IDOS auf der COP30
Vom 10. bis 21. November 2025 findet die 30. UN-Klimakonferenz (COP30) in Belém, Brasilien, statt – die erste COP, die im Amazonasgebiet ausgerichtet wird. IDOS wird sich als Beobachterorganisation aktiv an diesen Prozessen beteiligen.
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Stabilization and development in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena)
The latest political and social shifts in the Middle East and North Africa are raising the question, in which way Germany and Europe can cooperate with the different countries in the region.
Setting the course for a new German development policy
The 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.
Opinion pieces and media contributions
Exploring 'Forever': Assessing the viability of the new Tropical Forest Forever Facility
An overly economic approach risks reducing forests to financial assets subject to market volatility, while leaving the underlying political economy of deforestation untouched.
Read moreForeign Aid, Power, and Geopolitics: Reflections on Development Cooperaton in a More Fragmented World
Recent development debates have largely centered on the steep reduction in financial resources triggered by the Trump administration. However, what remains insufficiently acknowledged is the extent to which these disruptions have undermined the conceptual foundations of international cooperation, say Stephan Klingebiel and Andy Sumner. 3 August 2025
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Belém, Brazil, 10.11.2025 until 21.11.2025
Online, 11.11.2025
Kiel Marine Science Campus, 19.11.2025 until 21.11.2025
Current publications
Chinese economic engagement with Zambia: loans, investment and the future
Li, Hangwei (2025)
Reputational governance and party-state capitalism: a tale of two Chinese-sponsored railways in Africa
Li, Hangwei / Yuan Wang (2025)
The energy consumption challenge and disparities in the concentration of data centres among the G20 countries
Peng, Si / Tuhinsubhra Giri / Wulf Reiners (2025)
The G7 and Global development architecture: gradual shift or pivotal moment?
Sumner, Andy / Klingebiel, Stephan (2025)
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