On 25 June, Achim Steiner, Aministrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), visited the Bonn Alliance for Sustainability Research. In his lecture „Towards Global Sustainability: Opportunities and Challenges in the Implementation of the Agenda 2030“ at the University of Bonn, Steiner reflected current action undertaken to combat climate change and achievements for the Sustainable…
In early June, a delegation from the Institute of Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) in Addis Ababa and the Commission of the African Union (AU) visited DIE. The IPSS is one of the leading think tanks in East Africa. DIE researchers from the programmes “Transformation of Political (Dis)Order” and “Inter- and Transnational Cooperation” welcomed our…
On 17 June, Simon Maxwell retired as the Chair of the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG). Simon Maxwell had co-founded the ETTG in 2010. Under his leaderhip, ETTG has made important contributions to advice the EU-Institutions and member states on issues related to European development policy. Further, ETTG has strengthened its institutional setup with the…
On 13 June, at the invitation of the Federal Chancellery, the Forum Sustainability took place. About fifty key sustainability actors participated in the forum. After reports from the ministries, the head of the Federal Chancellery, Professor Helge Braun, gave a keynote address and opened the discussion. Subsequently, workshops on international sustainability policy, sustainability indicators, cooperation…
Since 15 June, Christine Hackenesch has been acting head of the research programme “Inter- and transdisciplinary cooperation with the global south„. Dr Hackenesch has been a member of the academic staff of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) for more than ten years. Her research and policy advice focuses on policies…