The newly re-launched portal “EADI Research” gives access to working papers, policy briefs, journal articles, videos and podcasts on development research. Researchers, practitioners and students can easily find recent information on topics such as Aid Effectiveness, Energy and Health.  Furthermore seven dossiers and a monthly research monitor are being offered to provide the visitor with recent research findings [...]

A roundtable took place on 25 May 2010 in Bonn in the context of the climate conference in Copenhagen and Bonn and as a follow up on the 23 March 2010 Briefing to Parliamentarians on Post Copenhagen: Practical consequences for Europe.  Hubertus Bardt of the Institute of German Economy in Cologne, Imme [...]

Der öffentliche Sektor stand über lange Jahre im Fokus der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit. Gleichwohl werden die Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländer die Millenniums-Entwicklungsziele nur erreichen können, wenn sich der Privatsektor in starkem Maße engagiert. Obwohl die Privatsektorförderung seit Jahren zum Instrumentarium der klassischen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit gehört, wird die Finanzierung privater Unternehmen in Entwicklungsländern durch die Development Finance Institutions, wie die [...]

New EADI Project starts with a panel on 29 May on the occasion of the ICLEI resilient cities conference 2010 – Chance2Sustain examines how governments and citizens in cities with differing patterns of urban economic growth make use of participatory (or integrated) spatial knowledge management to direct urban governance towards more sustainable development. Chance2sustain is funded by the [...]

EDC2020 Working Paper No. 7 – April 2010
As part of the broader research programme on how ‘new actors in international development’ might influence European development cooperation in the coming decade, this paper provides an overview of the engagement of three types of non-state development actors: private foundations, corporate philanthropies, and [...]

Der Klimagipfel in Kopenhagen hat enttäuscht, das Vertrauensverhältnis zwischen Industrie- und Entwicklungsländern ist nachhaltig belastet. Die Europäische Union (EU) konnte Kopenhagen nicht retten und hat am Ende keine entscheidende Rolle gespielt. Das magere Ergebnis – der so genannte „Copenhagen Accord“ – kann nur als Brücke zu einem ehrgeizigen und verbindlichen Vertrag [...]

EDC2020 Working Paper No. 6 – March 2010
The commitment to provide new finance in support of climate change actions in developing countries was one of the few areas where tangible progress was made at the Copenhagen COP meeting. In light of this, securing a system that supports such financial flows to [...]

In a changing environment, development organisations increasingly require outside expertise to gain knowledge and insights. EADI Masterclasses help development professionals and organisations to meet the emerging challenges in their profession. They are led by proven leaders in their field, and are designed on each occasion specifically to match the needs of the group and the [...]

Climate Change will be a strong force influencing development policy. External relations of governments and organizations will be shaped by the implications of this impact. The EADI Masterclass on climate change will deal with the following key questions: What implications does climate change pose for development cooperation? How can the task of factoring there implications can [...]

Global cooperation is essential to address pressing challenges and future risks. In the 21st century, the world is faced with risks of global scale that cannot be confronted without collective action. What do global challenges such as climate change and global economic crisis imply for UN? How should Member States respond to these challenges collectively [...]