The #Gaza war and its impact on the #MiddleEast : At our latest #GIGAForum , experts discussed how neighbouring countries - governments and citizens - perceive and react to the conflict. With us: Nathan Brown, Prof GW University👇
➡️ Watch full recording here: vimeo.com/933689654

✍️ From Development Policy to International Cooperation? Europe’s Evolving Agenda in a Geopolitical Era
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Are you a researcher interested in #CleanEnergy and #Gender ? 🌏

ANDE are calling for applied research proposals to uncover ways to support women in the clean energy sector.

Find out more and apply here 👇

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'Universities and institutions of higher learning have an important responsibility in these “unlearning” and “rebuilding” processes as they offer privileged spaces for enhancing critical thinking in dialogue with constant societal change'

🔎 From our blog
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What are the possibilities for transformation in #Development and #Development Studies?

Dr Sebeka Plaatjie proposed some principles to construct a theory of development and development studies of liberation in our last seminar.

Watch the seminar replay: buff.ly/3UqrAHQ

What are Science Policy Interfaces and how do they work?
Junior professor Lisa Biber-Freudenberger Lisa Biber-Freudenberger and junior researcher Sara Velander Sara Velander share insights and experiences in ZEF research on this area
▶️Read the article here bit.ly/ZEFNews48-04

📚 Since the #Hamas terrorist attack on #Israel on 7 October 2023, Germany’s government has used the term ‘ #Staatsräson ’ to justify its political and military backing for Israel’s war on #Gaza .⬇️

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🔎 Featuring DEval - Development Evaluation's gap map on sexual and reproductive health, DSAIreland's summer school with an indigenous and feminist lens, some #EADI50 online workshops & much more
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Community-led climate action: building equitable, resilient cities from the bottom up --> iied.org/community-led-…

#ClimateAction in informal settlements plays a pivotal role in building low-carbon cities and needs effective climate finance to address #urban poverty & inequality.

The world is watching the parliamentary #elections in #India 🇮🇳. #GIGA experts are following this event closely, analysing social & political dynamics in public discussions, short analyses & international media.
➡️ Find their insights here: giga-hamburg.de/en/press/giga-…

GDI's Dr Osman Ouattara and colleagues have published a new UNU-WIDER working paper ✏️

The study examines the effect of climate on citywide labour productivity in Accra, Ghana, and it is free to read!

Find it here: loom.ly/-Zs-sNA

The threat by Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger to leave Ecowas reveals the bloc's failure on security and democracy. Our new policy note explores the complexity of the Ecowas crisis, the dilemma of balancing principles and pragmatism.
Fin out more at: nai.se/ecowascrisis

🗞️New research on land markets and deforestation in the amazon from Science Panel for the Amazon showing the extent of illegal land appropriation in the Amazon region and negative impacts on biodiversity protection, regional livelihoods and sustainable development🌱
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Alfred Bizoza (Prof. Alfred R. Bizoza) calls for ‘supported independence’ of science and innovation in the continent, with the aim of designing innovations that work for African researchers and African people.
EADI ETH for Development Matthias Egger Isabel Guenther CDEunibe
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❓ Curious about what future European Development Policies might look like?

✍️ Specialists from our member institutes have summarised their analyses of the sitiuations in many European countries for our blog

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'While the blending of indigenous traditional practices and modernity offers a rich and diverse cultural landscape, it’s important to recognize and address the ongoing challenges of exploitation and marginalization that persist within these dynamics'

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Researchers from King's International Development say that contemporary development studies faces some fundamental questions over the framing of, and universality of development.
This and more: buff.ly/3JaeABa

'Embracing medical drones in Africa without addressing the underlying structural, institutional, political, and governance factors will be akin to lofty ambitions of flying a kite where there is no wind.'

🔎From our blog

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'While the blending of indigenous traditional practices and modernity offers a rich and diverse cultural landscape, it’s important to recognize and address the ongoing challenges of exploitation and marginalization that persist within these dynamics'

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🔎 International Development Cooperation and #LGBTQ + Rights in Africa

✍️from our blog

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