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Simulating emergency response
Every year students of the Master’s of Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security participate in a simulation exercise to put their new knowledge of disaster management and humanitarian response to practice. Although in an adapted virtual format, this past week students of the 2019 batch got the chance to immerse themselves in the world of emergency response. […]
2020 Europe Sustainable Development Report launched
Das Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) und das Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) veröffentlichten am 8. Dezember 2020 den Europe Sustainable Development Report. Es handelt sich um den zweiten unabhängigen quantitativen Bericht zum Fortschritt der Europäischen Union (EU), der Mitgliedstaaten und anderen Europäischen Ländern bei der Erreichung der Ziele nachhaltiger Entwicklung (SDGs), die von allen Mitgliedstaaten der Vereinten Nationen im Jahr 2015 beschlossen wurden. […]
Prof Dr Imme Scholz contributes to second German HLPF conference
The High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) of the United Nations dedicates itself every year to the state of implementation of Agenda 2030 and specifically to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For the second year in a row, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), have been organizing a “German HLPF Conference” to link the discussions on the German sustainability strategy with the debates at the United Nations. […]
The Digitalization Sustainability Matrix: A Participatory Research Tool for Investigating Digitainability
Rapidly increasing applications of Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence (D&AI) are already impacting our day-to-day life substantially, along with social and economic prospects worldwide. The accelerating utilization of D&AI has stirred the discussion concerning the responsible application of technologies for assisting the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). D&AI can raise productivity, lower costs, reduce resource intensity, and enable efficient public services. However, there are also risks and downsides that we all must identify and tackle to address any potential short-/long-term undesired impact. Notably, there exists a gap in knowledge about the mutual relationships between D&AI and the 17 SDGs. […]
BICC’s Global Militarization Index (GMI)
This year’s BICC Global Militarization Index (GMI) will be published on 3 December 2020 (in German and English). The Global Militarization Index (GMI) describes the relative weight of the military apparatus of a state in relation to society as a whole. For example, it puts the gross domestic product in relation to military expenditure. The GMI 2020 covers 151 countries.
Anna-Katharina Hornidge appointed to German Commission for UNESCO
Anna-Katharina Hornidge, Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) was selected as a new member of the German Commission for UNESCO (DUK). The DUK serves as a bridge between civil society, the state and the international working areas of UNESCO. The focus is on the protection and sustainable development of the cultural heritage and the promotion of education that fosters equal opportunities.
Imme Scholz at KLIMA.WERKSTATT Future hydrogen
On 11 November 2020, Imme Scholz, Deputy Director of the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) and Deputy Chairwoman of the German Council for Sustainable Development, participated in an event on the use of “green” hydrogen in North Rhine-Westphalia. […]
New Bonn Water Network founded
The digital launch event of the Bonn Water Network on 17 November 2020 attracted over 150 people from around the world. The network consists of seven Bonn-based institutions with longstanding experience on water and related issues; besides the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), these include the Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC); two institutes affiliated to Bonn University, the Institute of Geography (GIUB) and the Center for Development Research (ZEF); the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), and two UN institutions, the United Nations Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) and the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
Participatory research continues in times of COVID-19
“It is well known that the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed challenges on countries’ economies, lives and livelihoods. These immediate challenges
