Klimalog – Research and dialogue for a climate-smart and just transformation
As part of the Klimalog, IDOS promotes an understanding of the links between climate policy and development and researches concrete steps towards a transformation towards "climate-smart" and equitable development paths.
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Setting the course for a new German development policy
The new German Federal Government is reorganising its relations with actors in the Global South. IDOS is involved in shaping foreign policies and international cooperation for sustainable development with debates, scientific analyses and recommendations for action.
Refugees and displacement
Never before have so many people been displaced worldwide. The causes of flight and migration are often complex. How can development policy help to prevent displacement and mitigate its negative consequences?
Video: Development and sustainability in turbulent times
Blog: MDBs at FfD4: More Attention, Few Breakthroughs?
Lecture by Prof. Anna-Katharina Hornidge at the Hans Singer Symposium of the JRF
WBGU Short Paper: Security: What we need to talk about
Our expertise on the Trump presidency as well as on other topics
Opinion pieces and media contributions
Weakening anti-deforestation regulation threatens EU’s credibility
Key Member States and EU officials are pushing to dilute the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), jeopardising both environmental integrity and the EU’s credibility.
Read moreIn search of a Plan B: The Future of Global Development Lies in ‘Like-Minded Internationalism’
Len Ishmael, Stephan Klingebiel and Andy Sumner argue that states and coalitions must soon decide whether they will become norm-takers or norm-makers. 22 May 2025
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Bonn, 16.06.2025 until 26.06.2025
Online, 24.06.2025 until 15.07.2025
Current publications
Entwicklungspolitik im Zeitalter der neuen Geopolitik: die Entdeckung des Globalen Südens
Klingebiel, Stephan (2025)
Currency is a social contract and should not be hastily replaced (in arabic)
Abedtalas, Musallam (2025)
Sicherheit: Worüber wir jetzt reden müssen
Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen (WBGU) (2025)
Security: What we need to talk about
German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU) (2025)
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