Consider Land, water, and energy jointly in policies
Just in time for the meeting of the G20 Agricultural Ministers on 22 January 2017 in Berlin the T20 Task Force “Towards Ending Hunger and Sustainable Agriculture” published its Policy Brief on Key Policy Actions for Sustainable Land and Water Use to Serve People.
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Preparing a global „Energiewende“
The 2017 G20 summit takes place in the country that has won international recognition for its “Energiewende” – a fundamental transformation of its energy system. This provides an important window of opportunity for strengthening the G20 agenda on sustainable energy. The world’s overall energy supply is still heavily dependent on fossil fuels, which undermines climate protection objectives, and the resilience of financial markets. With falling costs of renewable energies and global efforts to combat climate change, investments in fossil fuels and nuclear energy bear significant risks for stranded assets and thus the long-term stability of financial markets.
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Das Fundament muss ausgebaut werden
Wird, was lange währt, nun endlich gut? Diese Frage stellt sich bei der Betrachtung der neuen deutschen Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie (DNS), die die Bundesregierung am 11. Januar 2017 nach mehr als einjährigen Beratungen, Konsultationen und Ressortabstimmungen verabschiedet hat. Meine Antwortet lautet: „Teils – Teils“.
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Zeit für neue Wege
Die Finanzierung der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit steht wahrscheinlich vor dem größten Umbruch seit der Gründung der großen Entwicklungsorganisationen vor mehr als 50 Jahren. Besonders nach Einführung der Millenniumsentwicklungsziele (MDGs) hat es große Fortschritte in vielen Ländern gegeben.
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Priorities for the Hamburg summit
There are seven months left until the 2017 G20 Summit takes place in Hamburg. With the German Government having released its priorities as the incoming G20 president in December 2016, what can we realistically now hope for in Hamburg? One way to think about this question is to cast our minds forward to July 9, the day after the Hamburg Summit, and consider whether the announced priorities are liable to have helped or hindered G20 negotiations in 2017. However, this raises a further question – what sort of achievements or progress should we be looking for to determine if the Hamburg Summit is a success?
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