” Development (IFAD) and the Asian Measuring the performance and impact of Development Bank have declared interest governance programmes is challenging. NDC EXPLORER to cooperate with DIE.

Due to the complexity of these programmes Choose a category: INDC NDC

and the difficulty to gauge their outcomes, CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION

among other reasons, rigorous evaluations CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION COP22 in Marrakesh

are less common in governance than in FINANCE & SUPPORT

One year after the Paris Agreement was other sectors. How to advance research PLANNING PROCESS reached at the UN climate negotiations, strategies and methods in this area was MISCELANOUS the objective of the follow-up conference the topic of the international workshop SEARCH COUNTRY

COP22 in Marrakesh was to advance the “Impact Assessment in Governance ABOUT implementation of the Paris Agreement. Programme. What Can We Learn from Several Klimalog researchers presented Accompanying Research Experiences?” on DIE’s work on non-state action, climate 10 November 2016 at DIE. The workshop action plans, private adaptation finance and brought together experts from BMZ, DEval, A PROJECT BY REDD+. Highlights included: DIE, Ceval, GIZ, KfW, ODI and World Bank. The presentation of the NDC Explorer in Central results of the workshop related to Posters_03.indd 1 02/11/16 16:50 a COP22 preview version. The interactive methodological questions and processes online tool allows users to compare and of impact assessments. First of all, impact analyse countries’ climate action plans assessments as well as evaluations need (INDCs/NDCs). Feedback received during to address issues of attribution, not just COP22 has been very encouraging: “There contribution. In this sense, there is the is a strong need for a tool like this among need to deal with counterfactuals, which policymakers, negotiators, civil society, are often rather difficult to establish in the private sector, development agencies governance programmes. Second, research and banks,” said Pieter Pauw, who led the results can only feed back into programme development of the NDC Explorer. Its full implementation if programme managers version, developed in cooperation with the and staff at headquarters possess basic UNFCCC Secretariat, ACTS and BMZ, will be “data-literacy”. Third, trust between partners released in January 2017. of all sides is a precondition for a learning- oriented and honest impact measurement. Non-state and subnational climate actions The international workshop is part of the have become a key theme since the Paris impact initiative launched by GIZ and DIE Climate Conference. High-Level Climate to address the current challenges in impact Action Champions have been installed to assessment in the field of governance. mobilize and strengthen this climate action. COP22 saw the launch of the Marrakesh Please contact Lisa Groß in case of further Partnership for Global Climate Action, interest ([email protected]). which seeks to strengthen efforts from cities, regions, companies and other groups DIE welcomes visitor group from to reduce emissions and to adapt to the Sindelfingen impacts of climate change. Sander Chan, in a series of “Galvanizing the Groundswell of On 14 November 2016 a visitor group Climate Actions” (GGCA) events, provided from Sindelfingen – including mayor specific input into the organization of the Bernd Vöhringer, high ranking members framework for Global Climate Action, the of different political parties, the media and criteria applicable to participation in the staff members of the City of Sindelfingen – framework, and methods to track progress. came to the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik Visitors from Sindelfingen (DIE) to learn more about latest trends and

11 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI focus areas in international development 2nd AgriFiP: Agricultural Mechanisation Links cooperation. Stephan Klingebiel, head and adapted financial solutions of department “Bi- and multilateral On 23 November 2016, the German De- Findings of the Nexus development cooperation”, Timo Mahn, velopment Institute / Deutsches Institut research project: researcher of the same department and für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (Lisa Wegner, Governing the Nexus Tanja Vogel, head of Communications, Michael Bruentrup), together with GIZ (Sec- Water-Energy-Food: presented current research areas and tor Project “Agricultural Trade and Value Instruments, Incentives, explained the way policy advice is provided Chains”) and the SEWOH–Initiative (ONE Mechanisms by DIE. The guests also were keen to discuss WORLD - No Hunger – initiative of the the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sewage Systems and BMZ), organized a second expert round ta- sustainable development on a global, Energy: Focus on Urban ble on the promotion of agricultural finance national and local level. India in developing countries. The knowledge platform AgriFiP (“Agricultural Finance in Never, Babette (2016): Practice”) focused at its second event on the Wastewater and Nexus-research meets Nexus-practice key theme “Agricultural mechanisation and energy saving in urban On 21 November 2016, the DIE Nexus team adapted financial solutions”. India (Discussion Paper (Ines Dombrowsky, Waltina Scheumann, 12/2016). Bonn A large potential for agricultural production Babette Never, Katharina Stepping, Carmen has not been realized in many countries in Coordinating Planning Richerzhagen, Jean Carlo Rodriguez) and sub-Sahara Africa. One of the key develop- in the Agricultural and the BMZ Department “Water, Urban ment paradigms for increased agricultural Water Sectors: Zambia Development and Mobility” (Franz Marre, production is sustainable agricultural mech- Daniela Krahl) invited to the Workshop Payments for Ecosystem anization. A major reason for the low degree “Nexus Research Meets Nexus Practice”; Services and the Water- of agricultural mechanisation is the lack of other BMZ departments, practitioners from Energy-Food Nexus: access of farmers to financial services. This GIZ, KfW and BGR, experts from the Federal Columbia applies to subsistence farmers as well as to Ministries for the Environment, Nature agricultural contractors. Another limitation Drinking Water Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety in the context of agricultural mechanisation Partnerships with the and of Food and Agriculture, and from is the lack of technical services. This includes Agricultural Sector consultancies joined the workshop. both maintenance and repair services as well Regional Organizations Since isolated sector policies competing as the general instruction into the operation Promote Nexus with one another for resources do not offer of the machinery. Governance for any viable solutions to tackling connected Several presentations and rounds of discus- Hydropower along supply risks, the participants discussed how sion shed light on the status-quo of agricul- International Rivers to counteract silo policies by promoting tural mechanisation in sub-Saharan Africa, cross-sectoral coordination and appropriate and contrasted it with the progress of ag- governance mechanisms. The BMZ-financed ricultural mechanization in Germany after research project “Incentives and instruments the Second World War (e.g. areas of mech- for implementing the Nexus Water, Energy and Food Security” has been examining how this could look like. Six empirical studies were implemented during the course of the project (2015-16). Based on their findings, the draft of a new BMZ water strategy, experiences of implementing a nexus approach in developing and European countries and in Germany, the participants discussed the viability of the nexus approach and how to promote it further. For details on the findings of the DIE research project, please see our website special: The Nexus ©DIE nd Water - Energy - Land - Climate Participants of the 2 AgriFiP at DIE on 23. November 2016

12 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI anization; financial support programs). Par- berhorn (BMZ), the panel aimed to explore Links ticipants brainstormed in parallel working lessons learned from the development co- groups if it is possible to derive recommen- operation policy field questioning to what dations for the current need for mechani- extent they could be applied to the 2030 sation in sub-Saharan Africa from the ag- Agenda accountability framework. ricultural mechanisation developments in Germany, and if yes, what this would mean for the German SEWOH initiative. With representatives from German bilateral technical and financial organizations (GIZ, KfW, Andreas-Hermes-Akademie), research and financial institutions (Landwirtschaft- liche Rentenbank, Common Fund for Com- modities, University of Hohenheim), rep- resentatives from the BMZ and of German ©DIE Agricultural Associations (Bundesverband HLM2 in Nairobi from left to right: Heiner Janus, Roger Mugisha, Chuanghong der Maschinenringe, Bundesverband der Zhang, , Stephan Klingebiel, Sachin Chaturvedi Lohnunternehmen), the 2nd AgriFiP event was well-attended. A second side event was organized on “Converging or Distinctive Features? Key Learning from South-South Cooperation High-Level Meeting on Global Partner- Case Studies and Conceptual Trends” in col- ship for Effective Development Co-op- laboration with UNDP China, Oxfam South eration Africa, and the Network of Southern Think The Global Partnership for Effective Devel- Tanks (NeST). The goal of the panel was opment Co-operation (GPEDC) held its sec- to explore the challenges to move towards ond High-Level Meeting (HLM2) in Nairobi, convergences of approaches targeted by Kenya, from 28 November to 1 December. South-South Cooperation providers and Stakeholders from a variety of sectors dis- traditional development partners. cussed current problems and future possi- A workshop with alumni of the Managing bilities to enhance the effectiveness of glob- Global Governance (MGG) and with the par- al development cooperation within their set ticipation of the BMZ focused on the above principles focusing on country ownership, mentioned topics taking place in the run-up results, transparency, inclusive partnerships to the HLM. and accountability. During the HLM, the role of the three co- Launch conference of the T20 process chairs of the partnership was handed over during Germany’s G20 presidency to Germany, Bangladesh and Uganda for the next two years. DIE is accompanying the With the beginning of Germany’s G20 pres- developments and topics surrounding the idency, the T20 held its Kick-off Conference GPEDC as part of projects in the Department titled “Cohesion in Diversity: Accompanying “Bi- and Multilateral Development Coopera- the German G20 Presidency” on 1 and 2 T20 Germany.org tion”. In Nairobi, DIE organized three events: December in Berlin. The T20 Kick-off Con- ference brought together more than 250 A side event took place on the topic of “Ac- researchers from almost all G20 countries, countability for effective development co- representatives from international organi- operation in the context of the 2030 Agen- sations and government officials. 50 part- da” in collaboration with the South African ners from DIE’s Managing Global Gover- Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) nance (MGG) programme made this one of in Cape Town. After an opening remark of the most inclusive T20 events. In a keynote Parliamentary State Secretary Thomas Sil- address, the German G20 Sherpa Lars-Hen-

13 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI drik Röller challenged the T20 to support UN World Food Programme; Shanta Deva- Links the G20 with innovative and implementa- rajan, Chief Economist for the MENA region ble policy recommendations. The confer- at the World Bank; Steven Heydemann, Pro- ence highlighted the need to reach beyond fessor for Middle East Studies at Smith Col- a narrow agenda that is focused solely on lege in Northampton, MA; Nidal Katamine, economic growth. While fostering growth former Jordanian Minister of Labour; Samar remains an important objective, the G20 Muhareb, Director of ARDD-Legal Aid Or- must ensure that growth trajectories are ganization in Jordan; and Arthur van Diesen, more socially inclusive and respect the plan- Regional Social Policy Adviser for the MENA etary boundaries. at UNICEF. The Think20 (T20) is a network of research Several keynote speakers also took part institutes and think tanks from the G20 in a public discussion on the MENA soci- countries. DIE and the Kiel Institute for the al contract, held at the Deutsche Welle on DIE-Director Dirk Messners World Economy (IfW) coordinate the T20 5 December and moderated by DIE Senior opening remarks at the process during the German presidency in Researcher Markus Loewe. His Excellency T20 Kick-off-Conference 2016 and 2017. The T20 develops policy Katamine sparked a lively debate by call- recommendations within nine thematic ing for Western countries development or- Task Forces , working in close cooperation ganizations to promote democracy in the with G20 policy makers, which will be pub- MENA, including through intervention and lished as Policy Briefs in the first half of 2017. sanctions. The other panelists and the audi- For more information on the T20 please vis- ence preferred to emphasize the mutual ob- it t20germany.org and see the T20 Blog. ligations of local, national and international actors that are essential to the notion of a social contract. Conference: A New Social Contract for the Middle East and North Africa The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspoli- tik (DIE) hosted the third IPR-MENA social policy conference “A new social contract for MENA countries: Experiences from Devel- opment and Social Policies” on 5 and 6 De- cember, in partnership with the University of Bath Institute for Policy Research. Participants debated whether a ‘new social contract,’ derived from formal and informal agreements between the groups that make from left to right: Shanta Devarajan, Samar Muhareb, Markus Loewe, Nidal Katamine, Steven Heydermann ©DIE up a society and the government defining respective rights, expectations and obliga- tions, could provide for socio-economic de- The conference also included five panel ses- velopment and long-term political stability sions, each of three panels held in parallel, in the MENA region. where around 40 academic papers were discussed. Topics ranged from conceptual Several prominent policymakers and schol- understandings of the social contract to the ars gave keynote addresses at the con- impact of economic and social inequalities ference. They included Christiane Böge- to governance issues to rural-urban divides mann-Hagedorn, deputy director-general to country case studies, including Egypt, for the MENA region at the German Federal Syria, Turkey, Jordan and Libya. Ministry for Economic Cooperation and De- velopment (BMZ); Muriel Calo, Resilience The DIE’s MENA research team plans to in- and Livelihoods Officer for the MENA at the clude the best papers presented at the con-

14 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI ference in a journal special issue on the new mainly on the question how well we know Links social contract in the MENA. already what exactly it takes to achieve the SDGs.

Policy Innovations for Transformative Website Special Change: Implementing the 2030 Lecture series “The Agenda 2030 – Deal- Agenda ing with Grand Challenges for Mankind” Stabilization and devel- opment in the Middle On 6 December 2016, DIE has hosted the Jointly with the Coordination Unit „Sustain- East and North Africa launch in Germany of the 2016 Flagship able Development in International Coop- (Mena) Report of the United Nations Research In- eration“ of the University of Bonn Tilman stitute for Social Development (UNRISD) Altenburg, head of the department „Susta- on “Policy Innovations for Transformative inable social and economic development“, Change: Implementing the 2030 Agenda”, organized the lecture series “The Agenda which was co-organised with the United 2030 – Dealing with Grand Challenges for Nations Association of Germany / Deutsche Mankind” at the University of Bonn. In this Gesellschaft für die Vereinten Nationen series, experts from a variety of academic (DGVN). DIE deputy director Imme Scholz disciplines – both colleagues from DIE and introduced to the event and moderated the Professors from collaborating Universities, discussion. Chief author Katja Hujo present- analyze the most important grand challeng- es involved in the ambitious SDG agenda. They explore trends with regard to social protection, greenhouse-gas emissions, land scarcity, inequality, IT-driven automation and employment as well as poverty, and discuss what it takes to achieve sustainable development for all. The response was enor- mous. Registration had to be closed early when about 200 participants had registered for each lecture. ©DIE from left to right: Katja Hujo, Markus Loewe, Gabriele Köhler, Imme Scholz ed the report, which calls for radical change The Agenda 2030 - Dealing with Grand Challenges for Mankind in political priorities to achieve the Sustaina- Lecture Series in the Winter Semester 2016/2017

organized by ble Development Goals (SDGs). It highlights the University of Bonn and the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) that innovative instruments are needed but that policy innovations are already taking place in numerous policy fields. In addition, ©iStockphoto.com/yesfoto the report stresses that development strate- gies must move away from silo approaches of development policies. Therefore, it por- trays six policy fields with the potential to make multiple contributions to the social,

Please visit our website for further information about the lecture series, the registration and the economic, the political and the environ- the certificate of attendance mental goals – something the report calls www.nachhaltige-entwicklung.uni-bonn.de/vorlesungsreihen ‘transformative’. Markus Loewe, research team leader at DIE discussed the report. Gabriele Köhler represented DGVN at the event. The discussion with the audience was

15 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI New Publications DIE-Publication-Update direct hyperlink to the PDF download. To subscribe to the Publication Update, The Publication Update is a service of the please write an e-mail stating “Publication German Development Institute / Deutsches Update” in the subject line to: Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) that [email protected] provides a monthly overview of DIE’s pub- lications, including a short summary and a

Brüntrup, Michael von Haldenwang, Christian / Armin von Schiller Briefing Paper Revamping the OECD’s Five Rural The mobilisation of sub-national reve- Worlds model for poverty-oriented nues is a decisive factor in the realisati- inter-sectoral analysis, communication on of the 2030 Agenda and planning Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- Briefing Paper are available on Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) the DIE website: www.die-gdi.de. sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Briefing Paper 21/2016 Briefing Paper 16/2016 Pauw, Pieter / Adis Dzebo Hampel-Milagrosa, Aimée / Sarah Holzapfel Private finance for climate-change ad- Diversity and implications of food sa- aptation: challenges and opportunities fety and quality standards in Thailand for Kenya and India Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Briefing Paper 22/2016 Briefing Paper 17/2016 Berensmann, Kathrin / Nannette Lindenberg Baumann, Max-Otto Green finance: actors, challenges and An executive authority for the UN De- policy recommendations velopment System: why this is neces- Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- sary and how it could work sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- Briefing Paper 23/2016 sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Briefing Paper 18/2016 Berensmann, Kathrin / Florence Dafe / Miriam Kautz / Nannette Lindenberg Kreibaum, Merle Green bonds: taking off the rose-colou- Build towns instead of camps: Uganda red glasses as an example of integrative refugee Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- policy sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- Briefing Paper 24/2016 sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Briefing Paper 19/2016

Rudolph, Alexandra Ensuring SDG-sensitive development cooperation Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Briefing Paper 20/2016

16 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI Grävingholt, Jörn / Christian von Haldenwang Pegels, Anna Discussion Paper The promotion of decentralisation and Taxing carbon as an instrument of local governance in fragile contexts green industrial policy in developing Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- countries sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- The Discussion Paper are Discussion Paper 20/2016 sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) available online on the DIE Discussion Paper 23/2016 website. Hard copies can be Durand, Alexis / Victoria Hoffmeister / Romain ordered by mail at a price of 6 € Weikmans / Jonathan Gewirtzman / Sujay Altenburg, Tilman / Maria Kleinz / Wilfried Natson / Saleemul Huq / J. Timmons Roberts Lütkenhorst Financing options for loss and damage: Directing structural change: from tools a review and roadmap to policy Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Discussion Paper 21/2016 Discussion Paper 24/2016

Castillejo, Clare Janus, Heiner / Sarah Holzapfel The European Union Trust Fund for Results-based approaches in agricul- Africa: a glimpse of the future for EU ture: what is the potential? development cooperation Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Discussion Paper 25/2016 Discussion Paper 22/2016

Ströh de Martínez, Christiane / Marietta Fed- Cottrell, Jacqueline / Kai Schlegelmilch / Mat- Studies dersen / Anna Speicher thias Runkel / Alexander Mahler Food security in sub-Saharan Environmental tax reform in

Africa: a fresh look on agricultural developing, emerging and transition DIE-Studies are available mechanisation; how adapted financial economies online on the DIE website . Hard solutions can make a difference Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- copies can be ordered by mail at Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) a price of 10 €.. sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Studies 93 (2016) Studies 91 (2016)

Berger, Axel / Dominique Bruhn / Andrea Bender / Julia Friesen / Katharina Kick / Felix Kullmann / Robert Roßner / Svenja Weyrauch Deep preferential trade agreements and upgrading in global value chains: the case of Vietnam Bonn: German Development Institute / Deut- sches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Studies 92 (2016)

17 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI Books Klingebiel, Stephan / Victoria Gonsior / Franziska Jakobs / Miriam Nikitka: Public sector performance and development cooperation in Rwanda: The bookss can be ordered from book- results based approaches shops or directly from the publishers. Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan ISBN: 978-3-319-42143-8

Kraas, Frauke / Claus Leggewie / Peter Lemke / Ellen Matthies / Dirk Messner / Nebojsa Nakicenovic / Hans Joachim Schellnhuber / Sabine Schlacke / Uwe Schneidewind / unter Mitarbeit von Clara Brandi, Anna Schwachula et al. Humanity on the move: unlocking the transformative power of cities Berlin: German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) ISBN: 978-3-936191-45-5

Development and justice through

Development and justice through transformation

2015 saw a historic double success for sustainability and climate policy. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Paris Agreement on climate transformation: The Four Big ‘I’s protection establish a system of ambitious policy goals for the world. The group of twenty major industrialized and emerging economies (G20) now needs to resolutely advance implementation of both agreements, seizing the opportunity of this ‘Great Transformation’ to sustainability as a unique modernization project that could offer substantial economic development opportunities. Complete decarbonization of the world economy by 2070 at the latest can only be achieved by profoundly Special Report transforming energy systems and other high-emissions infrastructures. This transformation could inspire Innovation and channel Investment into sustainability and climate protection, and into the kinds of sustainable Infrastructures that need to be established and expanded. At the same time, the transformation Special Report 2016 could combat inequality and promote Inclusion within societies and globally, thus becoming an equity project. Development and justice through Berlin: German Advisory Council on Global transformation: The Four Big ‘I’s Change(WBGU) 20

German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) Secretariat Phone: +49 30 26 39 48-0 Luisenstraße 4 6 E-Mail: wbgu @ wbgu.de D-101 1 7 Ber lin Internet: www.wbgu.de

9 783946 830016 ISBN 978-3-946830-01-6 A contribution to Germany’s G20 Presidency in 2017

Articles and other Bauer, Steffen / Clara Brandi (2016): Bodenstein, Thilo / Jörg Faust / Mark Furness publications Marrakesh climate conference: time to (2016): European Union development act!, in: Diplomatisches Magazin 10/2016, policy: collective action in times of 30-33 global transformation and domestic crisis, published on Development Policy Bendandi, Barbara / Pieter Pauw (2016): Review (Special Issue; online first) DOI: Remittances for adaptation: an 10.1111/dpr.12189 „alternative source“ of international climate finance?, in: Andrea Milan / Brandi, Clara (2016): Rising powers in Benjamin Schraven / Koko Warner / Noemi the global trading system: China and Cascone (eds.), Migration, risk management mega-regional trade negotiations, and climate change: evidence and policy published on Rising Powers Quarterly 1 (1), responses (Global Migration Issues), Berlin, 71-83 Heidelberg: Springer, 195-211 ISBN: 978-3-319-42920-5

18 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI Articles and other Brandi, Clara / Dominique Bruhn (2016): Herrmann, Raoul (2016): Large-scale publications Exporte als Wachstumsmotor?, published agricultural investments and on E+Z: Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit smallholder welfare: a comparison of 10/2016, 32-33 wage labor and outgrower channels in Tanzania, published on World Development Brandi, Clara / Dominique Bruhn (2016): (forthcoming) Exports as drivers of growth, published on D+C: Development and Cooperation Hinnebusch, Raymond / Omar Imady / 10/2016, 32-33 Tina Zintl (2016): Civil resistance in the Syrian uprising: from peaceful Protest Callo-Concha, Daniel / Manfred Denich to sectarian civil war, in: Adam Roberts / / John P. A. Lamers / Anna Schwachula Michael Willis / Timothy Garton Ash (eds.), Civil / Anna-Katharina Hornidge / Asia resistance in the Arab Spring: triumphs and Khamzina / Christian Borgemeister (2016): disasters, Oxford: Oxford Univ. Pr., 223-247 Bridging science and development: ISBN: 978-0-19874-902-8 lessons learnt from two decades of development research, published on Höhne, Niklas / Philip Drost with the Agroforestry Systems (online first 26 August contributing authors Fatemeh Bakhtiari / 2016) Sander Chan / Ann Gardiner et al. (2016): Bridging the Gap - the role of non-state Chan, Sander / Robert Falkner / Matthew action, in: The Emissions Gap Report 2016: a Goldberg / Harro van Asselt (2016): UNEP Synthesis Report, Nairobi, Kenya: United Effective and geographically balanced? Nations Environment (UNEP), 23-30 An output-based assessment of non- ISBN: 978-92-807-3617-5 state climate actions, in: Climate Policy (online first) Klingebiel, Stephan (2016): Global problem-solving approaches: the Druce, Laura / Ulf Moslener / Christine crucial role of China and the group of Gruening / Pieter Pauw / Richenda Connell rising powers, published on Rising Powers (2016): Demystifying adaptation Quarterly 1 (1), 33-41 finance for the private sector, Geneva: United Nations Environment Programme Klinsky, Sonja / Timmons Roberts / Saleemul (UNEP) Huq / Chukwumerije Okereke / Peter Newell / Peter Dauvergne / Karen O’Brien / Heike Furness, Mark (2016): Priorities for Schroeder / Petra Tschakert / Jennifer Clapp international co-operation with Libya: / Margaret Keck / Frank Biermann / Diana a development perspective, published Liverman / Joyeeta Gupta / Atiq Rahman / on Mediterranean Politics 30 Sep 2016 DOI: Dirk Messner / David Pellow / Steffen Bauer 10.1080/13629395.2016.1241610 (2016): Why equity is fundamental in climate change policy research, Furness, Mark / Stefan Gänzle (2016): published on Global Environmental Change doi. The Security–Development Nexus org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2016.08.002 in European Union foreign relations after Lisbon: policy coherence at last?, Leininger, Julia (2016): Contextualizing published on Development Policy Review democracy promotion, published on (Special Issue; online first) DOI: 10.1111/ Comparative democratization 14 (3), 8-11 dpr.12191 Leininger, Julia (2016): It‘s institutions, not theology! Muslim actors’ influence on democratization in Mali, in: Politics and Religion 9 (4), 815-842

19 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI Articles and other Lindenberg, Nannette / Ulrich Volz (2016): Messner, Dirk (2016): Trump’s White publications Green banking regulation: setting out House and Paris climate agreement: is a framework, published on Practitioners‘ Europe up for the challenge?, published Dialogue on Climate Investments (PDCI) on Katoikos.eu 18 November, 2016 Messner, Dirk / Alejandro Guarin / Daniel Mahn, Timo Casjen / Andreas Grantner Haun (2016): Putting behavior into (2016): From QCPR to corporate international cooperation, published on strategy? The 2030 Agenda and the UN The Chinese Journal of Global Governance 2 (2), development system, published on SDG 129-141 Knowledge Hub 24 October 2016 Pauw, Pieter (2016): China werpt zich Messner, Dirk (2016): Normative compass, op als morele leider, published on NRC Interview published on D+C: Development and Handelsblad 19 november 2016 Cooperation 10/2016, 29-31 Scheumann, Waltina / Omar Shamaly (2016): Messner, Dirk (2016): La décarbonisation: The Turkish-Syrian friendship dam transformation vers la compatibilité on the Orontes river: benefits for all?, climatique, in: Coup de projecteur sur le in: Aysegül Kibaroglu / Ronald Jaubert (eds), climat suisse: etat des lieux et perspectives Water resources management in the lower Asi- (Swiss Academies Reports 11 (5), 150-153) Orontes river basin, Genf: MEF & The Graduate Institute Geneva, 125-137

Events

Lecture Series 20 Oct. 2016 to 26 January 2017 18:00 - 20:00 h The Agenda 2030 – Dealing with Grand Challenges for Mankind Organiser: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Location: Bonn

Book Presentation 24 January 2017 Providing Global Public Goods: The role for the G20 Organiser: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Location: Bonn

In memoriam Giulio Regeni 25 January 2017 17:00 - 19:00 h Under Threat: International Academia and Press Freedom Organiser: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and Deutsche Welle (DW) Location: Bonn

20 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI Events

T20 Africa Conference 1 - 3 February 2017 Africa and the G20: Building alliances for sustainable development Organiser: South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Institute for the World Econo- my (IfW Kiel) Location: Johannesburg

Conference 12 - 13 May 2017 Interconnections Conference Organiser: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Galvanizing the Groundswell of Climate Action Location: Bonn

Academic Symposium 12 - 14 July 2017 Thinking and coping with the transformation of human togetherness Organiser: Council for European Studies (CES), German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Location: Glasgow, Scotland

Imprint and contact: Editor: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Tulpenfeld 6, 53113 Bonn / Germany Editorial Office : Marie Philipsenburg, Tanja Vogel E-mail: [email protected] Tel. +49 (0)228 94927-137 www: http://www.die-gdi.de To unsubscribe, please send an E-Mail to [email protected] Your feedback is gratefully received at [email protected]

The DIE-Newsletter is a quarterly e-letter informing about publications, events and other interesting news from the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwick- lungspolitik (DIE). The DIE-publications are available without charge on the DIE website. If you have any difficulties to access the publications, please contact us. Other publications of DIE staff members are only available at the editors mentioned.

21 Newsletter No. 4/2016 www.die-gdi.de www.facebook.com/DIE.Bonn www.youtube.com/DIEnewsflash twitter.com/DIE_GDI