Online meeting to prepare the upcoming training on "Modelling the economic impacts of climate change and adaptation measures”
At this meeting as part of the Climate-Resilient Economic Development (CRED) project, a brief overview of climate risks in Kazakhstan and possible adaptation measures was given, which will be deepened and further discussed in a 5-day…
Online seminar on "Analysis of economic impacts of climate change and adaptation measures" at the Academy of Public Administration in Kazakhstan
As part of the Climate Resilient Economic Development (CRED) project, Anett Großmann and Frank Hohmann (GWS) together with Dana Yermolyonok (Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)) conducted an online seminar on "Analysis of…
Our figure of the month 12/2020: RCEP – today already trade focus
The conclusion of the RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) agreement is a statement for free trade in times of increasing protectionism. In November 2020, 15 countries in the Asia-Pacific region agreed on tariff reductions…
Workshop “International policy instruments and governance of the bioeconomy and circular economy” at the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2020
GWS will co-organize a workshop at the Global Bioeconomy Summit 2020 on “International policy instruments and governance of the bioeconomy and circular economy”.
The online workshop will take place on Nov 18th 2020, from 4 pm to 6 pm CET.
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Our figure of the month 11/2020: Osnabrück in 8th place in the Smart City Ranking – what is the situation regarding ICT competence?
Only 2% with ICT profession in Osnabrück
Bitkom's Smart City Index for the year 2020 was recently published with the aim of showing how digital Germany's cities are. It includes 38 indicators from the areas of administration, IT and…
Contribution to the virtual iEMSs conference 2020
At the 10th conference of the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society, Anett Großmann and Frank Hohmann presented first results of the GIZ project Policy Advice for Climate Resilient Economic Development. In cooperation…
Our figure of the month 10/2020: Are socially necessary services breaking away in the countryside?
On the urbanization of service provision
How can we ensure the supply of services in areas that are particularly necessary for our society? This is the topic of our project "To provide socially necessary services: Is working for the…
A zero-emission economy could create 15 million new jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean by 2030
The recently published study by the International Labour Organization and the Inter-American Development Bank shows that 15 million net new jobs could be created if the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean introduced a…
Our figure of the month 09/2020: Corona affects regions differently – what about resilience?
The outbreak of the corona pandemic in spring 2020 was accompanied by a recessionary shock, which forced many companies react drastically. In April 2020, the German Federal Employment Agency received more than 600,000 notifications…