Dirk Messner

Dirk Messner is Director of the German Development Institute/ Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik and Vice-chairman of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU)

How we can cope with the climate crisis – an optimistic view

The development of a global low carbon economy to tackle climate change calls for accelerated innovation processes and a new quality of international cooperation; a challenge that is not as hopeless as we think, argues Dirk Messner

By Dirk Messner

/ 27 Oct 2010

Europe’s global challenge: three crucial months

The key decisions made over the next three months will determine Europe's future international role. Both the world and Europe are changing. On the one hand, the script

By Simon Maxwell, Pierre Schori, Dirk Messner and Paul Engel

/ 9 Sep 2009

A new global order: Bretton Woods II...and San Francisco II

Global leaders are preparing to meet in Washington on 15 November 2008 for a summit of the G20 group of states and representatives of leading international financial institutions. The gathering

By Simon Maxwell and Dirk Messner

/ 13 Nov 2008