TEG-CRM Meeting On 29-30 August, DIE hosted the First Meeting of the Technical Expert Group on Comprehensive Risk Management (TEG-CRM) organized by the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (WIM ExCom). The meeting was a unique opportunity for a strategic engagement of diverse research and development organizations in the WIM…
On 13 September, the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) ended in Delhi. For the UNCCD it was a record meeting: almost 9000 participants, 170 stakeholder meetings, 44 exhibitors and 126 side events. Heated discussions over ten days led to 36 formal decisions on various issues…
Charlotte Fiedler, researcher in the programme Transformation of Political (Dis-) Order, has been awarded second place at the Deutsche Studienpreis (German Thesis Award) of the Körber-Foundation. Every year, the award recognizes outstanding junior researchers of all disciplines. The prizes are awarded for excellent dissertations with particularly high policy relevance. Charlotte Fiedler received the prize in…
On 9 September, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) gave the go-ahead for the „Green Button“, a publicly endorsed textile label for sustainably produced textiles. At a press conference Minister Gerd Müller presented the study conducted by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) on social and ecological…
On 19 August, the MGG Academy 2019 has kicked-off at the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), bringing together 23 participants from Brazil, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and South Africa. The MGG Academy is a four-month dialogue and training course for young professionals from governmental institutions, research institutions, civil society and…