Zwei Drittel der Länder des globalen Südens sind von Rohstoffexporten abhängig. Diese generieren zumeist nur unzureichend öffentliche Einnahmen und lokale Wertschöpfung. Länderbeispiele zeigen, dass Ressourcenreichtum zu Einnahmensteigerung, struktureller Transformation und...

"No blood in my cell phone" - In the early 2000s, NGO-campaign slogans pointed out the links between raw materials in electronic products and the financing of armed conflicts. These campaigns focused on the responsibility of companies for their supply chain. In July 2017, an EU regulation came...

China is today the second-largest economy after the US and the world-leading export nation. The economic and political development of China in the past decades has had a big impact on other parts of the world. The Chinese demand for natural resources has dramatically changed trade volumes and...

Seit dem 1. Januar 2021 müssen Unternehmen, die bestimmte mineralische Rohstoffe in die EU einführen, dafür sorgen, durch ihre Beschaffungspraktiken nicht zu Konflikten und Menschenrechtsverletzungen beizutragen. Damit endet die Übergangsfrist der 2017 veröffentlichten EU-Verordnung zu...

This briefing paper provides an overview of t he global iron and steel sector. It describes the properties of iron ore and delineates the geographical distribution of deposits and trade flows. Further, it explains pricing mechanisms and addresses environmental impacts. Iron and steel are key...

There are a multitude of challenges confronting resource-limited, rapidly growing cities that revolve around food-water-energy (FWE) resource issues, and there are a multitude of potential solutions. But such solutions often address one or just a few challenges without regard to their impacts on...

Um das nötige Wissen für eine Ressourcenwende zu generieren und zu verbinden, sind - angesichts der Komplexität des Themas und der Vielfalt von Akteuren und Interessen - transdisziplinäre Forschungsprozesse unabdinglich. In einem transdisziplinären Setting kommen ForscherInnen und...

Commodity prices that are increasingly determined on global commodity derivative markets are important for economic and social development. The historically unprecedented commodity price boom - combined with high volatility - since the early-2000s has led to a debate about the functioning of...

Given the far-reaching implications of commodity prices for developing countries an understanding of the factors behind recent commodity price developments is crucial. ÖFSE research shows that besides structural changes in fundamental supply and demand conditions, the increasing presence of...