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True transformation or cosmetic changes? Germany's pursuit of a feminist foreign and development policy

Commentary

At the Feminist Development Policy Conference in Berlin, the German government showed progress toward a feminist engagement with international partners.

By Philipp Kuehl

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Climate & Energy

Green Equity

Dossier

This dossier explores what needs to improve in order for green equity to become a powerful instrument to support a green and socially inclusive transformation.

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Submission to the First Global Stocktake: Human Rights-Based Climate Action

Submission

Without considering human rights, global collective climate actions will be unable to fulfill ambitions to reduce emissions and protect people and ecosystems.

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Climate pragmatism or Faustian bargain? What the new US climate law does—and where it fails

Analysis

The Inflation Reduction Act is seen as an expression of climate pragmatism by some and a Faustian bargain with the fossil fuel industry by others. What exactly is it?

By Liane Schalatek

GCF Private Sector Finance in Focus 4: Programmatic approaches

Briefing

The vast majority of private sector activities funded by the GCF are programmatic in nature. Butthe GCF has not set specific rules regarding what constitutes a program. Although private sector programs are far more prevalent than public sector ones, the proposed policy does not address the specific challenges that private sector programs pose. This briefing offers guidance to strengthen the proposed policy on programmatic approaches to take account of issues specifically arising in the case of private equity financing programs.

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Feminist perspectives on global environmental justice

Dossier

Environmental and climate crises are not gender neutral. They disproportionately affect people already facing multiple forms of discrimination. If feminist environmental policy is to extend beyond the effects on women, it needs to combine gender and ecological expertise. This dossier features a selection of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung's contributions over recent decades to international debates on environmental and gender justice.

Climate Finance Fundamentals

An introduction to climate finance, financial flows, the regions and countries funds reach, and the climate interventions funds target.

Climate Funds Update

An independent website that provides information and data on the growing number of multilateral climate finance initiatives designed to help developing countries address the challenges of climate change.

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Foreign & Security Policy

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Immigration Politics: Refugees in Turkey and the 2023 Elections

Article

In order for Turkey to overcome its refugee crisis, elites need to accept the country’s new reality, change their rhetoric, and devise integration policies that foster social harmony and protect Turkey’s new residents.

By Merve Tahiroğlu

Support for democracy and human rights in Turkey: New avenues for closer transatlantic alignment?

Dossier

In this dossier, four experts examine the status of Turkey’s relations with the US and the EU and fields of cooperation and conflict from different perspectives.

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Women, Peace, & Security

Dossier

Women play a key role in securing global peace, and it is high time their role is recognized and reinforced.

Focus on Ukraine

Democracy & Society

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2022 DAICOR Call for Applications

Call for Applications

We are now accepting applications for the Building a Diverse and Inclusive Culture of Remembrance (DAICOR) reciprocal transatlantic exchange program!

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Memory and Democracy Study Tour 2022

Welcoming Communities Transatlantic Exchange

Global Development Policy

Setting Higher Standards

Policy Brief

Two separate initiatives have been undertaken to create a common standard to mobilize private capital for investments in sustainable, quality infrastructure projects. But if they are not well coordinated and communicated they could create additional confusion.

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