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The "Development in Brief" publication series gives a one-page summary of information on important development policy issues. These are short descriptions of current trends, debates or concepts that help the reader to get a quick overview of key issues.
The series appears approx. once a month and can be downloaded as a PDF. The publications are available in German and English.
| Title / issue | Download |
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| How African governments responded to the 2025 Aid shock No. 3, 15 April 2026 | English(PDF, 114 KB, accessible) |
| China’s strategic realignment of financing in Africa No. 2, 4 March 2026 | English(PDF, 203 KB, accessible) |
| Competing Visions of Global Development No. 1, 12 February 2026 | English(PDF, 134 KB, accessible) |
| Title / issue | Download |
|---|---|
| Effectively shaping gender equality the financial sector No. 8, 18 December 2025 | English(PDF, 136 KB, accessible) |
| Biodiversity – an underestimated economic factor for Germany No. 7, 12 November 2025 | English(PDF, 128 KB, accessible) |
| Rethinking economic growth No. 6, 02 July 2025 | English(PDF, 134 KB, accessible) |
| How AI is changing processes in DC No. 4, 21 May 2025 | English(PDF, 100 KB, accessible) |
| Biodiv-COP 16 - Muscles for – conservation No. 3, 25 March 2025 | English(PDF, 109 KB, accessible) |
| Water – an ominously silent crisis No. 2, 17 March 2025 | English(PDF, 162 KB, accessible) |
| Results-based financing – a driver for more innovation No. 1, 11 February 2025 | English(PDF, 121 KB, accessible) |
| Title / issue | Download |
|---|---|
| Shock resilient loans - an innovative way of bolstering resilience to climate risks No. 8, 05 November 2024 | English(PDF, 190 KB, accessible) |
| German Development Cooperation - how does it affect German exports and employment? No. 7, 28 October 2024 | English(PDF, 45 KB, non-accessible) |
| Climate risk in developing countries: What is the responsibility of the Global North? No. 6, 16 October 2024 | English(PDF, 99 KB, non-accessible) |
| Standing up for democracy and cooperating with autocratic regimes – can it be done? No. 5, 26 June 2024 | English(PDF, 48 KB, accessible) |
| Digital technologies for access to sexual and reproductive health: learnings from the Covid-19 pandemic No. 4, 10 April 2024 | English(PDF, 72 KB, accessible) |
| Artificial Intelligence Revolution – will developing countries lag behind? No. 3, 13 March 2024 | English(PDF, 44 KB, accessible) |
| How are fragility and achievement of the SDGs connected? No. 2, 21 February 2024 | English(PDF, 51 KB, accessible) |
| International development cooperation at a turning point No. 1, 25 January 2024 | English(PDF, 50 KB, accessible) |
| Title / issue | Download |
|---|---|
| Water sector and biodiversity – understand and shape the synergy between the two No. 8, 15. December 2023 | English(PDF, 48 KB, accessible) |
| The interrelationships between climate change and fragility No. 7, 15. November 2023 | English(PDF, 45 KB, accessible) |
| The resource curse – its origin and current evidence No. 6, 16. August 2023 | English(PDF, 119 KB, accessible) |
| The gender dimension of hunger No. 5, 12 July 2023 | English(PDF, 71 KB, accessible) |
| Urban climate change adaptation – five hypotheses for effective action No. 4, 14 June 2023 | English(PDF, 74 KB, accessible) |
| Interest rate explosion – are developing countries and emerging economies the losers? No. 3, 23 May 2023 | English(PDF, 74 KB, accessible) |
| The climate crisis is now – Call for protection against climate risks No. 2, 03 May 2023 | English(PDF, 78 KB, accessible) |
| Climate change and the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) No. 1, 01 March 2023 | English(PDF, 76 KB, accessible) |
| Title / issue | Download |
|---|---|
| Climate change - Major challenges ahead for healthcare systems No. 6, 30 August 2022 | English(PDF, 69 KB, accessible) |
| Harnessing the potential of an integrated approach to employment promotion No. 5, 06 July 2022 | English(PDF, 268 KB, accessible) |
| What connects the climate crisis with demographic trends? No. 4, 15 June 2022 | English(PDF, 170 KB, accessible) |
| What is the relationship between population growth and fragility? No. 3, 7 April 2022 | English(PDF, 143 KB, accessible) |
| The humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) nexus: challenges in implementation No. 2, 24 March 2022 | English(PDF, 97 KB, non-accessible) |
| Dealing with growing uncertainty: Strategic foresight – Envisioning alternatives No. 1, 09. March 2022 | English(PDF, 76 KB, non-accessible) |
| Title / issue | Download |
|---|---|
| Horizontal inequality as a driver of conflict – what does science say? No. 11, 11. November 2021 | English(PDF, 44 KB, non-accessible) |
| Global financial gap in the healthcare sector: should (soft) loans be part of the solution? No. 10, 24 September 2021 | English(PDF, 125 KB, non-accessible) |
| CCUS technologies: an important component in climate action? No. 9, 10 September 2021 | English(PDF, 107 KB, non-accessible) |
| Floating PVs – are floating solar installations the future of photovoltaics? No. 8, 30 July 2021 | English(PDF, 48 KB, non-accessible) |
| Total market approach – better provision of basic services through intelligent market segmentation between private and public sectors No. 7, 9 July 2021 | English(PDF, 75 KB, non-accessible) |
| Crisis prevention: where can international development cooperation achieve an impact? No. 6, 11 June 2021 | English(PDF, 85 KB, non-accessible) |
| Viewing biodiversity and climate change as related issues No. 5, 17 May 2021 | English(PDF, 142 KB, non-accessible) |
| How can we stop plastic waste from polluting the oceans? No. 4, 16 April 2021 | English(PDF, 205 KB, non-accessible) |
| For more gender equality – designing gender-sensitive social protection systems No. 3, 8 March 2021 | English (PDF, 80 KB, non-accessible) |
| Retaining the ability to act, achieving results and minimising risks in a context of fragility - including from a distance No 2, 1 March 2021 | English(PDF, 85 KB, non-accessible) |
| Pros and cons of Cash-for-Work measures in crises and forced displacement contexts No. 1, 19 February 2021 | English(PDF, 110 KB, non-accessible) |
| Title / issue | Download |
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| Negative emissions – a positive for climate change No. 15, 14 December 2020 | English(PDF, 66 KB, non-accessible) |
| Sustainable construction – Foundation for climate-friendly urbanisation No. 14, 30 October 2020 | English(PDF, 88 KB, non-accessible) |
| Are the successes in the global effort to alleviate poverty being systematically overestimated? No. 13, 16 October 2020 | English(PDF, 124 KB, non-accessible) |
| REDD+: rewards for preventing deforestation – how successful is the concept? No. 12, 2 October 2020 | English(PDF, 110 KB, non-accessible) |
| Green recovery –a historic opportunity and a necessary methodology No. 11, 18 September 2020 | English(PDF, 139 KB, non-accessible) |
| Promoting peace through infrastructure? No. 10, 07 September 2020 | English(PDF, 69 KB, non-accessible) |
| Poverty facilitates coronavirus and coronavirus fosters poverty: chains of effects and possible actions No. 9, 31 July 2020 | English(PDF, 111 KB, non-accessible) |
| Additionality of mobilized private capital: Crowding-in or crowding-out? No. 8, 16 July 2020 | English(PDF, 40 KB, non-accessible) |
| How can the private sector contribute in fragile contexts? No. 7, 15 June 2020 | English(PDF, 38 KB, non-accessible) |
| The rise of artificial intelligence: what does it mean for developing countries and emerging economies? No. 6, 29 May 2020 | English(PDF, 36 KB, non-accessible) |
| Has progress towards more gender equality got stuck halfway? No 5, 15 May 2020 | English (PDF, 56 KB, accessible) |
| Prevention instead of panic on “Day Zero” – Strengthening resilience against water crises No. 4, 20 March 2020 | English(PDF, 55 KB, non-accessible) |
| Climate change is not gender neutral No. 3, 6 March 2020 | English(PDF, 115 KB, non-accessible) |
| Social security – a vital source of stability in unsettled times No. 1, 31 January 2020 | English(PDF, 107 KB, non-accessible) |
| Title / issue | Download |
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| Where do we stand on the road to eradicating polio once and for all? No. 16, 20 December 2019 | English(PDF, 147 KB, accessible) |
| How does the development of social protection systems affect birth rates? No. 15, 01 November 2019 | English(PDF, 127 KB, accessible) |
| E-governance: eliminating barriers between authorities and citizens No. 14, 04 September 2019 | English(PDF, 162 KB, accessible) |
| Water reuse: suitable to combat water stress? No. 13, 07 August 2019 | English(PDF, 162 KB, accessible) |
| Electrification: from pure access to productive use No. 12, 30 July 2019 | English(PDF, 233 KB, accessible) |
| Pandemics: Improving preparedness and response effectiveness No. 11, 11 July 2019 | English(PDF, 143 KB, accessible) |
| Is extreme poverty still on the decline? No. 10, 17 June 2019 | English(PDF, 153 KB, accessible) |
| Water, crises and conflicts: how these interrelate and the need for action using the Middle East as an example No. 9, 29 May 2019 | English(PDF, 132 KB, accessible) |
| Diabetes and heart disease – the next pandemic in developing countries? No. 8, 23 May 2019 | English(PDF, 330 KB, accessible) |
| Resilience in development cooperation – what exactly does that mean? No. 7, 16 May 2019 | English(PDF, 93 KB, accessible) |
| Blending 2.0: Could mobilising private capital work in poorer countries, too? No. 6, 17 April 2019 | English(PDF, 70 KB, accessible) |
| Water for all: no universal supply without sustainable capacities No. 5, 21 March 2019 | English(PDF, 133 KB, accessible) |
| Promoting gender equality is more expedient and effective than active population policy No. 4, 7 March 2019 | English(PDF, 94 KB, accessible) |
| Adaptive social protection – getting social protection systems in shape for crisis response No. 3, 25 February 2019 | English(PDF, 176 KB, accessible) |
| Are developing countries becoming more susceptible to global financial crises? No. 2, 18 February 2019 | English(PDF, 160 KB, accessible) |
| From budget support to reform financing No. 1, 11 February 2019 | English(PDF, 160 KB, accessible) |
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