Publications

By international comparison, German development cooperation has a large portfolio to support developing and emerging countries in managing climate risks comprehensively. As part of the
evaluation of climate change adaptation interventions, DEval examined the instruments of German development cooperation for managing residual climate risks (Leppert et al., 2021). This policy brief summarises the key findings of this evaluation.   

• Leppert, G., A. Köngeter and K. Moull (2022), Strengthening Residual Climate Risk Management in German Development Cooperation, DEval Policy Brief 5/2022, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.

Die deutsche Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (EZ) verfügt im internationalen Vergleich über ein großes Portfolio, um Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländer im umfassenden Umgang mit Klimarisiken zu unterstützen. Im Rahmen der Evaluierung von Maßnahmen zur Anpassung an den Klimawandel hat das DEval die Instrumente der deutschen EZ zum Umgang mit residualen Klimarisiken untersucht (Leppert et al., 2021). Dieser Policy Brief fasst die zentralen Ergebnisse dieser Evaluierung zusammen. 

• Leppert, G., A. Köngeter und K. Moull (2022), Deutsche EZ zum Umgang mit residualen Klimarisiken stärken, DEval Policy Brief 5/2022, Deutsches Evaluierungsinstitut der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (DEval), Bonn.

Development cooperation has created a range of instruments to support private companies wishing to invest in partner countries whilst also pursuing development goals. These instruments are primarily expected to mobilise the additional funding needed to finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). But as to how far private sector engagement is achieving this and other objectives, until now the only research has taken the form of evaluations
and academic studies on individual projects and instruments. In the evaluation synthesis by DEval (Habbel et al., 2021) the available evidence on private sector engagement is analysed systematically for the first time. This policy brief summarises the most important findings and recommendations from the evaluation synthesis by DEval. 

• Habbel, V. und A. G. zu Eulenburg (2022), What Do We Know About the Effects of Private Sector Engagement?, DEval Policy Brief 3/2022, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.

Cooperation between development policy actors and the private sector is becoming increasingly important, among other reasons because the development community anticipates that it will mobilise additional resources for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Until now, however, the only research on whether the goals of such cooperation have been achieved has taken the form of evaluations and academic studies on individual projects and instruments. This evaluation synthesis attempts to fill this gap by systematically analysing the available evidence on private sector engagement within German and international development cooperation.

• Executive Summary (PDF, 920 KB)
• To the BMZ response

• Habbel, V. et al. (2021), Evaluation Synthesis – Private Sector Engagement, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.

• Lücking, K., M. Eppler (2022), Looking for the Right Exit. Designing Exit Processes in Development Cooperation, DEval Policy Brief 1/2022, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.

This policy brief summarises the results of a representative survey on international solidarity during the coronavirus pandemic among 1,000 individuals in Germany conducted in November 2021. These show that despite the acute coronavirus situation in Germany, the high level of public support for measures to tackle the pandemic in the Global South provides a solid basis for development cooperation. 

• Eger, J., S. H. Schneider, N. Sassenhagen and M. Bruder (2022), COVID-19: The general public's attitudes towards development policy measures and vaccine distribution. Results of a survey on international solidarity during the coronavirus pandemic, DEval Policy Brief 2/2022, German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval), Bonn.