Sustainable Futures

Author: Christine Hackenesch

  • Rethinking cooperation with Africa

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    What could international cooperation look like that promotes economically, socially and environmentally sustainable development in the interests of the global common good? A few weeks ago, Andreas Freytag and Stefan Liebing argued here that modern cooperation with Africa had to be based on private-sector investment, market principles in project selection, and competition between partner countries for international investment. Paternalism in development policy should be replaced with principles of competition and the social market economy. (mehr …)

  • Strategische Vision oder kleinster gemeinsamer Nenner? Der neue Konsens für europäische Entwicklungspolitik

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    Die EU muss ambitionierter sein

    In den vergangenen Monaten hat die Europäische Union eine neue entwicklungspolitische Vision erarbeitet, wie die EU und ihre Mitgliedsstaaten in der Entwicklungspolitik zusammenarbeiten wollen. Der neue Europäische Konsens für Entwicklung soll von den EU-Institutionen – Kommission, Europäischer Auswärtiger Dienst, Rat und Parlament – in dieser Woche bei den European Development Days feierlich unterzeichnet werden.

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  • Outcome of the first T20 conference in Africa

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    For the first time since the establishment of the Think20 (T20) process, Think Tanks from across Africa have met with T20 Think Tanks to discuss the G20 agenda and potential opportunities for Africa-G20 cooperation.

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  • Outcome of the first T20 conference in Africa

    Image: NetworkFor the first time since the establishment of the Think20 (T20) process, Think Tanks from across Africa have met with T20 Think Tanks to discuss the G20 agenda and potential opportunities for Africa-G20 cooperation.

    The T20 Africa conference was organized by the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) and was attended by 240 high-ranking delegates from African and G20 Think Tanks, African regional organisations, the South African and German governments, the European Union and the OECD, as well as other G20 engagement groups such as the Business20 (B20).

    The conference provided a unique forum to discuss how Africa and the G20 could build alliances to promote sustainable development. Please read the communiqué of the conference co-hosts for further information about the outcomes and recommendations of the conference.

  • African Alliances for Sustainable Development

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    Africa affects the world

    Africa has recently gained a lot of attention in international politics, particularly in Germany and the European Union. However, various unknowns on the African continent and Africa’s complex interdependence with world politics leave many question marks for inter- and transnational cooperation. It is certain that sustainable development in Africa will only be achieved through structural political and economic Transformation.

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