Publications

Bridging the gap between humanitarian assistance and development cooperation has been a contentious issue in academia and development practice for decades. Drawing on an evaluation of Germany’s ‘Partnership for Prospects’ initiative, this paper argues that, whilst the supplement of ‘peacebuilding’ to the nexus (humanitarian–development–peacebuilding [HDP] nexus) brought an important context factor into the discussion in an environment of conflict, it is only of marginal help in a context of forced migration to neighbouring countries of a given conflict. For the context of host countries of refugees in a protracted crisis, it is more relevant that host countries show ownership and reliability in their policies to create long-term perspectives for refugees. These policies in turn need to be embedded in reliable rules (polity) and negotiation processes (politics) in host countries. Consequently, the paper suggests that a ‘HD–Triple-P’ nexus would take the necessary political dimension into account more adequately. However, it might also mark the boundary as to what development politics can achieve.

• Leiderer, S., Roxin, H. (2023). Forced migration, aid effectiveness, and the humanitarian–development nexus, UNU-WIDER Working Paper 2023/69

In December 2021, the new German federal government announced a feminist foreign policy in its coalition agreement. This concept aims at strengthening the rights, representation and resources of women and marginalised groups, and at fostering the recognition of diversity. In the same vein, Germany’s Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) announced its plans to pursue a feminist development policy. While the German government considered this an innovation and a timely contribution to global gender equality, criticism emerged instantly, for example, by the party whip of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) faction, Friedrich Merz, in the Bundestag.

Turning to feminist development policy specifically, opinion polls indicate that the general public, on average, has a sceptical perception of this concept. What remains unclear is who supports a feminist development policy.Against this backdrop, we analyse survey data from January 2023 to find out what role political orientation, gender and awareness of the concept play in explaining public support for Germany’s feminist development policy.

• Schneider, S. H., Gödderz, A., Zille, H., Sassenhagen, N. (2023): Who supports feminist development policy? Evidence from Germany, in: European Journal of Politics and Gender (early view) https://doi.org/10.1332/251510821X16877942994234

El presente listado de preguntas de evaluación clave (PEC) es uno de varios productos del proyecto Evaluación de la Huella Ecológica. Su propósito más importante es mostrar una forma potencialmente útil de consolidar la sostenibilidad en una evaluación – integrándola en cada una de las preguntas de evaluación de alto nivel que orientan el proyecto. No todas las evaluaciones responderán necesariamente las siete PEC, aunque es probable que una evaluación razonablemente exhaustiva incluya al menos cierta versión de cada una.

• Key Evaluation Questions (KEQs) to guide Footprint Evaluations

• Davidson, E.J. y Rowe, A. (2022). Preguntas de evaluación clave (PEC) para orientar las evaluaciones de la huella ecológica (Footprint Evaluations) (versión 5). BetterEvaluation. (Obra original publicada en inglés como "Key Evaluation Questions (KEQs) to guide Footprint Evaluations"). https://www.betterevaluation.org/es/tools-resources/preguntas-de-evaluacion-clave-pec-para-orientar-las-evaluaciones-de-la-huella-ecologica-footprint

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• Footprint evaluation

• Rowe, A., Davidson, E.J., Rogers, P. & Fraser, D. (2022). Evaluación de la huella ecológica. BetterEvaluation. (Obra original publicada en inglés como "Footprint Evaluation"). https://www.betterevaluation.org/es/methods-approaches/themes/evaluacion-de-la-huella-ecologica

How has municipal development policy in Germany continued to unfold over the last few years, and where do things stand today? What has been achieved, and what are the challenges for municipal development engagement? Moreover, how can German municipalities be further supported in maximising their contribution to globally sustainable development up to 2030 and beyond? These questions are addressed in two complementary investigations: a study by the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), and an evaluation by the German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval). This policy brief presents the key findings and recommendations of both investigations.

• Beck, A., M. Bruder, E. Dick, V. Gantner, K. Hermanns, J. Schmitt and C. Wingens (2023), Municipal Development Policy in Germany: Current Trends, Challenges and Recommendations for Further Promotion, DEval Policy Brief 6/2023, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval) and German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), Bonn.

The discussion paper is part of the DEval evaluation of interventions for climate change adaptation. This paper focuses on an existing evidence gap on the effectiveness, impact and sustainability of irrigation infrastructure interventions for strengthening climate resilience and climate change adaptation in the nexus of agriculture and water. The evaluation selected the long-term investments of German financial and technical development cooperation in Mali as a representative learning case for similar interventions in the context of climate vulnerability and conflict in the African Sahel region.

• The journal article in PNAS Nexus

• BenYishay A., S. Goodman, R. Sayers, K. Singh, M. Walker, M. Rauschenbach and M. Noltze (2023), Does Irrigation Strengthen Climate Resilience? A Geospatial Impact Evaluation of Interventions in Mali, DEval Discussion Paper 1/2023, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.
  
  This paper has been published in PNAS Nexus by Oxford University Press.
  Citation: BenYishay, A.; Sayers, R.; Singh, K.; Goodman, S.; Walker, M.; Traore, S.; Rauschenbach, M. and M. Noltze (2024), Irrigation Strengthens Climate Resilience: Long-term Evidence from Mali Using Satellites and Surveys, PNAS Nexus, Volume 3, Issue 2, https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae022.