Highlights from the Public Debate, 17 October 2018
16 November 2018
In the public debate of 17 October last, some important points were highlighted in relation to future European international cooperation.
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ETTG offers analysis and evidence-based discussions on all aspects of development cooperation. Outputs range from blogs, policy briefs and collective reports to informal takeaways from network events.
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The six institutes that compose ETTG cover all aspects of international development and cooperation policy.. They share a strong commitment to higher global welfare, and a strong belief in the importance of better collective action to achieve global goals. As think-tanks, and as policy-focused research institutes, they also share a commitment to effective outreach and engagement with policy-makers and policy processes.
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Information is everything: how private actors are shifting Kenya’s household energy landscape
29 October 2018
In this blog, Leo Roberts (ODI), stresses the importance of the private sector in shifting the energy landscape in African countries. The analysis focuses on Kenya.
The controversial effects of villagization in Ethiopia and the role of the EU in Africa’s urbanization
22 October 2018
Vittorio Capici stresses the importance of urbanization and the implications this process brings with itself. In this blog the author picks Ethiopia and the ‘Villagization program’ as a case study to further his analysis.
Philanthropy and Africa’s demographic growth: Finding allies to support the potential of young people
16 October 2018
Emmanuel de Groof and Sanne Thijssen suggest that political leaders can find allies in philanthropists – and vice versa – to open the dialogue on family planning and to drive the potential of African youth. Population growth is in itself not a problem; however, it can become one when a country’s economy and infrastructure do not follow suit.
EU to the rescue: Priorities for a positive multilateralism
15 October 2018
We are a long way from 2015. That year, the world committed to the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on climate – promising to end extreme poverty, address corrosive inequality, boost peace and prosperity, and stop climate change. Now in 2018, we already look back at 2015 with
Innovation in Development: the future of EU international Cooperation
15 October 2018
On 17 October, the European Think Tanks Group and the European Parliament hosted a public debate on the future of the EU in international cooperation, addressing the new challenges faced by the EU, both globally and in its own neighbourhood. The objectives of this Conference were to: Encourage a future-oriented debate
Renewable energy mini-grids in Africa: a private sector’s perspective
11 September 2018
Rebecca Symington and Aaron Leopold describes what are obstacles for private investment in renewable energy in Africa.
High-Level Political Forum 2018: unsatisfying results
3 August 2018
Elisabeth Hege wrote down her takeaways about the High-Level Political Forum 2018
