Mesopartner started 2020 in South Africa
The partners of Mesopartner met the first week in January in Pretoria, South Africa, for our annual meeting to plan the year. Among other things, we discussed our two annual training events in 2020 (an introduction to MSD & LED in Hanoi, Vietnam; and the Summer Academy in Berlin, Germany). We also reflected on our research themes on Analysing and…
Mesopartner advises the Dominican System for Quality (SIDOCAL)
The Dominican Republic is on a dynamic growth path. According to information from the Inter-American Development Bank, the country's gross domestic product grew by five per cent in 2019, putting it in the top position in Latin America and the Caribbean. Even though the country is severely affected by the Corona pandemic, experts…
Mesopartner Annual Reflection 2020 We are living in a time of disruptive change. In early 2020 this again became very obvious. Covid-19 caught us by surprise. After we had selected various topics for the 2020 Annual Reflection and started writing articles, the pandemic ran riot over the world. Anticipating the pandemic’s profound implications for economic and social development around the globe…
Territorial Development and the Great Transformation : What to consider when strengthening cities and rural areas in the future In this interview (and videocast) we will be talking with Prof. Dr Dirk Messner about a question that has been keeping us busy for a while now: In our work, how can we promote a more sustainable and transformative way of territorial development, and what systemic…
Quality Infrastructure enables the Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved In 2015 the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which provides a framework for peace and prosperity for the planet and its people. 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) form the core of the 2030 Agenda. The SDGs demand concerted action in a global partnership to end poverty and other…