Together with GIZ’s Governance Cluster in Morocco, Annabelle Houdret (DIE) organized a workshop in Rabat on 22 February . She introduced the concept of a new social contract and showed how it can be used as a tool for analysis and planning in development cooperation. Prof. Kamal ElMesbahi, a Moroccan economist (Transparency Maroc), then analyzed Morocco’s main governance problems and potential windows of opportunity for development cooperation. On the basis of these presentations, the GIZ staff members discussed how their work could better contribute to support the Moroccan society and government in negotiating a new, more inclusive social contract.
Since 2015, DIE’s regional research team explores the concept of a new social contract within its project ‘Stability and Development for the Middle East and North Africa’. In addition to their scientific work, they also support BMZ and its implementing agencies in using this approach for strategic planning and in project implementation.
Zusammen mit dem Governance-Cluster der GIZ Marokko organisierte Annabelle Houdret (DIE) am 22. Februar 2019 einen Workshop in Rabat. Sie führte das vom DIE geprägte Konzept eines neuen Gesellschaftsvertrags ein und zeigte auf, wie dieses auch für die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (EZ) als Analyse- und Planungsinstrument genutzt werden kann. Der marokkanische Ökonom Prof. Kamal ElMesbahi (Transparency Maroc), hob anschließend in seinem Vortrag die wesentlichen Governance-Probleme des Landes und mögliche Anknüpfungspunkte für die EZ hervor. Auf dieser Grundlage diskutierten die GIZ-Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter dann, wie ihre Arbeit die marokkanische Gesellschaft und Regierung noch stärker darin unterstützen kann, einen neuen, inklusiveren Gesellschaftsvertrag auszuhandeln.
Das DIE erforscht seit 2015 im Regionalvorhaben ‚Entwicklung und Stabilisierung in Nahost und Nordafrika‘ das Konzept des Gesellschaftsvertrags und unterstützt das BMZ und die Durchführungsorganisationen darin, den Ansatz für die strategische Planung und Umsetzung zu nutzen.
Veranstalungsreihe Neuer Aufbruch für Europa, v.l. Adolf Kloke-Lesch, Marietta Müller, Gesine Schwan, Katarina Barley, Niklas Im Winkel, Janina Sturm
On 11 February, the 9th meeting of the Extended Leadership Council 9th meeting of the Extended Leadership Councilof SDSN Germany took place at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung. The topic of the session was “Sustainability in times of populism – answer or victim?”. The members of the Council discussed this highly topical issue with Nina Scheer (Vice-chairwoman of the PBNE), Johannes Dimroth (Federal Press Office), Edgar Grande (Center for Civil Society Research at the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung), Hanna Schwander (Hertie School of Governance) and a couple of other guests. Following this session, SDSN Germany will be organising a workshop on the topic together with Adelphi, Engagement Global and Germanwatch in the next months.
The successful opening event “New opportunities for growth and globalisation – sustainability as a European project for the future” of the jointly by HVGP, SWP and SDSN Germany organised series “A new departure for Europe – the SDG’s as both opportunity and challenge for German politics in Europe” took place on 18 February in Berlin. Besides numerous high level participants from science, the business sector and civil society, Katarina Barley (SPD top candidate for the European election) joined with a keynote. The second event of this series was held on 7 March in Berlin under the topic “Sustainability as a formula for social justice and coherence in Europe”. Here again, representatives of various societal and political milieus came together and were addressed by keynotes from Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter (Parliamentary State Secretary at the BMU) and Svenja Hahn (Junge Liberale / FDP top candidate for the European Election). In order to include relevant personalities of the new elected European Parliament and Commission, more events of this series will take place in the aftermath of the European election in the second half of the year.
For the first time, the European sections of SDSN came together on 11 and 12 March in Paris to discuss ways to jointly support the implementation of the SDGs on the European level as well as in the member states.
The secretariat of SDSN Germany started to visit its members and partners on a ‘#SDSN_Deutschlandreise’ with an initial appointment at the Wuppertal Institute, in order to enhance the exchange within the network and to reveal new opportunities for cooperation.
vlnr.: Mariya Aleksandrova, Alexander Knabe, Okka Lou Mathis, Gabriela Iacobuta, Carmen Richerzhagen, Steffen Bauer, Jean Carlo Rodríguez de Francisco
The project „Klimalog-research and dialogue for a climate-just transformation“ is now in its second phase. Main research areas in the current period will be: (1) Challenges for the implementation of climate policies in developing and emerging countries as well as scaling up ambitions, (2) resilience of vulnerable groups to climate-related risks, specifically in the least developed countries, (3) interlinkages between biodiversity and climate policies regarding both emissions reduction and adaptation to climate change, and (4) the role of subnational and non-state actors in global climate politics. An international and inter-disciplinary team of seven researchers led by Steffen Bauer has taken up its work in January. The team will continue to monitor progress of the international climate negotiations. Further, research will be complemented by policy advice as well as dialogue events on specific topics promoting exchange between academics, decision-makers and implementing agencies. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development (BMZ) from 2019 to 2021.
On 27 February 2019, Axel Berger gave evidence to the International Trade Select Committee at the House of Commons on future trade and investment policy of the United Kingdom (UK). After leaving the European Union, the UK will be able to conclude its own trade and investment agreements. On the basis of his research, Axel Berger presented the advantages and disadvantages of integrating market access clauses in trade and investment agreements. He also recommended that Britain play an active role in the discussions on investment facilitation in the World Trade Organization. These discussions are driven by emerging and developing countries and aim to make national investment frameworks more transparent, consistent and predictable. An international framework for investment facilitation has the potential to promote investment flows to developing countries
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