On 19 November, the exhibition „From coca to cocaine – the forgotten link in the chain“ was opened at DIE. It shows how “Alternative Development” can open up legal perspectives for smallholder farmers who make up their living from the illicit cultivation of drug crops such as coca or opium poppy. On 11 large panels…
In the context of the BMZ-funded research project “Reducing causes of forced displacement and managing migration”, on 30 and 31 October, the third international conference on displacement and migration “Linking policies and people: New insights on migration and development” took place at DIE. At the conference, representatives from research and political practice discussed the relationship…
Voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) encompass more than 500 ecolabels that are used in 199 countries involving US$ 50 billion total value. In November, the Managing Global Governance (MGG) Programme of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) co-organised Stakeholder Awareness Meeting: South African Initiative on Voluntary Sustainability Standards in Pretoria, South Africa.…
The Global Development Network (GDN) celebrated the network’s 20th anniversary with a conference in Bonn from 23 to 25 October 2019. Under the motto “Knowledge for Sustainable Development: The Research-Policy NexusKnowledge for Sustainable Development: The Research-Policy Nexus”, development practitioners and academics were invited to the World Conference Center Bonn. – The German Development Institute /…
Every two years the “AKLHÜ e.V. – Netzwerk und Fachstelle für internationale personelle Zusammenarbeit” hosts a job and trade fair with more than fifty exhibitors from the international development sector, accompanied by interesting talks and presentations. At this year’s fair on 12 October at the Stadthalle in Siegburg, DIE’s Martin Koch (Communications Department) and Regine…