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GIZ and the Post-2015 Development Framework
GIZ, a German federal organisation, assists the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. At the recent European Development Days, Managing Director Dr Christoph Beier reflected on the changing landscape of development cooperation, and what he considers to be the priorities of the Post-2015 Agenda.8 1 7 147
'Barefoot Grannies' Light up Some of the World’s Poorest Villages
Young men are being passed over in favour of their aging grandmothers who are being selected to travel from far-flung villages across the world to India, where they receive innovative training as solar engineers.9 0 5 404
Sustainability: the Core of the New Development Goals?
The Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, Ibrahim Thiaw, reminds us - as underlined at Rio+20 in 2012 - that the goals of the post-2015 development agenda need, at their very heart, to be sustainable. How can organisations like UNEP help to forge this into reality?5 0 4 251
The Most Popular Voices & Views in 2013
Capacity4dev.eu reviews the most popular Voices & Views in 2013, which covered a wide variety of topics including climate change, education and budget support, and featured several notable speakers from former World Trade Organization head, Pascal Lamy, to British primatologist Jane Goodall.3 2 2 364
The Commitment to Development Index
Owen Barder, Senior Fellow and Director for Europe, at the The Center for Global Development attended the session Europe Beyond Aid at the recent European Development Days to present the Commitment to Development Index and to address the question: "do European policies reflect its commitment to development?" In the following interview he examines this question, concluding with what he would like to see changed in the post-2015 development agenda.2 0 4 380
The EIB Guides Stakeholders to Water Supply Success in Malawi
In Malawi, a remarkable European Investment Bank (EIB)-led collaboration, involving the Government, the European Union (EU), international NGOs and local partners, highlights how a combination of flexible finance, technical and capacity development assistance plus local know-how can lead to project success, while safe-guarding the environment.2 0 3 675