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In research as well as in the political debate on consultative participation procedures such as citizens' councils, the discourse frequently centers on possible advantages and drawbacks of the procedures themselves, as well as on questions of legitimacy, decision-making competence, and effectiveness. However, researchers and policymakers rarely address the specific involvement of experts, and there has been little research conducted in this area. This publication aims to address this gap by exploring the functions that experts perform in consultative participation processes, identifying different role-profiles, and examining how experts perceive their role in practice.
Egypt is an important foreign and economic policy neighbor for Europe and Germany. Upon the invitation of the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and after carefully reviewing the legal framework, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung has decided to gradually resumed its engagement in Egypt after a ten-year interruption.
Im Mittelpunkt der Leipziger Buchmesse, die 2023 in der letzten Aprilwoche stattfindet, stehen die traditionellen Buchstände, darunter auch die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Halle 4. Es werden der Buchpreis für Europäische Verständigung und der Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse verliehen. Und es findet in und um die Messe ein Lesefest mit 2.400 Veranstaltungen statt. Grund genug, die Frühjahrsnovitäten der Literaturpreisträger der KAS zu mustern.
Zero-emission buses are considered a strategic tool to improve air quality in the city of Santiago. Additionally, through its National E-Mobility Strategy, the Chilean government has committed to ensure a fully electric fleet by 2040 to help the country meet its GHG emission reduction targets (NDCs). In Santiago, transportation represents 79 per cent of CO2 emissions, 33 per cent of MP2.5 emissions, and 93 per cent of NOx emissions. Diesel buses are responsible for a considerable portion of these.
With increasing populations in urban areas, cities are playing a key role in improving residents’ livelihoods as well as achieving the climate objectives set in the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Cities need to set science-based long-term roadmaps and implement best practices to achieve these goals. This paper provides examples and recommendations on achieving low-carbon and sustainable urban mobility.
The construction industry is responsible for the largest flow of materials in the global economy, generating increased energy consumption and emissions. Challenges of the climate crisis and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for new ways of buildings development. One of the models adapted by cities calls for convert economic models from linear to circular. In contrast to the “take- make-waste” model, the Circular Economy aims to gradually decouple growth from the consumption of finite resources, based on designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating natural systems.
As many cities continue to experience high levels of urbanisation, waste management has become an increasing challenge due to high consumerism.
Almost two years after the collapse of the government and the takeover by the Taliban in Kabul, the situation in Afghanistan has worsened drastically and is of grave concern to the international community. With millions of people needing humanitarian assistance and severe human rights abuses, the security and terrorist dimension of this development, should not be underestimated. The following publication addresses this complex of issues from different perspectives: The situation in Afghanistan, the effects in the regional and international context, and the consequences for Germany and the European Union.
