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Economy-Wide Impacts of Climate Change and Adaptation in Mongolia – Updated Country Report
Mongolia is seriously impacted by climate change affecting not only the environment but also inducing immense economic costs, affecting key industries and endangering jobs, wealth, and life of the Mongolian population. Floods destroy…
Tomorrow's innovations: expenditure on research and development
Research and development (R&D) and thus innovation promote growth and therefore the competitiveness of a country. With this in mind, the EU's Lisbon Strategy has already set the target of increasing R&D expenditure to 3% of gross domestic…
Will greater affordability boost home ownership?
Germany ranks last in Europe in terms of home ownership. Well over half of Germans live in rented accommodation although most Germans would like to live in their property.[1] The low supply of living space and the high price level for…
Capacity Building Workshop on the Just Transition Assessment Model Egypt (JTAM-Egypt)
The hands-on training workshop in January 2025 concluded the successful project cooperation with the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation (MOPEDIC) and other…
Number of people in need of care in Germany more than doubles within 10 years
The latest figures from the care statistics show that there will be around 5.69 million people in need of care in Germany in 2023, a huge increase on previous years. People in need of care include all those who receive benefits from…
Expansion of production capacities for green hydrogen is lagging behind
In the update of the National Hydrogen Strategy, the target of 10 GW of electrolysis capacity for the production of green hydrogen by 2030 was confirmed [1]. However, according to the IEA's hydrogen project database as of October 2024,…
Implementation and realisation of BMG skilled worker monitoring
The demand for specialists in the healthcare professions has been increasing for years. Due to demographic developments, changes in behaviour and legal structures, this demand is likely to continue to rise in the coming years. The labour…