Comments on European Commission’s Green Book on Development Policy – Brief to the European Parliament

Project
Duration: Feb 2011

In December 2010, the EU Commission published a Green Book on the future of EU development policy, entitled "EU development policy in support of inclusive growth and sustainable development - Increasing the impact of EU development policy." At the request of the European Parliament, Ecologic Institute commented on certain aspects of the Green Book. The brief is available for download.

Christiane Gerstetter and Benjamin Görlach of Ecologic Institute responded to a question from the European Parliament on the relationship between climate change, biodiversity and development. In particular, they focused on how adaptation to climate change and development could be more strongly integrated. Other aspects of the Green Book, which the Südwind Institute reacted to, are how the impact of EU development policy may be increased, and what role foreign direct investment in developing countries and technology transfer to these countries play.

The brief is part of the framework contract on development policy with the European Parliament that Ecologic Institute coordinates.

The brief [pdf, 725 KB, English] is available for download.

Increasing the Impact of EU Development Policy

Year 2011

Framework Contract Development Policy for the European Parliament

Duration: Nov 2009 - Sep 2013
Funding: European Parliament (EP), International

ProjectFP 7Climate Change, Hydro-conflicts and Human Security (CLICO)

Climate change poses several threats to human security. Hydro-climatic hazards such as droughts and floods have the potential to trigger or exacerbate social tensions, intra- and inter-state conflict. The EU-funded project CLICO will examine the relationships between... Read more

Climate Change, Hydro-conflicts and Human Security (CLICO)

Duration: Jan 2010 - Dec 2012
Funding: European Commission, Directorate-General Research & Innovation (DG Research & Innovation), International

ProjectAnalysis of the South African Renewables Initiative (SARi)

Analysis of the South African Renewables Initiative (SARi)

The KfW Entwicklungsbank commissioned this study to determine the feasibility of and preconditions for the South African Renewables Initiative (SARi) during the stage of its conceptualization. Special attention was paid to the role that the German government could play... Read more

Analysis of the South African Renewables Initiative (SARi)

Duration: Aug - Dec 2010
Funding: KfW Development Bank (KfW), Germany

PublicationArticleTechnology Transfer in the International Climate Negotiations

This article by Christiane Gerstetter, Dominic Marcellino, and Elena von Sperber explores the state of the climate technology transfer negotiations following the COP 15 meeting in Copenhagen in December 2009. The article appears in the Spring 2010 edition of the journal... Read more

Gerstetter, Christiane; Dominic Marcellino and Elena von Sperber 2010: "Technology Transfer in the International Climate Negotiations - The State of Play and Suggestions for the Way Forward". Climate and Carbon Law Review, Vol. 3, No. 1, 3-12.

PublicationPolicy Brief Increasing the Impact of EU Development Policy

In December 2010, the EU Commission published a Green Book on the future of EU development policy, entitled "EU development policy in support of inclusive growth and sustainable development – Increasing the impact of EU development policy." Christiane Gerstetter and... Read more

Morazan, Pedro and Christiane Gerstetter 2011: Increasing the Impact of EU Development Policy. Brussels: European Parliament.