For DIE and the Secretariat of SDSN Germany Adolf Kloke-Lesch, Silke Weinlich and Janina Sturm participated in this year’s High Level Political Forum (HLPF) in New York as members of the German delegation. The purpose of the forum, which took place on 9-18 July this year, is to annually review the implementation of the 2030…
On 8 July, an expert discussion took place at DIE on the influence of EU migration policy on freedom of movement in West and North-East Africa. Since the so-called European refugee crisis of 2015, the control of irregular migration from Africa has been the focus of European migration policy. This conflicts not least with African…
From 16 to 18 June, the Public Procurement: Global Revolution IX Conference took place in Nottingham, UK, for the ninth time. Dr Maximilian Müngersdorff and Tim Stoffel, both researcher at DIE, presented their research on sustainable public procurement to an international audience. At the conference, tendencies in approaching the topic became visible that have also…
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…
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…