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Policy Briefs

G7 Germany 2022

Safeguarding the Blue Planet – Eight Recommendations to Sustainably Use and Govern the Ocean and Its Resources

Climate and Environment
Policy area: Climate, Energy and Environment
Mirja Schoderer (German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)), Henry Bittig (Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW)), Françoise Gaill (CNRS Institute for ecology and environment (INEE)), Kristina M. Gjerde (International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)), Sheila JJ Heymans (European Marine Board (EMB)), Birgit Klein (Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH)), David Obura (CORDIO East Africa), Torsten Thiele (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS Potsdam)), Sebastian Unger (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS)), Anna-Katharina Hornidge (German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS))
G20 Germany 2017

The Ocean Dimension of the 2030 Agenda: Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Ocean, Seas, and Marine Resources for Sustainable Development

TF1 - 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Policy area: Global Cooperation for Financing SDGs
Martin Visbeck (GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel), Sebastian Unger (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS)), R. Andreas Kraemer (Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)), Jane Lubchenco (Oregon State University), Alexander Müller (ThinkTank for Sustainability), Barbara Neumann (Kiel University), Julien Rochette (Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI)), Stefanie Schmidt (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS Potsdam)), Torsten Thiele (Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS Potsdam))

Latest Policy Briefs

Strengthening multilateralism and global governance
Measuring Prosperity Inclusively and Sustainably
This Policy Brief advocates a thorough shift for the G20 from reliance on GDP as an economic yardstick of national performance and conventional measures of corporate profits as a ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Amplifying Digitalisation For Sustainable Agri-food Systems
Ensuring food security emerges as a critical global imperative, particularly in the present and future uncertain geopolitical and economic circumstances. The contemporary agri-food systems heavily depend on international trade, ...
Inclusive digital transformation
5G Emergence In The Global South: Challenges And Policies To Overcome The Digital Infrastructure Gap
Since 2016 G20 has focused on digital connectivity as an economic prosperity driver and the overcoming of multiple social inequalities. Currently, 5G is playing a prominent role in foreign ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Toward Universal And Meaningful Connectivity: Strategy To Overcome Affordability Barriers
The challenge of digital affordability persists, with approximately 2.6 billion people, one-third of the global population, still lacking connectivity. While smartphones and broadband access are becoming more affordable in ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Powering Youth Engagement For An Inclusive Digital Economy
This policy brief advocates for youth meaningful engagement in digital economy policy and leverages youth’s perspectives on how to ensure that new digital technologies advance the Sustainable Development Goals ...
Inclusive digital transformation
Gaps In Digital Financial Inclusion: Lessons For G20
This policy brief aims to construct and analyze indices for access and usage dimensions of digital financial inclusion (DFI) in G20 economies, incorporating demographic characteristics such as gender, age, ...

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