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Ottilie Bälz

Senior Vice President
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Ottilie is responsible for the Global Issues area of support with the topics of climate change, democracy, inequality, migration, immigration society, peace as well as strategic partnerships. She has worked for the Robert Bosch Stiftung for more than twenty years and has also held positions at the German Foreign Office, the Goethe Institute, and various NGOs. She studied Slavic studies, German studies and Eastern European history in Cologne and Moscow.

 

Contact
Phone +49 711 46084-520
e-mail to Ottilie Bälz
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"Fundamental socio-ecological transformation can only succeed if it is equitable and participatory."

Publications

  • “Africa's Cities Under Stress - Climate Change and Immigration Begin to Dramatically Change the Way People Live Together“. Neue Zürcher Zeitung: Nov 1, 2021

  • “Soft Power and Hard Power - The Foreign Cultural Policy of the Russian Federation”. In: Maaß, Kurt-Jürgen (Ed.): Kultur und Außenpolitik. Handbuch für Wissenschaft und Praxis (Culture and Foreign Policy. A Compendium for Research and Practice), 3rd, completely revised and expanded edition. Tübingen: Nomos 2015

     

 

Her articles on our website
Opinion

The world needs to prepare for climate migrants

How climate change affects migration has not been meaningfully addressed as a challenge by the international community until now. An opinion piece.
May 13, 2022
News

Germany's Role in Climate Protection

Around 40 German foundations discussed the German climate debate with representatives from academia and the new German government.
February 11, 2022
Opinion

City Life and City Strife – Climate Change and Migration

The UN’s COP26 climate conference urgently has to address climate-induced migration, say Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr and Ottilie Bälz.
November 02, 2021